Introduction and Having Dreams

Well this is my first endeavor into the blogging world. My friend "D" has been blogging for sometime at eatplaylove and this has inspired me. Maybe I am not the only guy out there trying to balance a career, family, and still trying to accomplish his dreams (delusions) before he leaves this earth.

I believe having dreams is what keeps us going. We all have them, we all want to be or do something. If one truly looks and reflects on their life they may want to travel, find a new job, or accomplish something that they have never done before.

For me, especially now having two little rugrats, maintaing and achieving some of these dreams are important in being a positive role model. Nc is two an Rs is five. The boys are ALL about having dreams and I want to cultivate this and help them believe that they can do ANYTHING they want to put their minds too. With that said, I can not preach or teach them about working towards these dreams if I do not have them myself and I am not willing to work towards these dreams.

Dreams are about setting goals, having commitment, and through being committed and achieving these goals one can ascertain anything. My dreams give me purpose and provide an outlet to the stresses of going through daily life. I recognize that where I am in my life, to achieve these things I need a supporting cast. I have that with a very special woman that I married KD.

KD and I met 17 years ago in a quite little bar in Carmel, California. She would have nothing to do with me at the time. I finally talked her into going to a Grateful Dead show and after three years of being "buddies", I finally talked her into a real date and the rest his history (there is a lot more to this story, more to come in future blogs).

I still want to play in a PGA event or a Senior PGA event (I am 40 now). I play competitive golf at the state level, but over the last six years with starting a family this has been very hard. Having a weekend be taken up for a golf tournament, makes it hard on KD. It is really unfair for her to be home with the boy's all week and than have her do the same thing on the weekend to allow me to play golf. So I have cut back my schedule the last six years. BUT, Nc is now two and Nana has move closer to us. Team Venti is back! I say Team Venti because KD used to caddie for me. It is the best thing in the world to have your partner and support out there. Plus she knows me better than anyone.

One time in US Open qualifying I needed to go birdie, birdie to qualify for the next stage of the US Open. On 16 I hit my tee shot into the trees and of course I get a little upset with myself. As we are walking down the fairway she says "you might have a shot". I turn to her and snap to say that there is "no way I have a shot". She puts down the bag and looks at me and says; "you do not need to talk to me that way, you can carry the bag the rest of the way yourself! Plus if you are not going to stay positive I will see you at the clubhouse!" I immediately apologized and what do you know, I had a shot between the trees. I made par, birdied 17 and par'd 18 to miss by two. It was a real time gut check out there! It is great to have her back and I look forward on taking road-trips to different tournaments this year.

Lastly, golf is a passion for me. I have been playing since I was thirteen and was a professional for six years four of them at Pebble Beach. When I am playing golf I find so much serenity. I get to share this passion with my boy's and now my wife (KD says she is finally going to learn how to play this summer).

I hope this was OK for my first blog? I have so much more to say! Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Venti