A cold and rainy start to the golf holiday

Got up at 7. Breakfast. Max went for a nap and Sue and Alex went for a quick walk. Tim and I hung around and read. Soon after the girls returned we had lunch. Max had a quick bath. Then we all packed into the van and headed to the Palm Desert Golf Club. Tim and I had a 2pm tee time and were hoping to hit a few balls at the driving range before our game. The girls and Max were planning to go shopping and walking along El Paseo. It was cool, and the forecast was for rain, so we had extra jackets along just in case. When we registered at the clubhouse we were told that we could head to the first tee right off. So that’s what we did.

At the first tee -- we had a great start, but we hoped the wind would subside and the rain would stay away.
At the first tee — we had a great start, but we hoped the wind would subside and the rain would stay away.
The weather was windy, a bit cool, but not too bad. And there was no one ahead of us, no one behind. Another perfect day for golf. But it didn’t hold. A few holes in the winds blew the clouds over us and then it started to sprinkle rain. And it got cold. Tim and I sat in our cart for a few minutes until the rain subsided. We put on our extra jackets. And we continued our game. And it was fun. We both played okay, all things considered. Finished our game in record time. Phoned the girls — they were just leaving the mall. They’d opted for a mall walk instead of El Paseo because of the weather. They came to pick us up and we headed home. The thermometer in the van said it was only 9 degrees! Cold. But the forecast is for better weather as the days progress. We went home and had happy hour and snacks. Max, who had been an angel all day, was smiling broadly and babbling at us. He modelled his new hat and sucked his fingers. Shortly after 6 Max went to sleep. Then Tim and Alex skyped with Tim’s parents while I went to return/pickup a DVD and pizza from the California Pizza Kitchen. We had supper and then sat in the living room and watched our movie, “Flight,” starring Oscar-nominee Denzel Washington. We were all tired, probably from all the wind just as much as from all our activities. Max woke up just as the movie ended, but I think he went right back to sleep. And so did the rest of us.
Clouds and wind cooled things off a bit.
Clouds and wind cooled things off a bit.

Hey, I've got a new hat!
Hey, I’ve got a new hat!