Catching Up - The Jimmy V Weekend

Lately, I haven't been doing a very good job of updating so I'll try to get you all caught up.

I did my volunteer gig for the Jimmy V and had a wonderful time as always. It was certainly different being at Pinehurst than being at Prestonwood, but it was an uplifting experience just the same. I basically stood on Course 2, between hole 1 and 18 and next to the back entrance to the courses by the clubhouse and answered spectator questions...Where is the nearest bathroom? Who is that over there? Where is Bill Goldberg? Do you have a parings sheet? How do I get to Course 4? Anyway, Angela, Michelle and I (this was Angela's first time and Michelle has volunteered with me every year) went to Pinehurst on Saturday afternoon, ate lunch at Theo's Taverna, which was a great taverna in the Village with nice courtyard dining, wondered around the golf course a while, lazed at the hotel a while, ate a terrific dinner at Ironwood Cafe (the waitperson at Theo's and the front desk person at our hotel both thought we made an excellent choice for dinner...a shout-out to Tom for the recommendation), went to bed early. Sunday, we were on the golf course at 7am.

My brushes with celebritydom include sitting on the veranda (in Pinehurst, it is a veranda, I have to laugh every time I say veranda...it's a porch!) next to Bob Goen (from Entertainment Tonight), getting a hello from Dennis Haysbert (the wonderful deep voiced "you're in good hands with Allstate" man and the past president on 24 - yea, I still haven't watched that show....one day though...), a hello from Kevin Sorbo (Hercules) and telling Ewa Lawrence (a professional pool player) where the nearest bathroom was. There were a few others, but I don't know who they were.

My favorite person to see, besides Gregory Harrison (Gonzo Gates from Trapper John M.D. who is still a cutie) was Bill Goldberg. I had no idea who Bill Goldberg was before last weekend, but now, I am a fan. He was cute, he was funny, he was terrific with the kids, he took time to sign autographs and put people in headlocks for photos. When he was putting into the 18th hole, he chose a kid from the spectators to come up and take the shot for him. No wonder he was one of the most popular celebrities there.

Anyway, I'm hoping Michelle and I can make a trek to Pinehurst for a girls weekend out for many years to come.

While I was doing my thing Joshua went to Mimi's house for a few nights. He was able to meet Mimi's cousin Barbara and her husband Joe. Evidently Joshua was very social and who knows what all he told them...They had an outing on the boat on Saturday. Sunday, was the decoration (when you decorate the family cemetery with flowers and have a family reunion lunch) and Mimi and Joshua attended. Note for anyone planning to visit the NC mountains: Do not feed a child a hotdog and then "take the curves" unless you are prepared to stop and wash clothes and carseat in a creek. Other than that one incident, they had a great time. Joshua ate, played in a creek, caught a crawdad, met plenty of cousins (everyone he is related to is a cousin). He had such a good time that he thought they needed to have another family reunion on Monday!