april... and all things golf...

we started off the month in the most exciting way... with a big trip planned!!! jeff came out to visit here in jacksonville for 2 days... we took him out to the beach his first day here and then he and chris went golfing on base the next day.  of course there was constant talk of all things dentisrty going on (pretty much non stop the entire trip)

twin oreo shakes...

hunting for sharks teeth and intense dentistry convo

looking at jeff's typical schedule.... boring!!! (to me)

monday morning we jumped in the car and headed to augusta, georgia.... for.... wait for it.... the masters!!!!!!! we won practice round tickets in the raffle... super excited.  and yes even i was really excited.  since i met chris he has shared his love of the master with me and i over time have truly grown to love it myself... it helped when bubba watson won and he just bawled like a baby and hugged his mom... haha i know i'm such a girl but it really did make me like the sport more... 

daniel was amazing in the car.  5 hours and he never made a peep... he slept a little and was thoroughly entertained watching movies.  we got into augusta in time to have a little dinner and head to bed... sadly the hotel we booked was super nasty.... some lodge... that was just dirty and smelled and run down but we were on a budget and everything was sooooo expensive for the masters so this $175 option was the best we could do... and next time we will fork out more money!!! haha the boys all fell asleep instantly and it took me a little longer so i was watching a movie on my little dvd player when  a cockroach crawled across the screen!!!! i instantly jumped up and freaked out shining my phone light on the night stand and seeing several more crawling all over it... gah!!!! so  i woke chris up and he offered to switch me sides of the bed... next to sleeping in the van (would have but super sketchy neighborhood) this was the only option.  he fell right back to sleep and i turned some music on my phone put in ear plugs, wrapped my hair in a bun so it wouldn't feel like things were crawling on me and i closed my eyes... i never slept... too creeped out.... maybe slept for an hour.... 

we woke bright and early got ready and i ran out of the room!!!! haha we got to the masters and i had another little problem once we got there... wont share the details but seriously hasn't happened to me since i was like 12!  the good news is the rest of the day was amazing so it didn't matter that my night and morning were less than awesome.

our first stop was watching a few guys warm up at the driving range.... i didnt know any of those guys... so i wasn't as entertained... then we headed out onto the course... holy beautiful!!!! and holy cow that was a ton of people walking around on the course... 

we walked over to the practice greens and first thing saw rory!! so we watched him for a while and then walked over and watched him t off.... i flinched so bad when that ball when wizzing past our heads.... never heard a sound like that.. it was loud and fast and man if it ever hit you you would probably die... good thing pros generally dont hit people that close to them...

we walked the entire course the rest of the day.... not in order.  totally random and whatever was nearby.  we got to see quite a few golfers.... our favorite group to watch was phil, dufner, fowler, and i think dustin.... they were out there having a good time... we even got to watch phil practicing in the sand and he chipped in 3 in a row... it was so fun! 

my favorite part was sitting on the 16th hole and watching the skipping contest... they would hit their balls so the skipped across the little lake up to the green... it was fun to see some miss and some hit awesome shots!! we even got daniel to take an decent nap on my lap while we sat there... i will say daniel was soo good the whole day!!!! he was quiet and carried around his puppy and favorite green car the whole time and amazingly we didn't lose either!! he also looked so cute with his ticket tied to the back of his pants...

i was really sad that bubba t-d off too late so we didn't get a chance to see him.... but here is the famous spot he hit that crazy shot through the trees to win 2 years ago..

the whole course was just beautiful... so green and grass everywhere!!! 

chris was fascinated that everything there had the masters logo on it.... like everything... even the decorative holes on the table....

here are the good we came home with.... they will be treasures... forever... hahaha but seriously...

we left late in the afternoon and headed off to savannah for the rest of our georgia trip... daniel and i both fell asleep the instant we got in the car.... it was such a good day and so many memories will stay with us from this day.... for chris it was a dream come true just to be in Augusta.  the rest of the trip is to be continued...