Relaxing day at the driving range- LPGA bound!

Yes, you read that correctly. Yes, I meant to say driving range and not batting cage. Today, Anzo, Elise, Oliver, and I all went to the local country club to drive some golf balls. The weather was gorgeous, and I was looking to get out of the dungeon. But if I can be honest, I was not excited about golf. I am SO BAD!!!! Like really, I think there needs to be a requirement on driving ranges and golf courses that "you must be this good to play here." Not because they're pretentious and try to keep out the bad players, but for the sake of those players' dignity. Seriously, the last time I tried playing golf, the guys I was playing with let me drive the ball once... only once. Why only once? Because I line drived the ball straight behind me and onto a busy thoroughfare, that's why. I'm really that bad. As a means of trying to help me, they put me in a stall at the driving range and bought me a bucket of balls and coached my every swing. After shanking, slicing, and nearly breaking a couple of clubs because I decided to hit the ground instead of the ball, they decided I was a lost cause and I was then deemed the golf cart driver. Now putt-putt... ohh, I'll tear some putt-putt up. But legit golfing? ummm not so much.

Anywho, so we pull up to the driving range and I can just imagine how embarrassing this is going to be. Much to my surprise, I didn't suck too badly today! Call it beginner's luck, call it whatever you like, but I shocked the socks off of myself haha! Vast improvement over my last golf outing. I was hitting them, AND WELL (well some of them...). There were definitely some swings I wish people wouldn't have seen since I completely missed the ball (yes, I missed a ball that was just lying there), but thankfully we were the only people there... Phew, public embarrassment avoided! There were also so balls that I hit pretty poorly (ie they barely left the mat), but still, I had some 100 meter ones... THAT WERE STRAIGHT! I actually think I may have found a relaxing past time... Of course that's what everyone initially says about golf and then they find it to be the most irritating sport on the face of the earth. But really, I had so much fun!

After we golfed for a couple of hours, we went to Anzo's house that was nearby and had fika. For fika, we enjoyed delicious snicker's cake and elderberry drink. I feel so European just writing that haha! It was delicious. We also snagged a couple of our favorite recipes from her. Meanwhile little Oliver had his afternoon nap. When he woke up, he and I ran around the outside deck together. Yes, he's only 8 months old, but with a good grasp of your fingers, he is all about walking-- scratch that, running! We ran around outside for a couple of minutes before heading inside and running around inside too. When it got to the point where I thought my back was going to break, he got to sit in his walker. He then proceeded to chase me around Anzo's living room. He is such a happy baby! I tried snapping some photos of him in his walker, but he is far too fast and would run up to me before I was able to get the the picture. He thought my camera was the coolest thing, but as much as he wanted to play with it and as cute as he is, I had to keep my camera to myself haha! Today was just such a great way to unwind from a little bit of the craziness I've started to encounter with my preparations to head back home. Thanks Anzo!!! :)