Dee surprized me again (twice). First, it was by agreeing to go golfing! She'd gone to Contours in the morning, and I went to the Rotary luncheon (learned all about the Pine-Richland School District's Plans for being a 21st Century School. The speaker was the Superintendent.) Afterward we went to the local "Pitch and Putt" where we played 9 holes with a pitching wedge and putter. I gave her a few tips to get started and we were off. It was in the low 70s and a cool breeze was blowing. Perfect time for a round of golf. There were families with little kids playing too, so the scene was not intimidating. By the end of the round, Dee had driven the ball to two greens and even made a par on one hole. She seemed to enjoy it and even thought it might be nice to try again sometime. And that a few lessons were not out of the picture. That little course is a good starting place.
Later in the afternoon we headed to Russ and Kathy's to celebrate the birth of their new grandson, Conrad Michael in Boston (who happened to be born on my birthday.) There were a dozen people there and we had steaks on the grill with other good stuff. There was even a surprise bithday (ice cream) cake complete with candle for me as well. Caught me off guard on that one. I made a wish and blew out the candle. (picture to follow soon.) They had champagne honoring the baby and lots of laughs. They called Marissa in Boston and sang to her (I video taped the toast to the little guy and Russ is going to email it to Russ and Craig later. Interestingly, The baby was born at 5:58 AM and Russ had pictures on his computer by 7 AM to share with friends at work. They were printed out and handed out later to all of us. A very enjoyable evening as I'm getting to know Dee's friends a little better with each gathering.
It's nice not to have to rush home to get ready for an evening meeting or to get ready for another meeting the next day. Quite a change from the way things used to be for us. Ahhh retirement!
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