Random Thoughts

It's only Saturday and it feels like time is standing still. Thursday can't get here quick enough for me. The medication I'm on to slow my heart rate is slowing me down all over. I feel so lethargic and lifeless. Now I can understand why it's best for me to go ahead with the surgery and not stay on the meds. I definitely don't want to feel this way over the long haul. I've been hitting and teaching a little just trying to get through until Thursday. It's still hard to think I missed the indoors for this, but I know I'm doing the right thing. Phil can't do enough for me. He insisted on cutting the grass yesterday, which is actually a labor of love for me. He wasn't taking no for an answer. I have to admit he did a great job. He's vying for a riding lawn mower which I am emphatically against! As long as I'm vertical and breathing we'll keep on pushing.

Yesterday I had a call from our manager, Ron Waters, asking me to come down to his office. He wanted to go over my yearly review. After I got off the court I ran down to meet with him and we went through the review. He had nothing but praise, which is always nice to hear. As I got up to leave he took me through the back office door where the entire HDCA staff was there with a cake congratulating me on my 25th year anniversary at Hidden Dunes. Yes, it's hard to believe that I have been here for 25 years...of course I always say that I was a child prodigy and started working when I was ten! Little did I know when I came to Hidden Dunes fresh out of college that this would be my career. I have been here for more than half my life!! I have seen the growth of not only our property, but also of the entire Emerald Coast. The friendships I have made with owners and guests through the years have been priceless. They have helped me through the toughest times in my life and celebrated the happiest of times. I have no idea what my future holds. I only know that I'm doing exactly what I'm supposed to be doing at this moment in time, surrounded by the people who love and care about me the most. I love Hidden Dunes and I love my job. Here's to the next 25 years!

If I don't post again before Thursdays surgery, I'll try to post over the weekend. Thank you for your prayers.