HappyUP!!! Day 2942

HappyUP!!! - new personal best
Why it happened - solid all around play
Why it makes me happy - in my youth, I shot lower rounds at SV.  Since returning, this is the first time I shot even par.....been 1 over several times.  Who doesn't love a personal best?

HappyUP!!! - 5 birdies
Why it happened - solid shots...solid putting
Why it makes me happy - it's all about the birdies

HappyUP!!! - onion dip
Why it happened - it just did
Why it makes me happy - I don't do it often....but I just happened to have the ingredients lying around....it was a chip and dip kind of day

HappyUP!!! - cash in the car
Why it happened - forgot my money clip
Why it makes me happy - I make a habit of keeping a few bucks in the car...because this wasn't my first rodeo around this issue....was able to complete my grocery store adventure

5 birdies....birdie/birdie/par/birdie/birdie start....4 under through 6
Putt on 1....5 iron/largo/birdie 2....pitch/putt 3....drive/5 iron/wedge/putt/near birdie 4....9 iron/putt/birdie 5...drive/wedge/putt/birdie 6....hybrid/pitch/putt (lip out) 7....bunker shot/sandie bullet 8....drive/5 iron 9....hybrid 10....drive/7 iron 11....drive/hold off 8 iron/largo birdie 13....hold off 7 iron 14....drive/punch wedge 15.....punch 9 iron 16.....7 iron all over it 17...drive/hold off 9 iron/putt 18

HappyUP!!! Day 2941

HappyUP!!! - breaking even
Why it happened - we came back
Why it makes me happy - sometimes a tie is a win....we were getting it put to us on the front side

HappyUP!!! - Manny
Why it happened - he reached out
Why it makes me happy - he doesn't really know me...but he reached out to me...and was appreciative that I spoke my mind the other night.

HappyUP!!! - Roots par
Why it happened - overcame a bad break
Why it makes me happy - first, I'm glad I didn't break my wrist. I assessed the situation. I took a light grip. I got a little stinger out of it. It was worth it....and made that par!

JJ

Brekko with Carl Jr
Drive/4 iron/wedge 1....shot off roots/pitch/putt/parr 2...drive 3....drive 4...bunker shot 6...drive/7 iron 7...6 iron 8....drive/5 iron 9....6 iron 10...drive 11...pitch 12...pitch 13....bunker shot 14....8 iron 15...7 iron 17
Manny thanking me

HappyUP!!! Day 2940

HappyUP!!! - volunteers
Why it happened - we reached out
Why it makes me happy - when scrambling on a project due to others being a bit behind the 8-ball, it's cool to have people step up

HappyUP!!! - pick up
Why it happened - I was asked
Why it makes me happy - always feel good about helping out....especially when it is an enjoyable activity

HappyUP!!! - stuff...DONE
Why it happened - I got on it
Why it makes me happy - more stuff to do....but made a good dent today!

JJ

Stuff done
Volunteers
Venue secured

HappyUP!!! Day 2939

HappyUP!!! - presentation
Why it happened - we had stuff going on
Why it makes me happy - I think I made my point

HappyUP!!! - being able to adapt
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - due to unexpected circumstances, I had to radically change my presentation. It was "no worry." Why?  Years of Toastmasters

HappyUP!!! - fabulous round
Why it happened - my putter woke up
Why it makes me happy - best putting round of the year.....though putter has been asleep for two months. Encouraging!

JJ
Sleeping in
Presentation ready
Fabulous round....25 putts....3 birdies...left some stuff out there
Being adaptable re:presentation.....Toastmasters
3 birdies
Great group of guys
Adulation/edification for taking on Goliath

HappyUP!!! Day 2938

HappyUP!!! - Toastmasters
Why it happened - it's Tuesday
Why it makes me happy - Kathy and Sydney were back...great speech by Bill everything flowed

HappyUP!!! - CFO meeting
Why it happened - he requested it
Why it makes me happy - I got some info...shared some info...."stuff underfoot"...great meeting

HappyUP!!! - time with others re:situation
Why it happened - involvement
Why it makes me happy - information......always a key..."seek first to understand...before being understood"

