Nicole was on call at Fairview this weekend and with the "full moon" she was plenty busy. We got up on Saturday and she called in and there were 4 cases. That took care of her Saturday so it left me the day to play golf with the boys.
I played with Matt Quinn, Jeb Wilson, Chad Greenquist and one of Matt's buddies from Ellsworth. We played 18 holes and then Nicole was home and she and I along with Chad and his wife Jen played another 9 holes. We came to hole number 15, which is a short par 3. Chad made a hole in 1. It was very cool. It was his 2nd hole in 1 and the first that Nicole has ever seen. I saw Greg Weedman make one when we were in 8th and 9th grade. Chad is then required to buy drinks for everyone in the 4-some and the clubhouse. Well, he got lucky, late on a Saturday night at the club is pretty quiet, so it was the 4 of us and one guy who was on the hole behind us that heard the screaming when it went down.
After drinks we went to Barker's for dinner and enjoyed a peaceful evening just the 2 of us.
Sunday Nicole had the day off with no more cases so we planned a day of brunch and golfing. We went to Pier 500 with the Wilson family. Hudson was the center of attention in his stroller. We walked down the Pier and waited for breakfast. It was a beautiful morning at our favorite breakfast spot. After breakfast we played 18 holes with Brian and Dina Gagne which was a great time. Dina is improving her game and she has a lesson with Brent setup for this Friday so she is starting to take it more serious. She's a competitive person so this is just another avenue for her to try to beat Brian.
After golf we grilled a pork tenderloin and enjoyed a bottle of wine on the deck. It was a great weekend!
The Wards
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Soccer in Hudson
We got a nice surpise invite to a soccer game in Hudson last night. My sister Shelly called on Tuesday night to let us know of a regional playoff game held on neutral ground between The Dakota REV (Rosemount, Eagan, Apple Valley) and Eau Claire. We went to one game when Chandler was younger and this time it was Lauren (11 years old) who was playing. We were both very impressed at that talent level on this team. I was expecting pretty slow moving soccer, but this was not that. I come to find that this is the best team in the state for 11 year olds. There is a team in the metro called Minnesota Thunder which is an elite team that takes kids 11 years old from all areas of the metro. This Dakota Rev team which is just Rosemount, Eagan and Apple Valley normally beats this elite team.
Anyway, they played in Hudson last night and Nicole and I went to watch. The REV won 3-0 and I was very proud that my niece Lauren scored 2 of the 3 goals. She is a machine out there, fast and quick and never seems to get tired. So, here is an example of the talent level and again, 11 year old girls.
On an out of bounds play, one girl does a flip throw where she actually flips her body and launches the ball into the air toward the front of the goal. Then Lauren comes charging in head first and gets a "header" goal. That was good for one goal and Dairy Queen for the entire team. I guess a header goal is rare and if one is achieved it's Dairy Queen all around.
She added one more with a sweet move that totally burned the goaltender late in the game to ice the game at 3-0. After they went up 3-0 they wanted to let the goaltender get some minutes on the field so Lauren took over in goal. Enjoy the pictures. We had a great time and it was a beautiful evening.
Anyway, they played in Hudson last night and Nicole and I went to watch. The REV won 3-0 and I was very proud that my niece Lauren scored 2 of the 3 goals. She is a machine out there, fast and quick and never seems to get tired. So, here is an example of the talent level and again, 11 year old girls.
On an out of bounds play, one girl does a flip throw where she actually flips her body and launches the ball into the air toward the front of the goal. Then Lauren comes charging in head first and gets a "header" goal. That was good for one goal and Dairy Queen for the entire team. I guess a header goal is rare and if one is achieved it's Dairy Queen all around.
She added one more with a sweet move that totally burned the goaltender late in the game to ice the game at 3-0. After they went up 3-0 they wanted to let the goaltender get some minutes on the field so Lauren took over in goal. Enjoy the pictures. We had a great time and it was a beautiful evening.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Food Poisoning
I stayed home from work yesterday (Tuesday) as I was up all night sick in the bathroom on Monday night.
Nicole played in a golf tournament on Monday at Town and Country, which is a private club in St. Paul. It was a Fairview sponsored Golf tournament. She played with her boss Jonathan. She said she played well but her team finished 1 shot out of the money, bummer.
She got home around 8:30 on Monday night and all I had at home was some Life cereal. So that leaves the food poisoning to what I had for lunch and that was Chinese. UGH!
I am feeling much better today.
Nicole played in a golf tournament on Monday at Town and Country, which is a private club in St. Paul. It was a Fairview sponsored Golf tournament. She played with her boss Jonathan. She said she played well but her team finished 1 shot out of the money, bummer.
