Sunday--Golf and more golf

Still behind a week in news but my fingers are warmed up and I'm ready to catch everyone up...Last Sunday, the day after "The Stand II", I decided to use my free passes to go watch the LPGA tourney at Papago...(Got them from the caddying gig on the previous Wednesday. They gave me one but I got back in line and scooped up another). I asked my new golf buddy Mary Ellen to go because we had a tee time later that day at the Phoenician in Phoenix (pics will be posted on Facebook later this week)... So after parking my car in the mud pit, we got on the school bus (last minute tourney change, crappy buses) for the 6 minute ride to the golf course... We walked around and watched a lot of golf waiting for Eun-Hee Ji to tee off...(she was in the third to last group with Brittany Lang). We got up close to the first tee and managed to say hello to her caddy and wished her luck. We followed her for about four holes and then watched Michelle Wie three-putt on 16 (I'm not the only one!) and then had to go to make our tee time... Golf course was in decent shape (the rough was low and dried out but the greens were immaculate) but I was disappointed in the spectator turnout... I realize that the venue was changed but the golf course was centrally located and still people didn't show... These women have tons of talent and work their butts off. I felt there should be some more love from the Arizona fans...(unless they were all playing themselves!)

We left the course, exited the mud pit (Mud Man had just been there...bad day for sandals)... and drove to the Phoenician... Used an extra bottle of water to wash feet and geared up for a round of golf... We had a new member join the "tour" this time. Danette is another E&A friend and she was able to come out and play the course with us... She and I are huge sushi fans, so we have been trying out sushi places in the Scottsdale area (trying to find places in the middle so neither of us has a longer ride)... The round was not good (by my standards) but we all had a great time. (I did drive a 303 yd. par 4, but missed the putt for eagle). Then we went to Los Gringos for Mexican food and cocktails (I had a Coke). Dropped off Mary Ellen at her house and headed home...(left the house at 8 am and got home at near midnight).

She and I have become very good friends... She says our meeting was fate...(the first time we played golf I had my Mets hat and ball marker and logo ball and was calling myself "Mr. Met". Her initials are M. E. T. So our meeting was written in the stars... She is from North Carolina (you know how I like southern girls!) and is going back East to be a paid volunteer at the Masters!! I am so jealous...(but she may be able to get me there next year). Speaking of golf (is there anything else I speak of?), my application was accepted to work as a volunteer (unpaid) at the 2010 U.S Open at Pebble Beach... I have already made arrangements with my timeshare people to trade weeks so I can get the timeshare near Monterrey, Ca. for next June... Lets see if they can come through with it...( I will probably reserve a backup hotel, just in case).

Working Country Thunder this week as a security guard. It's a four day outside concert in Florence, Arizona about an hour southeast of Chandler... I have to call on Tuesday for my schedule, but they have me working Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday... I'm hoping to get close so I can at least hear some music.