Golf!

So, I've decided the best way to get good at golf is to just keep going to the driving range and hit as many golf balls as I can. Then, one day I'll say, oh! I'm not bad at golf anymore.

Going along with this idea I headed over to the Ridgefield golf course, which is 5 minutes down the road from my apartment. I assumed that the driving range at the golf course would be like every other driving range I've been to: carpeted areas with those rubber tees all set up for you to hit a bucket of balls. However, this one was different. It was just a grassy area with little metal stands to lean your clubs on. You can see the metal thing next to the guy in the picture below:

Now, my dad did tell me that this is a better way to practice, since in real life you don't get to put a little carpet down to hit the ball off of. But, it was as I put down my bucket of balls and got ready to start that I realized I didn't have any tees...and I didn't want to have to buy any since I already paid for the bucket of balls. So, I decided to just hit with my iron for a while since those shots don't need a tee anyway. And I hit some good shots so I was feeling pretty good. There was a dad there with his kids, and even though the 8 year old boy was doing better than I was, I decided he must have been golfing much longer than I have. 

And, after they left I was there by myself so I could gather up some of the balls that only went 3 feet when I hit them incorrectly, so I got some extra practice hits in. I also found some tees scattered along the ground that weren't broken so I got some driver shots in toward the end. The weather was really nice and the driving range itself was a nice area. Overall I think it was well worth the trip. 

I also decided to start a new knitting project, since I'm getting a little bored with the green scarf. I figure I can go back to the scarf after a little break and then hopefully I'll enjoy working on it more. 

I decided to start working on a shawl with some yarn that I really like the colors of: green, purple and cream. And so far I'm really enjoying this project. 

I really enjoy making shawls and I'm hoping this one will be a nice break from my scarf.

And that's the weekend update! I also vacuumed and cleaned a bit, but still need to make my bookshelf. Hopefully I'll have a picture of that all assembled soon!