Tuesday, January 29, 2013

The first play day




Ladies, your are looking GOOD!!!





Congrats to Patty for the first eagle and Deb for the first birdie 
( hole #9, par 5)in 2013!!!

Big smiles... ready for some FUN!!!

The carts line up to take off...


CJ, No texting...  

Woo Lala...

We have a matching color...

Deb is  showing of her legs ;-)






















Sonja was the first person to tee off in KLGA play day.
No one can see the ball through this thick fog.
You know it is there, somewhere out there…  
Waiting for birdie finish….

We had unusual weather in January.   Unusual, that is, for golf weather.   Three weeks in a row, the KLGA play day was canceled due to bad weather.  I was always a self-proclaimed “weatherproof golfer.”  I would play golf in 30-degree cold weather or even play through 50 miles an hour wind.  WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME? I forget, that was a few years ago or was it a jillion years ago.
Anyhow there was no KLGA organized golf for the first three Wednesday in January of 2013.

So, what is there for a golf granny to do on unplayable days?  Well, I stayed at home and did many home making projects like home made laundry soap and cooking like I was going to feed the Army.  Now I have enough laundry soap for next four years and my freezer is full of homemade frozen food so I don’t have to cook for a while.  I also knitted a couple of hats for my granddaughters.  These projects left me with sore hands and shoulder discomfort so I don’t recommend it to any golfers.
What a rough start! It occurred to me that when I asked Irene to be the play day chair, she said “yes” very quickly. But I have been wondering if it had anything to do with this “unplayable” golf weather?  She is getting away too easy…
Finally, decent golf weather arrived on 23rd January!!!
Nineteen players responded to play but one backed out at the last minute. The temperature was comfortable to be outdoors but the fog was so thick the visibility was not so good.   But I could tell the ladies’ desire to play golf was even thicker than the fog.  I was in good spirits and ready to have some good old fun and bonding time with my good friends.
So, here I am!!!  No little, I mean thick, fog; will be in my way of golf. MOVE OVER FOG!
Three weeks of no organized golf is way too long for this golf granny.  Although I have played golf with some friends whenever I can catch good weather, playing organized golf with this group of ladies is something different.
The name of the game for the first play day of 2013 January was “N.O.S.E”
This means only count the strokes on the holes starts with aforementioned letters such as Nine, One, Six, Seven, Eight, Eleven, Seventeen and Eighteen witch totals nine holes.

As for the weather, after the fog was lifted, it turned out perfect for the rest of day.

By the way, Irene only got to do her play day chair duty twice.  I am not sure if this was luck or if she played some kind of magic on weather.  Either way, I think Irene deserves a mulligan.  

사랑해요 :-)

To be continue...
Your comments are welcome.







Getting ready for 2013


On January 4th, we had our first KLGA board meeting.
We had planned to have a meeting and play some golf after the meeting but it was to cold!!!







These ladies ROCK!
I feel good things will happen in 2013!


Sunday, December 30, 2012

KLGA Christmas Party December 12, 2012







Lovely Ladies



A day too cold for golf is a great day for festivities.  This group of ladies played golf together seriously all year around and ended with a great party!

This year KLGA Christmas party was held at the lovely “Shumard Castle” over looking Still House Lake, hosted by Laurie Shumard and co-hosted by Wanda, Kay, Sonja and myself. 

Laurie, Kay and Sonja are the incoming officers for 2013 and this was their way of saying “thank you” to all the members and the outgoing officers.

I truly missed those who couldn’t come. 

This year the host and the committee members donated goodies and made a “gift basket” for everyone to take home.  The baskets were filled with Wanda’s Truffle, Laurie’s Cookies, Sonja’s Texas Trash, and Kay’s Fudge and tied up with bling-bling ball markers and bundles of LOVE.  Thanks to Laurie for giving up some of her food allowance.  And thanks to August (sales caddie at Golfsmith) for giving us a good deal on ball markers.

Once again, Thanks to our lovely and talented committee members, it was fabulous!!! .  Move over Martha Stewart, we have seriously creative and fabulous party planners.

Wanda came up with the craziest and the funniest game.  I laughed enough for next 12 months. 

Laurie, I know you work hard to make sure everything to be perfect.  Let me tell you, you have put a big exclamation mark on 2012 KLGA Christmas party.

But, the real jewel of the party is the friendship we share with each other, that includes ladies who were unable to be at the party.

It is my privilege to be friends with these fabulous ladies. That feeling is a greater wealth than any thing I possess.

I am looking forward to make many more fun memories with these ladies.

I wish all of you and your family a Happy New Year!
Let’s play more golf in 2013!


A day before the party

Assembling the gift bags
Presentation is very important!

More gift bags
Party time!!!
Lovely ladies
Good friends

More good friends

Hello Mary and Pat S.!

Party planning comm.
 making sure everything is in place
The food was YUM, YUM...

Pat, We love you!


We honored Pat Bonner with a Lifetime Membership.  Pat Bonner was the KLGA treasure for many years and she is retiring from golf and KLGA duty.  I appreciate her for her long years of volunteer service and being a mentor to many new golfers.  I am one of those who were blessed to have her as a mentor.





Paying attention to the instruction

Laughing is good for your health!

Ready for Jumbo marshmallows
Joy is showing Pong about the balancing act of life

Who is hiding behind the "tree"?
Mary, that looks like a big leaf.
Pong, you are not even close.




 Bev and Rose, you call that a tree?