JJ....Kathy C back...Sydney back...Kathy R table topics....Bills great speech....everything flowed

A KP...a skin...some birdies...being drawn on the right team...big win

Time with the CFO....and a board member...and then the bigger CFO

Weather
Broker Joe

HappyUP!!! Day 2937

HappyUP!!! - Insight
Why it happened - an issue has arisen at the club
Why it makes me happy - I like to think regarding issues....and I did a lot of thinking today

HappyUP!!! - shrimp
Why it happened - GF and little buddy put them together
Why it makes me happy - a dinner full of love

HappyUP!!! - mini golf and go karts
Why it happened - birthday continuation
Why it makes me happy - nothing to do with my birthday....just a heck of a lot of fun...lovin life!

HappyUP!!! - Kovars
Why it happened - bonding time
Why it makes me happy - "seek first to understand...before being understood"....not sure the kids will get that...but I do. I fail at this at times...but it has always been a mantra. Great to hear it tonight

JJ
Shrimp...Go karts...mini golf....working on a big presentation...gaining knowledge...the weather...my weight....just loving life

HappyUP!!! Day 2936

HappyUP!!! - PIZZA
Why it happened - the club puts it on
Why it makes me happy - some of the best pizza I have ever had....and getting to keep celebrating my birthday

HappyUP!!! - delicious brekko
Why it happened - good turn of the eggs
Why it makes me happy - great way to start my day

HappyUP!!! - The Butler
Why it happened - we do the movies
Why it makes me happy - I really am not sure why this movie "hit me" like it did. I don't think it was a tear jerker.....but it flat out flattened me

HappyUP!!! Day 2935

HappyUP!!! - sea bass
Why it happened - great restaurant
Why it makes me happy - THAT was some great eating

HappyUP!!! - calamari
Why it happened - Paul Martins
Why it makes me happy - I LOVE calamari....may be my favorite food.  PM's has it going on

HappyUP!!! - Town Square
Why it happened - City of Roseville
Why it makes me happy - it was a beautiful evening to celebrate the City's newest addition to what they offer us

JJ

Brekko
Great group
Getting the W today
Pitch on 2....wedge 3....chip 6....drive/pitch 7....6 iron/greenie 8...hybrid recovery/pitch 9....drive/hybrid/wedge/putt 10.....recovery 6 iron 11....drive/incredible up and down 13....8 iron off scratchy lie/putt 14....drive/hold off 9 iron/putt 15....drive/hold off wedge 16....8 iron 17....2 putt 18
Birthday wishes
Sea Bass
Concert in the Town Square

HappyUP!!! Day 2934

HappyUP!!! - kabobs
Why it happened - little something from Safeway
Why it makes me happy - those were some tasty morsels!

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 16
Why it happened - a really good putt
Why it makes me happy - my putting has not been "up to par" lately...and this putt was MUCH needed

HappyUP!!! - solid round
Why it happened - been playing better
Why it makes me happy - optimism is always a good thing

JJ

KaBobs
Birdie on 16
Solid round 78

HappyUP!!! Day 2933

HappyUP!!! - Valley Hi
Why it happened - North Valley League
Why it makes me happy - lots of fun in Elk Grove today

HappyUP!!! - guys we played with
Why it happened - North Valley League
Why it makes me happy - excellent hosts...lots of fun today

HappyUP!!! - Dinner
Why it happened - North Valley League
Why it makes me happy - that bacon wrapped filet was a nice surprise

HappyUP!!! - 3 birdies in first 5 holes
Why it happened - who knows
Why it makes me happy - couldn't take the entire thing "home"....still shot a good score....can't remember last time I was 3 under through 7 holes. My partner and I got the cash for low group...nice

JJ

Bro and Max
Reiman
Low in the group
3 birdies in first 5 holes
Consistent pitching out of the rough
Pretty darn good ball striking round
Bacon wrapped filet surprise

HappyUP!!! Day 2392

HappyUP!!! - O'Doyle as partner
Why it happened - blind draw
Why it makes me happy - I just love this guy and happy he has folded into our group....let alone that he was my partner today

