Well, SURPRISE, SURPRISE!  Bill decided to celebrate our 47th anniversary and my upcoming birthday with a surprise trip to the Four Seasons at Troon North in Scottsdale. The resort is beautiful… The surrounding mountains have you holding your breath that none of the precariously balanced boulders will find their way down the mountain!  The mountains look like a giant child took wet sand and dripped it on the beach to create magnificent “sand  creations”!  Suffice it to say the scenery is dramatic and beautiful.

Now for the skinny on our golf lessons.. Let’s start with how amazing our teaching pro is!! His name is Guy Shaw and he is one of three teaching  professionals at Troon North. He is a great pro for beginners. He is also left handed (though he can play right handed) so for any “lefties” out there you have it made.  However, for the rest of the world that plays right handed, he teaches that to perfection !  We have both learned a great deal in our couple of days..  Guy breaks it down perfectly for new golfers or more experienced ones!  Highly recommend him if you ever get to Troon North. He has definitely “kick started” our golf games!

My sweet husband arranged for an 80 minute massage every day we’re here!  Good thing  he did that since several of my muscles have been complaining!!  Our “casita” is lovely. We just had them light the fireplace on our patio!  Lovely patio area with a “plunge pool” and outdoor fireplace.  We also have a fireplace in our sitting room, though that one is electric!  This is a beautiful “get away” resort for anyone of any age!  Even though the temperatures have reached 100 F here for the last couple of days, you don’t really mind.  That whole thing about “dry heat” seems to be true.  It has not been unpleasant on the golf course– even with those temperatures. It is much worse in Florida on an 88 F degree day.   We’ve had so much fun and learned so much about golf that we might have to come back “annually ” for golf “tune ups!”