This weekend Nicole and I had some visitors from Springfield. Two of my best friends from high school and their wives/kids came to enjoy a day with us (well we hope they enjoyed it).
On Saturday Greg Weedmand, his wife Miranda, and their 2 kids Aubrey (3 yrs) and Gavin (almost 2 yrs), John and Amanda Jeske (newlyweds) came for the day/evening.
The boys were going to play golf and the girls were going to Stillwater to do some shopping and hit up the Teddy Bear Park for the kids. It ended up being a perfect day. The morning weather started out very foggy and turned into a steamy hot day, perfect for the festivities in the afternoon.
I setup a neighborhood golf tourney (men only unfortunately) for us on Saturday. Our team was Jeb, Jason, Greg and John. Those of you that know Greg you know he is a very good golfer. He has been as low as a 2 handicap over the last few years but this year has only played golf 3 times (see 2 kids above). My other friend John, it was his 1st round of the year. I was able to round up 11 players for our little tournament. We played a Skins game and a team game. I ended up winning 2 of 6 of the skins that went out that day, but our team ended up 3rd out of 3. We had a great time playing though.
After golf we went to our friends Brian and Shelly Thompson for a BBQ. They have a pool so the kids could swim while the adults did what they do best, eat and drink. It was nice getting to know John's wife more and she and Nicole have a lot in common. John and Amanda headed home Saturday night (they live in S. Mpls) and the Weedman's stayed over with us.
On Sunday we got up and made breakfast for them before they headed for the MN Zoo on their way home. Nicole and I then played golf and finished around 5:00 p.m. We then went to Stillwater for dinner, just the 2 of us. It was nice to relax after a busy weekend with a lot of people at our house including 2 kids. We barely made it until 9:00 p.m. last night before falling asleep.
The Wards
Monday, August 23, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Canterbury Park Birthday
Nicole and I had a busy weekend of golfing and spending time with my family.
Friday night we had our Couples League. We paired up with Mike and Diane Kretz this month. They are both very good golfers, both retired physicians and they play A LOT of golf. They play year round, Troy Burne spring/summer/fall and AZ in the winter. The Wards/Wilsons hold the record for the best score in Couples League, a number we set 3 years ago, which is a 29 (that is 7 under in 9 holes).
We tied that number on Friday night with the Kretz's. It was a complete blast. Putts were falling, Nicole was driving the ball so well.
After dinner we always have a couple host for dessert and drinks and that couple this week was Chad and Jen Greenquist. We had about 18 people join for dessert/drinks with 14 couples for the league.
On Saturday we got up early for an oil change appt for the Saab at Morries in Golden Valley. We looked at some new cars preparing for the day the Land Rover leaves me stranded on the side of the road (won't be long). After that we headed to Canterbury Park for a day of horse racing. My grandpa Jack turned 85 on July 28th and he wanted to do this to celebrate his birthday. My aunt Jeanie was there, my cousin Kristin and her husband Mike, my brother Ryan and his wife Kari, along with their kids Carlyn and Ethan and then my mom and grandma Connie and then Nicole and I. My brother Andrew and his "special friend" Liz were also there.
It was a perfect day to be outside and we had a lot of fun. My friend from Troy Burne "JZ" (Joe Zaputil) is a big horse racing fanatic. He grew up in Seattle working at a track and has read hundreds of horse handicapping books so I asked him for a few tips before we went. He sent me an e-mail with the winners that he would bet on that day. He picked 3 out of 4 correct and his 4th horse came in 2nd place. So we won some money. It was a lot of fun.
After horse racing Nicole and I went home and played some golf. She shot a 43 and I shot a 39, it was a nice relaxing evening. After golf we went to Barker's (our local favorite) for burgers. We went with some friends who work at Troy Burne and then back to our place after for some night caps and to catch up on the golf.
On Sunday, Nicole went to Stillwater with Allison for the day. They did the shop thing and ate lunch at the Freight House. I mowed the grass and then played in a golf tournament with my brother Ryan. We were joined in our 4-some by Mark Schultz, my boss and friend and another co-worker Luke. They played great together and finished in the top 5, my brother and I were both just heavy and finished well toward the bottom. I haven't seen the final results yet and I'm just HOPING we didn't finish last.
Friday night we had our Couples League. We paired up with Mike and Diane Kretz this month. They are both very good golfers, both retired physicians and they play A LOT of golf. They play year round, Troy Burne spring/summer/fall and AZ in the winter. The Wards/Wilsons hold the record for the best score in Couples League, a number we set 3 years ago, which is a 29 (that is 7 under in 9 holes).