She got home around 8:30 on Monday night and all I had at home was some Life cereal. So that leaves the food poisoning to what I had for lunch and that was Chinese. UGH!
I am feeling much better today.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Welcome Baby Hudson
On Tuesday night at 7:08 p.m. Hudson David Wilson was born. He weighed in at 8 lbs 1 oz and was 21 inches long, or as I said, about the size of a kindergartner.
We went to the hospital on Wednesday to see him. He was very sleepy and has a lot of hair. Jeb and Kaylan are doing very well and seem to be very excited (and tired).
Below are some pictures from the hospital.
We went to the hospital on Wednesday to see him. He was very sleepy and has a lot of hair. Jeb and Kaylan are doing very well and seem to be very excited (and tired).
Below are some pictures from the hospital.
Monday, July 5, 2010
4th of July Recap
Friday night we finished working and went to Brit's Pub. I had a client in town to go to the Twins game so we met on the patio at Brit's for a beer and some dinner. It was a nice evening to sit outside. The only bad thing that happened is I left my bottom retainer on the table inside my napkin and forgot it there. So, how long did I make it before losing it? Not quite 3 months. My wife was less than thrilled.
Saturday was a great day. I started out by mowing the lawn and doing all the edging. The edging needed to be done since it hasn't been done since George did it at least 2 years ago. It looks really good and now that I know how to do it with the weed whipper (taught by neighbor Brian Gagne) I will do it monthly.
At noon my brother Ryan came out and brought my mom to spend the day. We played golf and my mom rode along on the cart. It was a hot/humid day but the wind was strong enough to keep us cool enough. I had an interesting thing happen to me during our round. I made a birdie on hole number 11, and then I made an eagle on hole number 12. That birdie on hole number 11 was very close to a hole in one, which would have been perfect because by this time my friend and teacher Brent had joined our group. It would have been the perfect hole in one for me, with Nicole, Brent, my brother Ryan and my mom. So, I went 3 under in the first 3 holes on the back nine. I made par on 13, 14, and then 15 so now it was getting serious, 3 under through 6 holes on the back. Then I came back to reality with the tee ball on 16. I hit it out of bounds right, then pulled the next one into the water, so when I finally tapped in for a 9 I was back to 1 over par after 1 stupid hole. I finished with a double bogey at 17 and a par at 18 for a 38, oh what could have been.
After golf we went to the Wilson's for some horseshoes and drinks. Then back to our house for dinner. We grilled mini burgers and corn on the cob for Ryan, Kari, mom, Jeb and Kaylan. After dinner my mom and Kari went back to my brother's (Kari was working all weekend) so she didn't want to stay over. So Ryan, Jeb, Kaylan, Nicole and I went over to Matt and Lindsay Quinn's for the UFC fight and "more drinks". Brock Lesnar was defending his title that night and it was a great fight. We had a lot of friends/neighbors there for the fight/party.
Sunday:
Jeb and I had a meeting with Dave Tentis in the morning (3 hours) to finalize some of our tournament details. Our big tournament is coming up July 15th, 16th, and 17th. After our meeting we went for brunch at Pier 500 with the Wilson's and joined by Mark and Karen Schultz. After brunch we played 9 holes of golf.
Then after golf we went to a pool party at our friends Brian and Shelly Thompson. It was a fun, low key evening with friends and fireworks.
Monday:
We both had the day off so we slept in. I had some work to do for the development today so I took care of that in a few hours this morning. Then we had a tee time at 10:50, just the two of us today. It was very nice, we can both just concentrate on our own games, helping each other read putts and talk through each shot. It is a true joy for both of us to just be together on the golf course working as a team. We had our best rounds ever today, me my best 18 hole score of 75. I have shot lower scores at Springfield and other courses, but never at Troy Burne. Now, Nicole struggled a little on the front with a triple bogey on the "home hole" and shot a 44. Then she caught fire on the back 9, and by caught fire I mean absolue lights out golf. She was 1 under par through 15. She bogeyed 16 and 17, both very tough holes and then she parred 18 for a 36 on the back 9. Her 18 hole score was 80 so she scored her best 18 hole round and best 9 hole round. She beat the two guys we were playing with by 10 shots each on the back 9. I find it hilarious when she beats all the guys she plays against, they don't handle it quite as well as I do (I'm used to it). She beat my brother Ryan on Saturday as well. She just needs to keep working on her short game and she's going to be very good.
Saturday was a great day. I started out by mowing the lawn and doing all the edging. The edging needed to be done since it hasn't been done since George did it at least 2 years ago. It looks really good and now that I know how to do it with the weed whipper (taught by neighbor Brian Gagne) I will do it monthly.
