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Tee for Two

Friday, July 22, 2005

Last week I asked readers, "If you could follow your passion and do anything you wanted to do, what would it be?" Later, I will share two of my favorites, but first:

When I was pregnant with my first child I daydreamed of the day when I could "do" things with him, play with him or actually have a conversation with him. Sure, the "baby" stage is fun, but the pre-teen years are even better.

I am lucky enough to have 3 wonderful sons who always keep me running--and I thank my lucky stars for every step of the way!

This summer all of us, including our almost 3-year-old (in his own way) are learning to golf. It's been quite the challenge taking 3 sons out on the golf cart in 90-degree weather to Junior Golf classes, but I'll tell you, they really catch on fast...and they really like it.

Earlier this week I had the rare opportunity to golf with my oldest son, who, by the way, is a much better golfer than I.

We had a couple of hours together running errands and I surprised him with the fact that,

"Our golf clubs were in the back of the car."

"Really?" he said.

I think I was more excited than he was because I could spend some quality time with my son AND practice my golf game.

The first hole, as always was a little slow, but once we got cracking, we really tore up the links! We were driving the ball 125-150 yards! (for us, that's good!). We were hitting the ball out of the sand in one shot! We 2-putted most of the holes... Just as Bill Murray did in Caddy Shack when he was golfing alone in the rain...no one would believe our scores!! Not even the gophers on the course.

We were laughing, joking and sharing tips only new golfers could tell each other and not "take it personally".

The neatest part was when the "snack lady" came by in her snack golf cart and offered us water, munchies and candy. I opted for Vitamin Water; Tyler chose a Milky Way and water.

That little treat really pulled us through the last 3 holes. In fact, Tyler "skipped" the ball over the water and onto the green right after he finished his treat. Hopefully, that will be one shot he'll always remember.

I'm not sure if it was the perfect timing of the day (it started raining just an hour after we golfed) or if it was the beautiful tooth-missing smile he shot me every time he hit his ball farther than mine. What I do know is that July 20, 2005 will be a day that I will cherish in my heart forever; a day where I was a friend and a mother to a sweet, 8-year-old boy who acted like such a little gentleman playing the links on a hot summer day.

Now, how to replicate or create it 2 more times for sons #2 and #3...Fate finds a way for memories to be made between mothers and sons...I'm excited to see what's in store.

As for my golf game? The next day I was back to my old mistakes, missing my little "good luck charm".

Last week I asked readers, If you could follow your passion and create or do anything what would it be? Here are two responses that I thought you'd enjoy reading:

"I've always been very creative/artistic and love the feeling and texture of fabric! Since my mother taught me to sew at age 6, I've been interested in fashion design (and an avid Vogue reader.) I trained as a tailor while in college and did custom dressmaking for several years. I still create original clothing for myself and my daughter. My dream would definitely be to become a fashion designer; Ralph Lauren is definitely my idol, as he creates beautiful, flattering and very realistic clothes in the great American sportswear tradition. I'm also inspired by the style of great screen icons like Katherine Hepburn and Grace Kelly; I'd love to restore that sense of beauty and polish to the American woman's wardrobe."

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"I would like to do my part to help open the minds of people today. I believe communities need to come together and teach each other about our cultures, religion, and beliefs in order to become better people. I believe this needs to start with our youth. I would like to help teach our youth to be positive, happy, outgoing, giving, and understanding individuals. It is so important to help the youth open their minds and help them believe in themselves in order to make our communities a better place. In order to help make this come true, we need to bring the communities together and work as a team. I think bringing the communities together through the arts is a positive way of starting this wish.

I hope to bring awareness to the importance of art in the community through teaching a variety of art forms. Many children are denied of their talent and I feel the need to help bring their talents out. I want to help the youth stay out of the streets and have a positive and fulfilling environment to express their thoughts and feelings. How are we going to know what the youth is feeling without asking them first?

I believe this is a great way to start, and I hope it will come true through my perseverance, talent, and belief in the community."