We tied that number on Friday night with the Kretz's. It was a complete blast. Putts were falling, Nicole was driving the ball so well.
After dinner we always have a couple host for dessert and drinks and that couple this week was Chad and Jen Greenquist. We had about 18 people join for dessert/drinks with 14 couples for the league.
On Saturday we got up early for an oil change appt for the Saab at Morries in Golden Valley. We looked at some new cars preparing for the day the Land Rover leaves me stranded on the side of the road (won't be long). After that we headed to Canterbury Park for a day of horse racing. My grandpa Jack turned 85 on July 28th and he wanted to do this to celebrate his birthday. My aunt Jeanie was there, my cousin Kristin and her husband Mike, my brother Ryan and his wife Kari, along with their kids Carlyn and Ethan and then my mom and grandma Connie and then Nicole and I. My brother Andrew and his "special friend" Liz were also there.
It was a perfect day to be outside and we had a lot of fun. My friend from Troy Burne "JZ" (Joe Zaputil) is a big horse racing fanatic. He grew up in Seattle working at a track and has read hundreds of horse handicapping books so I asked him for a few tips before we went. He sent me an e-mail with the winners that he would bet on that day. He picked 3 out of 4 correct and his 4th horse came in 2nd place. So we won some money. It was a lot of fun.
After horse racing Nicole and I went home and played some golf. She shot a 43 and I shot a 39, it was a nice relaxing evening. After golf we went to Barker's (our local favorite) for burgers. We went with some friends who work at Troy Burne and then back to our place after for some night caps and to catch up on the golf.
On Sunday, Nicole went to Stillwater with Allison for the day. They did the shop thing and ate lunch at the Freight House. I mowed the grass and then played in a golf tournament with my brother Ryan. We were joined in our 4-some by Mark Schultz, my boss and friend and another co-worker Luke. They played great together and finished in the top 5, my brother and I were both just heavy and finished well toward the bottom. I haven't seen the final results yet and I'm just HOPING we didn't finish last.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Father-In-Law
My father-in-law was giving me a hard time Tuesday night about not updating our blog for nearly 3 weeks. I had the blog written after John Jeske's wedding, but was having a hard time getting some photos downloaded so I gave up and didn't come back to it until George reminded me last night. So, the wedding info below was from July 31st (Saturday).
Current Blog Update
We had some visitors Tuesday night from New Zealand. Stacie and Olivia Coy. These are Zander's aunts and they are in the States for about 3 weeks visiting their favorite American nephew. It was nice to visit with them about how everyone is doing in New Zealand, what Clint is up to and their brother Jake and other sister Phillipa. Their parents Gary and Julie Coy are great people and will always be a big part of Zander's life. They are very generous and will likely travel to the States every other year.
Nicole made some great food for them and I grilled chicken and we drank some New Zealand wines.
George and Michelle also came as George needed to apply for a passport as he is headed to Canada next week. We also met Ashley's new friend Danny which was nice. The rest of the family had already met Danny at the Lake back in July, but it was Nicole and I's first time meeting him.
Happy Birthday to my mom on Wed Aug 11th, she turned 41 years old and continues to be the best mother anyone could ever have. Love you mom!
Also on Wednesday we went to a benefit in Mapleton for my brother Rob's sons Lucas and Ethan. Both Lucas and Ethan are at Mayo. They are 150 feet apart on the same floor in the hospital. Ethan is 6 years old and Lucas is now 33 weeks old. He was born at 25 weeks. The number of people was astounding but that is how it is in small towns, when people need help, good people rally to help. That would never happen in a big city. If that was me in the town of Hudson, you might get 20 people to show up, but in a small town where everyone is nearly family (ok, not the Halvorson's) the support was very overwhelming.
We sold some Gopher football tickets (not very valuable) we come to find out so last night was a good indication of what people think about Gopher football. We did sell 2 passes to Troy Burne in the silent auction and they went for $100 per pass so that was good to see, but Gopher football tickets were the least bid on of anything in the silent auction.
This weekend we are going to Canterbury Downs on Saturday to celebrate my Grandpa Jack's 85th b-day (actual b-day July 28th).
Current Blog Update
We had some visitors Tuesday night from New Zealand. Stacie and Olivia Coy. These are Zander's aunts and they are in the States for about 3 weeks visiting their favorite American nephew. It was nice to visit with them about how everyone is doing in New Zealand, what Clint is up to and their brother Jake and other sister Phillipa. Their parents Gary and Julie Coy are great people and will always be a big part of Zander's life. They are very generous and will likely travel to the States every other year.
