Pebble Beach

This weekend I drove up to Pebble Beach and got to spend a great weekend at Pete and Michele's house. All the Williams guys were there when I arrived on Friday around 12:30.

Mims and Jim were just showing up as well when I pulled into the driveway.

The house sits right on the 18th tee of the Spyglass Hill Golf Course which is one of the courses used for the AT&T Pro-Am tournament. The backyard is a perfect vantage point for watching both the pros and the amateurs teeing off. Many players and caddies stop to interact with the very small gallery and say hi to Bill's dog.

The first golfer we saw upon walking into the backyard was Phil Mickelson. There were several other top players and also many celebrities among the amateurs playing. Nearly all of them were very friendly.

This was a good way to spend the afternoon. It was a beautiful day weather-wise and plenty of ice-cold beverages were enjoyed by all.

On Saturday, Mims and Jim and I went over to the Pebble Beach course to watch the golf action there. It was another perfect day and we spent the afternoon taking in the scenery of the holes closest to the water.

We quickly found out that cameras are not allowed on the course and picture-taking is a good way to get your camera confiscated. Fortunately, we were able to get off with a few warnings and we managed to snap off a few shots without ending up in too much trouble.

You can see some of the pictures here.

Sunday morning we took off. Mims and Jim left for SFO before 8 a.m. and I was on the road before 8:30. I got home about 1:15 and caught some of the final round on TV.

Pete and Michele were very gracious hosts and it was great to see Bill, Dave and Uncle Bill. It was a quick weekend (especially for Mims and Jim) but a very worthwhile one with unbeatable weather and excellent company.

Aimee's Vibe

Here is a picture of the right rear of Aimee's car. A few months ago, another driver smashed into the back of Aimee's car while she was on her way to work.

We knew the bumper was banged up but didn't know the extent of the damage until we got it into the body shop. That finally happened last week. The reason for the delay was the insurance company that was paying for it could not get ahold of their client.

Either they finally did hear from him/her or they gave up trying and decided to move forward.
The police report from the incident made it clear that the other driver was 100% at fault.

The damage was not too bad. It took them about 3-4 days to fix, paint and polish the car. In the meantime, Aimee cruised around in a white Beetle from the Enterprise across the street from the shop. The repair and rental cost the insurance company about $2500.

She is happy to finally have her car back and looking whole once again.

Cheesehead Win

We enjoyed an entertaining Super Bowl yesterday. Aimee was especially happy to see her Packers get the win.

Aimee is a native Cheesehead - having been born in Milwaukee.

Now she has bragging rights with the Steeler fans in her office. To make it even better, Aimee won the 'squares' pool based on the final score of the game.