Golf Sunday End of LONG Weekend

So this morning we're at Roosevelt Golf Course with a 9 AM tee time. Just Scott and I of course and I have a feeling it will be that way from now on. And that is ok. In fact, I already have it in my mind I will probably need to get used to playing as a single at some point LOL. Hey I'm just glad to still be able to keep up the Sunday routine. This morning I got to the golf course about 20 minutes early and I simply brought my clubs up and sat on the dining porch by the putting green <the food place hadn't opened yet> and I just sat there watching some of the foursomes before us tee off. Looks like slow going for the ones that I saw. And that means it's going to be a slow game again. I remember the last time Scott and I played with that uber slow fivesome that was more interested in talking and doing verbal horseplay with each other than actually playing golf. I put out the energy that it wasn't going to be as bad as that today. And that I was going to enjoy playing. And so it was that I swatted my first shot off the tee 200+ yards down the fairway, then chippped my next shot on the green. And nearly made my birdie putt before settling for a par on the first hole! That would be the 3rd time in 3 weeks that I have gotten a par on the very first hole! Now to work on sustaining that energy throughout the course. It was funny how we were matched up today. There was the Asian guy who drove his shots far but way more inconsistently than even myself. And he had a bit of a temper/control issue as well. And then there were the other 2 guys we were paired with. Just out on the course more in the mold of those guys I talked about that played slow. But since 3 of us weren't slow, they had to keep up.  And we still had our share of banter throughout the game. In the mold of "everything is me pushed out". I filed all their information away to review later on, sort of as a barometer of where my mind was at and where my thoughts were focused on. After I shot a bogey 5 on Hole 2 I was feeling good about myself, as I seem to have rediscovered my 5-wood to get myself 150 yards or so. I hit the trees on the short Hole 3 but still managed a decent 5, and even though I didn't hit the ball well off the tee on Hole 4, which supposedly was my favorite hole, I still managed to get near the green after 3 shots. I 3-putted from there to a 7. And when my 2nd shot on the next hole landed in the sand, I was in danger of letting my game go awry. I shot a 7 there too. So how I pulled myself together from there I don't really even know LOL. What I did was go bogey-par-bogey-bogey on the last 4 holes, all with great first tee shots. The 5-wood off the tee on Hole 7 was especially satisfying because I haven't had a good first tee shot off that hole in a while.  I just got myself in rhythm was the difference. Focused on my breathing and breathing out to release tension before every shot. And so my tee shots were relaxed and in rhythm. Gee. That is the formula isn't it? And so it was that i actually had a good game for the 2nd week in a row. There is hope yet LOL LOL. It was noon by the time we got done. Despite all the slowness in front of us, we made it out in 3 hours and that's ok. Since it was lunch time already I decided to stop at Sidewalk Grill to get myself a koubideh kabob for lunch. And gulped down a huge Coke too. It had gotten really hot again and though November is already closing out, I am not complaining about the warmish temperatures. It was 1 PM by the time I got home and I was ready to shut down for the rest of the day. I tried to take a nap but found myself lazily channel surfing and taking sneak peeks at the Rams game <which they lost>. I did catch up on the latest Marvel series: Hawkeye. Got the first 2 episodes in. Sort of a how-things-came-to-be episodes. And then I got the rest of my laundry done. My week long vacation is over. And it was a very eventual one. Knott's Berry farm, Legoland, Cayton Children's Museum all in the same week. And Sing 2 to boot. AND I did manage to keep my steps log and active minutes on track as if I weren't on vacation. All keeping up with weekly averages. Caught up on the journal too. The only thing I didn't do was my groceries. Ahh. I can do that tomorrow. And I went back to binging on the Blacklist until after midnight. Sigh. I guess I need Johnnie around to get long hours of sleep huh... I miss that kid too. Hope he had a good day today. Ready for a reset tomorrow.