it's the birthday fairy's birthday!

This is Margaret, our Gal Pal birthday fairy

Tomorrow is Margaret's birthday... and even though we celebrated as a group last week and shared our celebration, I still want to be Margaret's birthday fairy tomorrow. She is one of those people who you know who are always so much fun to be around.
Let me give you a little history... what the birthday fairy does is play in the foursome with the b'day gal and present her with a gift at each hole, before you tee off. We were all very amused the first time she did this for our tee time coordinator and originator, Glynis. At the first hole, the fairy pulled out a tall plastic glass, a stalk of celery, a mini bottle of vodka and a bottle of bloody mary mix, and mixed up a drink right there with the ice on the cart. At each hole after there was something given that was just as fun and personal. I was lucky enough to be in the b'day foursome that day. What fun! So tomorrow, I want to show M the good time that she has so selflessly shown all of us!

happy birthday birthday fairy!

rainy day in Georgia

I could have used this rain suit today,

or this umbrella I designed and never ordered,

because when we started out to play, it was fairly nice... but by the 4th hole it looked like this:

and it was my idea to keep playing to finish up nine holes.

Drew says I've turned the corner,
translation: I'm a "real golfer" now, or else just plain crazy!

I shot a 50 even though it was tough to keep hold of the club being all wet, a few sloppy shots but my putting was on!

try this on for comfort...

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What a comfortable golf shoe! You've got to get a pair.
$89.99 the the PGA Tour Superstore

my dog goes to the dog park

we recently fenced a section of our lake house yard so when the grandpups come to visit, their parents can relax a bit and not have to leash them up

here are the lake house dog park rules:

no ganging up when you get rambuncious
no pouncing on the Chihuahuas
no hording the water bowl (Jax!) or the toys (Link!)
no escaping (Link and Tessa!)
and most importantly... clean up after yourselves!

and remember... the park is always open!

you'll find me in the woods...

see what I'm holding here...

personalized golf balls with Margaret's and my photo on them! What a great way to mark your ball! Thanks G!
So with that said, you never know where I'll turn up, or Margaret for that matter... it may be in the woods on the right side of the fairway, or... in the pond on #11, or... in the creek on # 14... or in your backyard... who knows where you'll find us.
But just thinking ahead to Father's day and what a fun gift these would be for the golfing Dad of the household. Find them at www.personalizationmall.com
and look for us when you're searching the tall grass...

a pinkalicious celebration!

Wednesday's are our Gal Pal golf day. Margaret and I showed up this morning and were surprised by our "pimped out birthday cart" the gals had decorated for us. Our birthdays are 11 days apart this month, and little did we know they had planned a joint celebration for us.

We had 4 foursomes that played amidst the drizzle, but a little rain didn't stop the good times. We finished up our round and headed in to lunch like we always do only to find the room all decked out in pink and black.

Margaret and I donned tiaras, boas and pearls as the birthday princesses of the day!

The birthday gifts were all heartfelt and personal... golf gags of personalized balls and coasters with our pictures on them, the finest rootbeer for M and wine for moi, "tee time" mugs, hand bedazzled hats and wine glasses... I'm proud to say the gals were all very creative!

It's been a fun birthday for me for sure... 2 days of back to back Gal Pal fun!
Thanks Gals, you truly are the greatest pals and bring so much to my life!

happy birthday to me...

I'll be spending my birthday morning on the golf course with a few of my favorite Gal Pals.

I'll be wearing this Lilly P. outfit... one of my mother's day gifts:Thank you Drew!

We're playing away at a new course. I'll let you know how that goes later, but it's a beautiful day!

The course was shorter than ours, but full of tall grass off the fairway and the hills and turns made it quite interesting. We could/should have had a tour guide!

The pals and I at the 19th hole

After golf, I'll be spending the rest of the day with my husband and daughter, then my daughter #2 and her husband are coming over for a home cooked dinner.

the best kinda day... spent with the ones you love!

Swordfish for dinner and chocolate molten cake for dessert, yum! Thanks Alex!

No, Bay you can't have it!

Kel and Linc

I'll miss you K&R but seeing you this weekend was great! Thanks for making the trip!