Another day with the Pod. I could get used to this.

Who says lightning can’t strike twice? Yesterday was a great day with Brianna and today it happened again. Even though our lives take us to different areas there are times when the paths do cross and it is at that moment I remember how lucky I am to have Brianna in my life. She rolls with the flow so well and her diversification to enjoy so many different things continually astounds me. Early this morning, about 6:15, we were out at the barn taking care of the things we needed to take care of. The three of us breezed through our tasks and then it was time to disperse. Michelle headed to work and Brianna and I loaded up the trailer with Yonka to head to her back to back lessons. By 7:30 the two of us were sitting at a different barn preparing the horse for the next couple hours of work. Okay, she was preparing the horse I was just sitting in the shade anticipating the next part of the day. By 11:30 we were back at H&W Stables unloading the horse and heading off to the house to quickly change clothes. Brianna was introduced to golf a couple of years ago and has sporadically played when she can. I can’t figure out what the draw to it is for her but it is cool that she and I can go out and do something together and be “competitive” with one another. With her enjoying a round of golf occasionally, usually 9 holes for her, it happened last summer that we were looking online at the virtual view of Southern Dunes and she became transfixed with playing the course. Well, summer went by and we never got the opportunity to hit the tough links the course has to offer. In a weird twist, at another golf tournament early this summer I won a foursome at, yes you guessed it, Southern Dunes. When I told her she was so excited and couldn’t wait to pull out the clubs. Summer swept by and with other things taking precedence it couldn’t happen until today. She rushed into the house, put on her best outfit for golfing and even wanted to wear her brand new shoes to play at this special course she had only seen on the internet. Our tee time was for 2:12 but by 2:00 we were getting ready to bomb drives off the first tee. Southern Dunes is a beautiful course and really seems quite manageable if you stay out of the bunkers. We finished the front nine and her only comment was that she wasn’t going to stop until she hit a drive she liked. On the eleventh hole she burned a drive and I said “you nailed that one, is that going to be all for you?” Her response was simply, “no, this is too much fun and I just don’t want to quit.” Some shots were good and there were moments of very slow play but man I wouldn’t have traded it for much of anything. We finished the last hole and I asked her if she was tired and she looked at me and said that she was sad. “Why,” I asked and she said as serious as possible, “I am a little tired but do you think they would let us play again?” I told her that we would try to come back but what she actually meant was that she wanted to know if they would let us play again today. I guess she really did enjoy her round of golf. Tomorrow ends my two day run of hanging with the Pod but I will play pictures of the days in my mind as I get set to delve deeply into my new season. We will have special moments throughout the next 8 months but these past two days are just what I needed. I’m sure she knows I love her but with these last couple of days I really got to show her because it was just us doing the things we needed to and wanted to and just enjoying the moments we got to share. I’m not always around or the best parent but I always try to let her know I love her every day. Whether it’s your children, spouse, or family members make sure they know you love them every day. Just telling them doesn’t always cut it. Sometimes the simplest of gestures make the largest impressions. Thanks Brianna, I love you and thoroughly enjoy spending my free time and not so free time with you.