A Hot golf Sunday

It is Sunday and naturally I'm up at 7:00 AM fumbling about in the kitchen getting breakfast ready. Until I reminded myself that tee time isn't until 10:10 AM this morning at Harbor Golf Course. I chose a little later start so we could all have a freebie golf game today, courtesy of a huge number of points we've each collected over the past year. I knew the guys would love that one and by God I did too. And for me yet another chance to calibrate my learning. Another reminder to not get myself speeded up, to find the sweet spot of relaxation right as I make a ball strike. We had the foursome this morning and I couldn't help but start appreciating all these rare times anymore when all four of us get to play together again. After July, Greg retires and heads on to Arizona. Which is why I'm feeling a little more sentimental than usual today I guess. But hey, there's still a lot of golf between now and July. And actually today felt more like it really WAS July. It got hot. Not warm, hot. As in summer hot. I noticed yesterday morning that I was starting to feel a tad dehydrated in the morning, like I used to when it started getting hot in May.  Today I at least remembered to stop at the store and get some electrolyte water to tide me over the 3 hours of golf. And so how was the golf you may ask? I shanked the very first shot and barely went 50 yards. Then I hammered the second but went wayward left. I did manage to get on in 3, and managed a respectable 6. But wouldn't beat Chris's par. I completely lost it on Hole 2 and took a 7. But I finally found my bearings on the next 2 holes. The long Hole 3 got me a bogey 6, good enough to tie for the hole. And on Hole 4, I won it outright with a par. yep, I had 2 great shots with an iron off the tee and then barely missed getting on in 2. I won2 consecutive holes! But just like last week, when I thought about it, instead of just playing I got into my own head. Barely getting an 8 on the next hole after a nice tee shot. And then a 5 on the next one, before finally launching a decent tee shot on Hole 6. I got a 5 on that hole, again getting a tie. Hey I have at least won 3 holes already. Too bad I muffed Hole 7 and after a beautiful tee shot on the last hole, I whiffed all the way to another 7. So much for not letting myself get speeded up. I need a relax routine right before I hit the ball, just like shooting a free throw. Something to help me find my rhythm. Gotta keep working on it. 

It's too bad my date with Sil got called off, instead I drove to Playa del Rey right after golf to get a turkey sandwich and cole slaw at Bristol Farms. What I didn't expect was how trafficky it got. Like back to normal trafficky. We had been enjoying far less this past few months of the pandemic. But I have a feeling that we are really starting to head back to normal and traffic is a good indication of that since people are now out and about again. And not only was there traffic out on the roads heading to Playa del Rey, but there was a line at the sandwich counter too. Grrr. i'm getting my patience tested I know it. By the time I got my sandwich it was already 1:30. I decided to eat it right then and there at Bristol Farms like I used to pre-pandemic and by the time I made it home it was already close to 2 PM! Maybe this wasn't the best idea in the world. I planted myself on the couch and did not plan on leaving there until much much later. I never did get a nap in either, maybe because it was already way later than usual. Hey, my Fitbit said I had already done 10,000 steps and done at least 140 active minutes. No need to do anything else. Of course I did head out to finish my grocery shopping later on, and picked up dinner for tonight. I decided to take a break from cooking stews especially considering I didn't even finish the stew that I cooked last week. I did ground lamb and chickpeas and cranberries with tumeric. i don't know what to call this dish. is it Middle Eastern? I doubt it. I made it up basically. But it WAS pretty good. Later on I fought off a bout of sneezing and my eyes getting really itchy. Am I having allergies? How immensely annoying is that. I spent Sunday evening watching FEAR the WALKING DEAD. Last week they killed off one of the favorite characters <John the marksman> and then this week, the main protagonist Virginia got a bullet in the head too, courtesy of John's heartbroken wife. If anything this series doesn't care how big a character you are boy. I didn't go to bed early tonight. Had to catch up on this journal. Had to clean up the kitchen too. I'm reminding myself that it is Tech Council week next week and I'm tied up for the next couple of days preparing. It's all good.