I slept really well and didn’t wake until almost 730am. It was Sunday so I didn’t plan to do any calisthenics. I started some coffee then logged on both my home PC and work laptop. An issue I had been driving and later following was still an issue. I spent some time gathering all the facts then updating the customer in question.
It was sunny outside and expected to remain that way all day. It was fairly dry out, too, so I could see out all the windows. I planned to leave the house for golf no later than 945am, so after enjoying a little coffee, I headed out for my run near 815am.
I was excited about golf but at the same time worried that something pressing might come up with work. I’d have my blackberry with me, however, which is all that’s required. I ran just three miles and felt super good.
I half expected to find Tara up and getting ready for church when I got back but that wasn’t the case. However, Mindy was up. As I prepared to head off to shower, Mindy offered to make me a breakfast sandwich. I very much appreciated that and how much time it would save me.
I was showered and ready to go by 930am. I did a little more work, and seemed to have things under control as best I could. I enjoyed the egg, bacon, cheese and mayo sandwich that Mindy prepared. Mindy said Tara was up getting ready for church. Soon after I got up, I put a pint of water and a quart of Gatorade in the freezer hoping it would freeze prior to my departure, thus remaining cold through golf.
I texted Kenny to see if he was still planning to meet for golf. They spent the night in Johnstown
I stowed all my golf gear in the Accord’s trunk then returned inside to say goodbye to Mindy. We briefly discussed dinner plans, me requesting steak. Said she’d make a run to Sam’s Club and pick some up later that day. Cool! Off to Indian Springs.
Before leaving the driveway, I took the time to program my Droid navigation to get me too Indian Springs. It didn’t recognize the destination by name and I didn’t have the address handy, so I simply programmed in Mechanicsburg and left. I headed west on I-70 for 13 miles to exit 80 or Rt 29 W. I took that another 13 miles into Mechanicsburg. Times past we’ve taken a more convoluted way through town to get to 161. This time I took Rt 4 from Rt 29 which dumped me out no more than a half mile east of the golf course on 161. Perfect!
I arrived just ahead of Bob I. so I took the time to check in with work. Everything was quiet. Bob pulled up a couple minutes later. We headed inside to pay our fees and get a cart. Talked with the club pro, a really super guy. Always chatty. There weren’t many groups out in front of us. Looked wide open.
We opted to play the white tees, which were moved as far forward as I’ve ever seen ‘em. As usual, I hit a fairly nice drive off the first tee but struggled with my second shot and then landed my third in a greenside bunker. I struggled mightily to find the hole and believe I carded a 7. I was striking the ball fairly well but my accuracy was off. Plus, my typical good chipping was a train wreck, especially early on. I only hit one or two problematic tee shoots but just couldn’t score. I shot a 52 on the front. I just knew the back nine would be a whole lot better.
We caught the threesome just in front of us on #10. They waved us through but then had a change of heart. We worried that our pace of play would be slowed to a snails pace for the entire back. Happily, though, it wasn’t.
The back ended up going much like the front. I just couldn’t string a few good holes together. Despite all the troubles I hadn’t lost but one ball all day or carded the dreaded snowman until number 18, the long, scary par 5. There, I lost two balls, the first being my tee shot. Then, my 2nd shot, a 3-wood, hit a big tree protecting the middle of the fairway and neither of us saw where my ball went from there. After two lost balls, I finished with an 8. Crap! I just didn’t have my mojo that day.
We finished at 243pm, or after just under 4 hours of play. On our way back to our cars I spotted a familiar face, Steve & Tom, two of neighbor Pat’s brother-in-laws. Steve’s wife Stacey was with them too. They played nine holes. I joked with Tom about going to the Landel pool.
Bob and I chatted briefly before we headed our separate ways. Bob pointed out that with my potential NY trip and his Okracoke vacation that we may not hook up again until September. Wow!
I called Mindy once I was on the road for home. Our call dropped somewhere in the middle of Mechanicsburg and it took a little while to get reconnected to my handsfree Bluetooth.
Once reconnected, Mindy shared that she picked up some Rib Eye steaks. We didn’t talk long. The house was quiet when I arrived home. I was hungry and made a couple sandwiches with leftover croissants – one with turkey, the other with roast beef. Both were delicious.
Mindy must’ve been down at the neighbors. She walked in the back door about ten minutes later. I played around online and checked in with work. Things were quiet. Yeah!
I didn’t really want to, but I mentally prepared myself to cut the lawn. It really needed it. I called on Jacob to cut the front after telling him Friday I was gonna teach him. He wanted no part of it. I didn’t pursue it any further. It was just shy of 90 degrees when I headed out to get started. Guessing it was near 4pm.
As usual, I worked up quite the sweat mowing. In fact, I was dripping head to toe. After cutting the strip between the walk and road and then the west front slope with the blade set high, I lowered it a 1/2" for the rest of the front and back. Mindy watered the deck flowers while I mowed. I always appreciate that.
Once I finished the slopes out back I got out the tractor. Felt good to create a breeze. Lawn looked nice when I finished the mowing. I wasn’t done, though. Still had the whacking, edging, and blowing to do. The sun was really warm. I’d been sucking down the ice water throughout. My wicking shirt was soaked through and through.
All the whacking & edging left tons of grass bits on my legs, more so than most other times. I was an itchy scratchy mess. While blowing off the drive and walks, Tara & Doug pulled up out front. Tara was there to pick-up a few things she left behind. I hadn’t seen Doug since last fall at the Saturday’s in Mill Run. They didn’t stay long at all, in fact, Doug never got out of his pick-up.
Felt terrific to finally finish the lawn work. As usual, I wanted nothing more than some ice water and a shower. That took me no more than 15 minutes.
Mindy asked if I was ready to grill as soon as I was out of the shower. I quickly shared that I was only ready to relax. The last thing I wanted to do right then was head right back out in the sun. She understood.
I poured the rest of the Green Flash, Le Freak in a pint glass and went to my PC and laptop. Got caught up in yet another work related matter. Not sure the time when I finished up but it had to be somewhere near 7pm. It was time to grill. Mindy already had the steaks seasoned and covered. Didn’t take me long at all to grill 'em, ten minutes tops.
Mindy set the table on the deck. We hadn’t enjoyed a family dinner there all season long – too hot. It was ideal at the time, though. Had to be about 83, and both the table and most of the deck out of the direct sunshine. We enjoyed steak, green beans, salad and bread. The Rib Eye’s were large. We ate onlyabout half of it. We’d save the rest for Monday leftovers.
As usual, the kids ran off to play right after dinner while Mindy and I managed clean-up as a team. We sat on the deck talking after dinner. It was past 8pm. Mindy walked off with Eiknarf and over where the kids were busy playing. I stretched out between two chairs and took a brief nap, but probably no longer than 5 minutes. Still felt good.
I was tempted to have another beer but thought better of it. Not only was Monday a work day, but I needed to be up as much as an hour early to meet Ashley at Dr Monfort’s office for her consult. At 9pm I tuned into the Science Channel watching Through the Worm Hole. This particular episode was about the mysterious properties of light - Einstein. Fun fact, the nearest star beyond our own sun is 25 trillion miles away. Wow!
I stayed up until 930pm then scooted off to bed. I was really sleepy and eager for my pillow. Good night Albert.
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