80 and 60!

80 and 60...no...not our golf scores...birthdays!  Since neither of us are golfing this week, me due to the persistent bad weather here in Utah, and Patti due to the fact she is in Chicago with family, we thought we would write about something off the beaten path.

Patti's wonderful mother, Ruth, turned 80 yesterday.  So she spent the day with the family in downtown Chicago doing architectural tours via boat, eating and celebrating with 2,000,000 of their closest friends (who all happened to be drunk and wearing Blackhawk shirts).  In all seriousness though, Ruth is a woman of grace and class who still golfs several times a week with her friends, and whose score is almost the same as her age.  Happy 80th, Ruth.  And remember...80 is the new 60!  Which is a perfect seque to what I have been doing this week...

After throwing a 60th surprise party for my fabulous husband, Charlie, complete with food, friends and a life-size cutout of himself, I have been packing for the family as we head to Maui for his favorite kind of celebration...one involving sun, surfing, sand, snorkeling, diving and relaxing.  And we are going to squeeze in a round of golf at the Wailea Blue Course that sits on the lowest slopes of Mt. Haleakala, so I will hopefully have something golf-related to write about next time!

Well, Patti, since 80 is the new 60, and 60 the new 40...that makes you and me 34 and 23 respectively.  So at our new young ages, this now gives us PLENTY of time to become fabulous golfers.  And when we're celebrating our "big ones", I'm convinced we will have lowered our handicaps to a number we'll be proud of!