Unexpected golf - the best kind!

Monday was a surprisingly good day! Mike's company had sponsored a foursome at a charity golf outing for a client, and one guy ended up not being able to make it. So Mike called me at my desk at 7:59 a.m. yesterday morning and asked if I wanted to join them!

Most of you know that I am not the most spontaneous person, to say the least. I had planned to be at work all day Monday, and this was a huge deviation from the plan. I asked for two minutes to think it over, during which time I came to the conclusion that this was the entire point of the Anticipated Best Summer Ever. This summer came to be because we did out of the norm things for us like fly to Vegas to play in the World Series of Poker, or commit fully to learning to play golf, or meeting friends for a fancy dinner... just because we can.

What would be the big deal if I wasn't at my desk yesterday? I knew I'd get home around 4 p.m. and spend several hours on e-mail. I did a quick check with colleagues to make sure they wouldn't need me for anything. Then I wrote notes to the girls in the DC office saying I got called away... and see you Tuesday!!

Drove home quickly, changed, and then out to Potomac Falls, Virginia. The outing was at the Lowes Island Club, and the course was beautiful. I arrived as the three guys (Mike, his boss, and a client) finished their first hole.

I walked with them to the second hole for our group (which was really the 10th tee) , watched the three of them tee off, took one practice swing and... bam! It was a scramble where we had to use at least three tee shots from each player, and we ended up using my tee shot on my first hole!

Mike and I ended up having a lot of fun, and both played pretty well. Of course, his playing well is vastly superior to my playing well, but it's only my second season!

Our scramble team did not win (far, far from it), but it was a gorgeous day. Posting right after this one from my phone with a beautiful tee shot of Mikes...

All in all, not a bad Monday.