this journey to: Mercedes, Kate Hudson and band aids...

Hi all, remember me? I'm back!! I've had one day off in about 20 days and I am feeling it. Don't feel sorry for me, though. My last few weeks have been SO much fun! We hosted the Mercedes Benz PGA Championship Tournament at the Plantation Course and my opinion of golf has greatly improved. When people ask if I golf, my response is usually something along the lines of "Nope! I drink beer and drive the cart though!" Which really, when it comes down to it, isn't true. First I don't drink beer (unless it is an occasional Mexican beer). Second, Mike would NEVER let me drive (I always told myself it was because he is a gentleman, but come to find out he thinks I'm a terrible driver - thanks dude, love you too). Anyway, being up close to all of the action (I'm not sure if golf and action actually go hand in hand, but you get the gist) was really cool. I spent most of my time in the Sky Boxes positioned around the 18th hole - there were moments when the golfers were putting in when it felt like the entire world stopped rotating on it's axis - you could almost hear the heartbeat of the guy on the green. It was unlike anything I've ever experienced.

I went through almost an entire box of bandaids - some for my blisters from running up and down the stairs and many for the other various clumsy things I did...

Mike of course loved it too and am pretty sure he has big dreams of being out there one day. He had a couple very exciting moments - after Geoff Ogilvy (the winner) putted his ball into the 18th hole, he threw it up in the stands - straight into Mike's hands! He looked like a boy who had just been handed the keys of his very first car - awestruck. We then tracked Ogilvy down and had the ball signed - pretty cool keepsake!

While Mike was drooling over the golf pros, I was drooling over the celebrities that come along with any major event. I laughed at Luke Wilson (who played in the ProAm) while he told me the story of showing up to his practice round with two different shoes on (apparently had too much to drink the night before?). I waited excitedly for Katherine Heigl to attend my ProAm Dinner (she never showed!) but many other celebs did - the cast from Entourage, some of the guys from Desperate Housewives, Michael Bolton, John Elway and a few others I didn't really know, but recognized nonetheless. I did end up with leis that Kate Hudson and Goldie Hawn wore at the pool that day (I didn't sniff them or anything creepy like that, I promise). Although I felt like I was walking through an issue of People magazine, it was hard to tell they were anything special. They are fairly normal people. Short normal people with really expensive shoes. But more than anything - normal.

The ProAm Dinner

We managed to sneak away one night catch a few minutes of a gorgeous sunset and for Mike to dip his fishing rod into the ocean. Heaven!

On Friday night, we dressed up and went to the Mercedes PGA Gala Event at the Ritz. The dinner was wonderful (especially the modern s'mores for dessert) and Mike was excited to see Steve Winwood. We were in the front row and this guy looks really old - I kept trying to back up in case he had a heart attack and landed on us. He somehow pulled through and got everyone rocking.