recalculate...8911 miles later..: August 2012

Hello from Longmont, CO! (Kirsten – just in case you’re reading… it’s beautiful here) And my very last week as an AJGA intern. I have a couple weeks to update on so here it goes again..

Kansas City came and went like nothing. We got to each quite a few delicious meals! The last night we were there Brunie and I’s host family took us to a nice little Italian place before we left the next morning. We also went out with the rest of the team for a few drinks afterward. I’m not sure we were quite ready to leave, but at 7 am the next morning we were rolling out of Mission Hills Country Club. We had a very short 3-hour drive to Springfield, MO for the Bass Pro Shops/Payne Stewart Junior Championship. Thinking back, the week flew by – just like every other I suppose. Friday and Saturday were spent doing set-up like usual. It was my week as ODP (Ops Development Program) so I spent most of my time with Greeny during the set-up days. We striped tees (tournament yardage is what I really wanted to learn about) and made a couple drop zones. Sunday we had our qualifier and Big Monday rolled around. The Junior-Am went off smoothly after bag loading and registration. As ODP I got to do the practice round send-off! That may have been my favorite thing that I got to do! On my day off I’m pretty sure all I did was shop, eat lunch, and lay around in my hotel room, which was incredibly nice and relaxing. Wednesday was uneventful, and Thursday was trailer-packing day – as usual! Thursday was also my birthday J so I even got to pick out where we ate that night. My first choice was Waffle House, but I could tell that not everyone was a huge fan of that, so I found the Springfield Brewing Company. It turned out to be delicious! I think the best part of Thursday was when Curt told me I had a birthday present in HQ. My parents had arranged with Sarah to bring my cupcakes and a card at work – the best surprise ever. Thanks Sarah!! Curt, Kyle, Brunie and I all went to get a drink at Houlihan’s that night, and by 10:30 we were ready to go to sleep. Seems so lame.

Friday morning, 7am came once again and we were on the road to Denver, CO. The 13 hour trip was super nice compared to our last couple short ones. The highlight of my day was definitely stopping in Hays and seeing my momma and puppies – it’s crazy how much I miss my family, Hays, and western Kansas in general. This week has been insanely easy so far. I had Saturday off, and we didn’t have to be to work until 11:30 both today and yesterday – tomorrow is going to be rough. Good news is that we have a 96-player field and a one-tee start, so breakdown after the round should be nearly done by the time the last group finishes.

I’m pretty sure this post makes very little sense. Somehow I am super tired at 10pm. So here’s the rest in pictures and captions – just because it seems so much easier!

6,339 miles,

Kiley