At noon my brother Ryan came out and brought my mom to spend the day. We played golf and my mom rode along on the cart. It was a hot/humid day but the wind was strong enough to keep us cool enough. I had an interesting thing happen to me during our round. I made a birdie on hole number 11, and then I made an eagle on hole number 12. That birdie on hole number 11 was very close to a hole in one, which would have been perfect because by this time my friend and teacher Brent had joined our group. It would have been the perfect hole in one for me, with Nicole, Brent, my brother Ryan and my mom. So, I went 3 under in the first 3 holes on the back nine. I made par on 13, 14, and then 15 so now it was getting serious, 3 under through 6 holes on the back. Then I came back to reality with the tee ball on 16. I hit it out of bounds right, then pulled the next one into the water, so when I finally tapped in for a 9 I was back to 1 over par after 1 stupid hole. I finished with a double bogey at 17 and a par at 18 for a 38, oh what could have been.
After golf we went to the Wilson's for some horseshoes and drinks. Then back to our house for dinner. We grilled mini burgers and corn on the cob for Ryan, Kari, mom, Jeb and Kaylan. After dinner my mom and Kari went back to my brother's (Kari was working all weekend) so she didn't want to stay over. So Ryan, Jeb, Kaylan, Nicole and I went over to Matt and Lindsay Quinn's for the UFC fight and "more drinks". Brock Lesnar was defending his title that night and it was a great fight. We had a lot of friends/neighbors there for the fight/party.
Sunday:
Jeb and I had a meeting with Dave Tentis in the morning (3 hours) to finalize some of our tournament details. Our big tournament is coming up July 15th, 16th, and 17th. After our meeting we went for brunch at Pier 500 with the Wilson's and joined by Mark and Karen Schultz. After brunch we played 9 holes of golf.
Then after golf we went to a pool party at our friends Brian and Shelly Thompson. It was a fun, low key evening with friends and fireworks.
Monday:
We both had the day off so we slept in. I had some work to do for the development today so I took care of that in a few hours this morning. Then we had a tee time at 10:50, just the two of us today. It was very nice, we can both just concentrate on our own games, helping each other read putts and talk through each shot. It is a true joy for both of us to just be together on the golf course working as a team. We had our best rounds ever today, me my best 18 hole score of 75. I have shot lower scores at Springfield and other courses, but never at Troy Burne. Now, Nicole struggled a little on the front with a triple bogey on the "home hole" and shot a 44. Then she caught fire on the back 9, and by caught fire I mean absolue lights out golf. She was 1 under par through 15. She bogeyed 16 and 17, both very tough holes and then she parred 18 for a 36 on the back 9. Her 18 hole score was 80 so she scored her best 18 hole round and best 9 hole round. She beat the two guys we were playing with by 10 shots each on the back 9. I find it hilarious when she beats all the guys she plays against, they don't handle it quite as well as I do (I'm used to it). She beat my brother Ryan on Saturday as well. She just needs to keep working on her short game and she's going to be very good.
Nicole and I after our record rounds!
A beautiful sky off the deck
Friday, July 2, 2010
Busy Week Finally Over
Ugh, it has been a busy week. Nicole and I were both "swamped" at the office this week. No complaints from either of us, other than we didn't get to play golf much nor sleep much. I was on the road 2 nights this week Wednesday and Thursday. Seminars in Mankato and Clear Lake, IA. I always get to travel to the best spots for my job. Just wait until August when I get to go to Jackpot Junction again, and maybe Omaha, NE, yeah baby!
Well anyway, Friday has finally come and we are very excited for a great long weekend. We are going to Brit's Pub after work for some Guinness on the rooftop.
Saturday we are golfing and then festivities in the neighborhood. My mother and brother Ryan are coming for Saturday. Sunday, we are golfing in the morning and then a pool party/BBQ with friends in the afternoon.
Does anyone know the Wisconsin fireworks law? I know they sell them, but not sure if they are legal or not, guess we'll find out.
Happy 4th of July everyone, be safe in your travels!
Well anyway, Friday has finally come and we are very excited for a great long weekend. We are going to Brit's Pub after work for some Guinness on the rooftop.
Saturday we are golfing and then festivities in the neighborhood. My mother and brother Ryan are coming for Saturday. Sunday, we are golfing in the morning and then a pool party/BBQ with friends in the afternoon.
Does anyone know the Wisconsin fireworks law? I know they sell them, but not sure if they are legal or not, guess we'll find out.
Happy 4th of July everyone, be safe in your travels!
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