HappyUP!!! - no smoke
Why it happened - wind direction?
Why it makes me happy - lots of fires going on...I am sure we will be affected again....I just loved that today.....we weren't

HappyUP!!! - G-Mac
Why it happened - he was in the group
Why it makes me happy - we have a lot of superficial discussions within our pod of characters....just love talking with G-Mac

JJ

Drive...4 iron 1...drive 2....drive/3 wood 3...8 iron cutter 4....2 putt 5....drive/wedge/putt 6....drive/6 iron 7....4 iron recovery 9....drive/hybrid 10....6 iron 12....7 iron 13....4 iton 14....drive/wedge 15...cute A-wedge recovery 16...7 iron/greenie 17....hybrid cut recovery/5 iron 18

O'Doyle as a partner
No smoke
Kitty on my head
Weather
Getting the roster ready for tomorrow
Chatting with G-mac

HappyUP!!! Day 2391

HappyUP!!!- great Table Topics
Why it happened - Lawrence delivered
Why it makes me happy - LOVED his creativity

HappyUP!!! - doing a favor
Why it happened - peeps get in a bind
Why it makes me happy - LOVE helping out...so blessed that I am in position that I can

HappyUP!!! - club meeting round 2
Why it happened - change
Why it makes me happy - I was always a great person to lead people through changes.  A part of that is listening to perspectives....seeking first to understand before trying to be understood.  Though taxing to listen too....great info gained tonight.

JJ

Lawrence TT's
Leo doing Tiny Tim
Getting some info
A nap
Club meeting round 2
Chatting with land board people

HappyUP!!! Day 2390

"Season...season....season"

HappyUP!!! - salmon and shrimp
Why it happened - we needed to eat
Why it makes me happy - another winning evening on the grill...everyone enjoyed....including the cats

HappyUP!!! - Fresh Market
Why it happened - I needed to pick up stuff
Why it makes me happy - I just LOVE that market. It's such an experience when there

HappyUP!!! - indoors
Why it happened - I just did that
Why it makes me happy - so blessed that I didn't have to be outside...on such a NASTY, HOT day....heat and smoke with the wildfires isn't a place I want to be
JJ

Salmon and Shrimp
Portia back
Fresh Market
Indoors on a nasty day

HappyUP!!! Day 2389

HappyUP!!! - wood fired pizza
Why it happened - the club
Why it makes me happy - I swear.....that is as good a pizza as I get anywhere

HappyUP!!! - big club meeting
Why it happened - changes needed
Why it makes me happy - issues are now on the table...which is cool....the speculation is over

HappyUP!!! - Gran filtering in
Why it happened - he wanted to play 9
Why it makes me happy - love slapping it around with Gran. He is not part of our regular group...but always a welcome addition.

JJ

Pizza
Frank
Jim Wilky
Presentation
Drive 2....drive/hybrid 3...hybrid 4...wedge 5....bunker shot 6...3 wood/putt/bullet 7....putt 8...wedge 9....drive/hybrid/wedge 10....pitch/putt 11....5 iron 12....7 iron 13...drive/chutt 15....9 iron recovery 16
Gran joining us on the back
Solheim Cup
Big Club Meeting

HappyUP!!! Day 2388

HappyUP!!! - battling back
Why it happened - team play
Why it makes me happy - I was playing pretty well...could have been better....but the dude I was pitted against was playing out of his socks...on HIS home turf. He had 3 holes down with 4 to go.  I striped it on those last 4 holes. I wish I could have made a putt or two (and..yeah..they were close)...to get the win. Very happy to get the tie and get a point for the team.

HappyUP!!! - 15-18
Why it happened - turned it on
Why it makes me happy - wedge right at it on 15....wedge right at it on 16....5 iron STUCK to within 10 feet on 17....and a fairway bunker shot hit purely...followed by a 9 iron RIGHT AT that pin on 18....STEPPING UP when it was needed?...yeah...HappyUP!!!

HappyUP!!! - catnappers
Why it happened - they stopped by
Why it makes me happy - Portia gets to spend time with Uncle Buddy.....I love that!