Nicole made some great food for them and I grilled chicken and we drank some New Zealand wines.
George and Michelle also came as George needed to apply for a passport as he is headed to Canada next week. We also met Ashley's new friend Danny which was nice. The rest of the family had already met Danny at the Lake back in July, but it was Nicole and I's first time meeting him.
Happy Birthday to my mom on Wed Aug 11th, she turned 41 years old and continues to be the best mother anyone could ever have. Love you mom!
Also on Wednesday we went to a benefit in Mapleton for my brother Rob's sons Lucas and Ethan. Both Lucas and Ethan are at Mayo. They are 150 feet apart on the same floor in the hospital. Ethan is 6 years old and Lucas is now 33 weeks old. He was born at 25 weeks. The number of people was astounding but that is how it is in small towns, when people need help, good people rally to help. That would never happen in a big city. If that was me in the town of Hudson, you might get 20 people to show up, but in a small town where everyone is nearly family (ok, not the Halvorson's) the support was very overwhelming.
We sold some Gopher football tickets (not very valuable) we come to find out so last night was a good indication of what people think about Gopher football. We did sell 2 passes to Troy Burne in the silent auction and they went for $100 per pass so that was good to see, but Gopher football tickets were the least bid on of anything in the silent auction.
This weekend we are going to Canterbury Downs on Saturday to celebrate my Grandpa Jack's 85th b-day (actual b-day July 28th).
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Corn, wedding, and more corn
We had a great weekend. On Friday I had a customer bring us some sweet corn from south of Rochester. He loaded up a truckload which was 100 dozen and delivered it to our office. We split the truckload between my coworker Luke and I. We gave about 20 dozen away to people at the office who wanted some, but we each took 40 dozen home on Friday. So when we got home on Friday night we drove around Troy Burne like the corn fairy and delivered corn to all our friends. Even after giving away as much as we possibly could we still had 12 dozen left for ourselves. We decided we would try freezing some which we have never done. It was a lot of work for very little corn in our view, but we'll have some frozen now for the next year if/when we want to eat corn. This occupied our Friday evening.
Saturday was a big day. I played in a golf tournament early in the morning. Nicole played casually with Brent, Courtney, and Kyle Snyder. I finished golfing at 12:45 and needed to be in Edina for John Jeske's wedding by 2:00 p.m. It was a quick shower and on the road for a beautiful wedding. We had a great time catching up with old friends and it was so good to see John. The ceremony was held at their church in Edina called Christ The King. They were married Catholic even though John was raised Lutheran, he went to the same church I did growing up. After the ceremony we had about 2 hours before the reception social hour began so Nicole, my mom, and I went to 50th and France and did some shopping. Well, Nicole did some shopping while my mom and I sat on the couch at Anthropologie and drank coffee.
We went to Silverwood Park up in St. Anthony for the reception and it was a beautiful place. It overlooked a lake and had a beautiful patio. The weather was perfect.
On Sunday Troy Burne was shutdown for a big tournament so we went and played a private club in St. Paul called Hillcrest Golf Club. It was Nicole, Jeb and I. We grilled hamburgers and had more sweet corn when we got home and our neighbors Brian and Dina came over for dessert. We had a nice evening outside.
Saturday was a big day. I played in a golf tournament early in the morning. Nicole played casually with Brent, Courtney, and Kyle Snyder. I finished golfing at 12:45 and needed to be in Edina for John Jeske's wedding by 2:00 p.m. It was a quick shower and on the road for a beautiful wedding. We had a great time catching up with old friends and it was so good to see John. The ceremony was held at their church in Edina called Christ The King. They were married Catholic even though John was raised Lutheran, he went to the same church I did growing up. After the ceremony we had about 2 hours before the reception social hour began so Nicole, my mom, and I went to 50th and France and did some shopping. Well, Nicole did some shopping while my mom and I sat on the couch at Anthropologie and drank coffee.
We went to Silverwood Park up in St. Anthony for the reception and it was a beautiful place. It overlooked a lake and had a beautiful patio. The weather was perfect.
On Sunday Troy Burne was shutdown for a big tournament so we went and played a private club in St. Paul called Hillcrest Golf Club. It was Nicole, Jeb and I. We grilled hamburgers and had more sweet corn when we got home and our neighbors Brian and Dina came over for dessert. We had a nice evening outside.
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