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It really was a fantastic weekend. We're home safe - got in last night at 1 am - and are up and ready to run this Monday morning. Thanks SO MUCH to Morgan and Josh for working so hard to put on a fantastic weekend. I can't imagine how much work went into putting it together.

I played my first round on the Squire with a group of fantastic women. I was lucky enough to ride around with Mrs. Freddie Couples herself (ahh2fly) and really had one of the funnest rounds I've ever had, even though I played terribly and my ribs hurt every time we rounded bump. We were itching to see a gator, and sure enough, we saw a little baby one swimming in one of the water hazards near the end of our round. Two other wonderful women rounded out our group - Adamsgirl and Mrs. Clam Fist (I can't remember her screen name). I wish I had thought about taking pictures - but I had forgotten the camera completely and left my iTouch in the room on the first day. Anyone in our group take any photos?

On day 2, I played with Mr. Blind9 and Mr. and Mrs. Clam Fist. Also, another great ground on the Champions course. We had to run to catch our flight so we missed completing the Bear Trap - we only finished through 16 and were racing back to shower, check out and catch a flight back to LA. I'm happy to say that we didn't hit any houses, screens or bridges (sorry Uncle Daddy that Mr. Blind 9 didn't live up to his name) and didn't lose nearly as many balls as people had warned us we might. It was a gorgeous course with great company. Oh and Clam's drawl wasn't nearly as strong as I thought it would be!

These re-caps don't really put into words how sweet and friendly everyone was at the Outing. Mr. Blind 9 and I should have spent more time at the iBar and the Sports Bar - but that heat and humidity put me out of commission more than I thought it would. For the times we did find our way down to socialize, we had a blast. Always found friendly and welcoming faces. And if there are any other women that are thinking about coming as a single or as a wife, I just want to say YOU SHOULD COME!! I played with a bunch of semi-beginner women, where we picked up when we needed to (esp when we were rushed), dropped when we wanted to, and just had fun. Ahh2fly and I commented that all the women are super-friendly and encouraging. I could tell it was going to be a great weekend even from first hours of Demo day, when the women would come around and pass around the clubs they loved or hated hitting. When people (men and women) would swap out hitting bays when there wasn't enough room for all of the THPers to demo clubs at the same time.

I really enjoyed meeting people face to face. There were moments of confusion for me when I met a few people. I thought AHA said "A J A" was his screen name and it didn't click until a few hours later the he was AHA (part of the problem there was that I imagined AHA being about 15 years older). I thought Cmoors was "SEE MORES" and that took me a few seconds to click that into place. There are some who were older than I thought, many who were WAY younger than I thought, and some who fit the bill exactly. Just in case any of you at the outing didn't know, Mr. Blind9's name is Dennis. I could see when he introduced himself that there was a blank stare (who?). And there were many people who I just never met - sadly. I have heard so many great things about SW Fla and about his real life job - both Ahh2fly and I really wanted you to help us find a gator. But there's always next year right?

Thanks again everyone for a fantastic weekend. Oh and my two little kids? They didn't even miss us!! I guess that's good, right? Off to get the day really started. We have to go and get our dog out of the kennel this morning and can't be late!