Weekend Recap

It's been a lovely, mild, sunny weekend out here in paradise. San Diego is definitely earning her 500K median-priced home this weekend! Here's what's happening with us!

Driving lesson - Part 1

Kat and I went over to our local driving range on Saturday. I haunt this place pretty regularly, though my progress has been pretty slow since I haven't taken any lessons since the wedding... It was Kat's 2nd time at the range in her entire life, but let me tell you, this girl can HIT!

She is one of those classic Softball-hitting golfers. Its so neat to watch her wrists just flip the club effortlessly through, like its just total muscle memory. True, true, getting clean contact was a bit more challenging, and she may have averaged more than one swing per ballstrike, but when she hits it, it GOES!

Driving lesson - Part 2

Fresh off her triumph over the game of golf, we decided to try another "first." My car is a stick, and her family hasn't had a car with a manual transmission since she's been driving, so for all of our marriage, she hasn't been able to drive one of our cars.

We set out to change that! Now, hear me now, THIS was like total "Ripley's Believe it or Not." I explained to her how it works, we drove over to an empty parking lot, switched places, adjusted the seat a little,... and she just... STARTED DRIVING!

It was the most amazing thing! First time driving a stick, and she just puts it in first and starts going, easy as you please! She did so well driving around the parking lots and side streets that I, ever of the pedagogy of "throw 'em in the deep end to teach 'em to swim," said, "Why don't you just drive us on home from here?" (Home is about 10 miles away)

Kat, to her credit, is one tough cookie, and so reluctantly agreed to do it! We pulled out on the road, crossed busy Mira Mesa Blvd, drove down Vista Sorrento, crossed under the 56 Freeway, and were almost home when we had a little snag with a stall at a red light and some rude honking drivers behind us...

But that crisis was quickly averted, and she got us the rest of the way home. It was TRULY a remarkable feat!

Golf



Not that that time at the range was too helpful, but some buddies and I took advantage of the beautiful Sunday to play golf at Tecolote Canyon. Its a fun Executive course that really makes you work on your short game. Good times!

All in all, this was a wonderfully blessed weekend!

B