HappyUP!!! - paired with Buddy
Why it happened - it is how our handicaps fell
Why it makes me happy - from the carpool....to being his teammate....love this guy!

JJ

Carpooling with Buddy
New glove and hat
Nice guys we played against
Getting 5 points
Coming back down the line
Fairway bunker shots
Visit from the "catnappers"

HappyUP!!! Day 2387

HappyUP!!! - Rich
Why it happened - I coaxed him out
Why it makes me happy - haven't golfed with this buddy in FOREVER! Just LOVED catching up with him today

HappyUP!!! - Rich's impressive play
Why it happened - he's good
Why it makes me happy - I'm sure he will be motivated to join us again shortly. For such a long layoff, the dude played extremely well

HappyUP!!! - bunker shot 11
Why it happened - I have skillz
Why it makes me happy - this was a tough one. Downhill lie in the bunker...green sloping away a bit....I set the wrists and slapped that sand HARD!!!!  Sandy bullet par!

JJ

Seeing Rich
Brekko/lunch
Rich very impressive
Drive/7 iron 2....putt 3...4 iron/wedge 4....9 iron 5....drive 6...drive/7 iron 7....4 iron 8....drive/pitch/putt 9....drive/hybrid/wedge 10...drive/bunker shot/putt/sandie bullet 11....4 iron 14....drive/wedge 16...6 iron 17....4 iron recovery/6 iron 18
Great weather

HappyUP!!! Day 2386

HappyUP!!! - tomato lunch
Why it happened - I'm a grower
Why it makes me happy - THAT was a tremendous bowl of goodness I put together today....with those featured red stars!

HappyUP!!! - DMV
Why it happened - renewal time
Why it makes me happy - people like to bitch about DMV. My rule..IF you want to bitch about anything in life, you better celebrate when that same thing goes well.  My appointment was at 9 a.m....I was out at 9:17....it would have been even faster if an elderly lady before me had not failed her re-exam (was kind of sad for her).  The delay wasn't DMV's fault.  And.....at about 20 minutes....can I even say there was a delay? Nope!

HappyUP!!! - vision check
Why it happened - license renewal
Why it makes me happy - while I drive with my glasses on, it is great to know that I still see well enough that I don't have the requirement per DMV

HappyUP!!! Day 2385

HappyUP!!! - coffee
Why it happened - I do that
Why it makes me happy - great catching up....and running into another buddy for "tomato talk"

HappyUP!!! - evening walk
Why it happened - I got motivated
Why it makes me happy - love walking with my sweetie

HappyUP!!! - throwing a 76 at it
Why it happened - I kept grinding
Why it makes me happy - had a great score...on a day I didn't really feel like I was hitting it well....just kept the concentration on high

JJ

White tees...tee it forward
Throwing a 76 at it
Stomping grounds
The Articulators

HappyUP!!! Day 2384

HappyUP!!! - training completed
Why it happened - we do it a couple of times a year
Why it makes me happy - good to get it done....meet some new peeps...and learn things

HappyUP!!! - speedwalk
Why it happened - good day for it
Why it makes me happy - my speedy marathon days are long behind me due to injuries....but I still like to move fast.....great little jaunt this morning

HappyUP!!! - speeches
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - funny...Idaho...happy ....those were the topics of the speeches this morning...and they were awesome

HappyUP!!! - karate and a swim
Why it happened - it was planned
Why it makes me happy - love the time with my gf and my buddy

JJ

Training completed
4 mile walk
Swimming
Karate
Greg's Idaho Speech....Michael's Funny Speech...Kathy's Happy Speech
A guest
A BLT
Purchasing the leash and harness

HappyUP!!! Day 2383

HappyUP!!! - great walk
Why it happened - motivation
Why it makes me happy - THAT was a fast one....and very enjoyable

HappyUP!!! - good reading
Why it happened - rediscovered an old friend
Why it makes me happy - a good book should be read more than once. It was a great re-visit

HappyUP!!! - taking some action
Why it happened - sometimes ya gotta
Why it makes me happy - when a problem steps up.....you just have to go squash it sometimes...and...after you do...it feels good