Married Life

Every time we run into friends it seems as though they seem to ask the same question: "How's married life going for ya?"

The truth is, married life is amazing. We've both been very busy but now that the summer is over for me, my work load should be slowing down; which is great news for both Amanda and me.

An ongoing adventure in our lives right now is our ongoing lessons on cooking. Amanda is getting pretty good at making biscuits and I have been finding ways to ruin recipes with too much Tabasco sauce. I guess it's a good thing Amanda didn't marry me for my kitchen-abilities.

We also have recently experienced the joys of auto selling and purchasing. Some of you know about Ol' Landy (my 2000 Land Rover Discovery) that was down for the count over the last year (continuous transmission problems). Well, after saying our goodbye's, we finally sold Landy. I had my good times with Landy but at the end of the day, that Brit was one stubborn vehicle.

With that said, Amanda and I fell in love with a Toyota Tacoma truck. So far, so good... we're loving it. Here is a picture of the truck...

One last bit of blog-worthy news: Each year, my side of the family has a putt-putt tournament. I know the majority of you are thinking "Putt-Putt?" Yes, Putt-Putt. Think PGA Master's meets middle school nightlife at Frankie's fun park... put those two together and you have my family's annual Putt-Putt tournament.

In match play, I've always been able to hold my own. I consistantly will putt one of the lowest rounds, year after year. However, call me Phil Mickelson if you will - I've never been known to win the major.

Our family plays in teams of two. Brothers & their wives against each other and our parents. To the average Joe, this tournament wouldn't mean much. But to me, this determines my level of involvement with my family for the upcoming year. (I'm joking, Mom.)

But this year, things were different; I played with a much improved Amanda (known as "Lady Luck" on the links). I'm proud to announce that this year, Amanda and I won the 5th annual "Shallowbag Bay Bill's World Championship of Golf" title (Shallowbag Bay was the Putt-Putt geographic origin of this tournament - and my dad, Bill, is the host).