How I spent my birthday

A friend of mine who lives in Mesquite, NV had booked us a tee time at the Casa Blanca Golf Course for 3/23. (you can see part of it from I-15 on the way into Mesquite) We'd been talking of playing someday for a few years now. It was my birthday and had off from work, so we made plans. Sadly, he couldn't make it but found two others to join us to make it fun foursome. It was really fun; it helped that it was free. . . comp. This picture is Mark and me on the first tee. The sun was behind us, which explains the poor iPhone quality. We got a late start due to early morning frost that delayed those in front of us. Our 7:50 tee time ended up being more like 8:45. But who could be mad when it's free? (Tracey said we make a cute couple. . .) Later that night my honey took me to the Outback where I enjoyed steak and lobster. Linda and Mark joined us. I had to share my birthday ice cream sundae. Not a bad thing.

All and all a good birthday. I wondered what makes a good birthday? It's not the presents, it's not breakfast in bed and certainly not being toasted at some bar (as in my single younger years) or having restaurant employees sing and clap a stupid happy birthday song to me; I feel it's knowing I'm still alive and have a family and wife that loves me for who I am, even with all my faults and the hard of hearing us old men get. . . I read this somewhere: Having birthdays is the only way I know of living longer.