Stephen turned the big 3-0 this month. For several weeks I was trying to come up with something to make this birthday really special for him, but I ended up getting off the hook this year...
To make a long story sorta short- Stephen entered a TaylorMade Golf contest online and out of thousands who entered he was one of the 10 people that won!
A golfer's dream prize, really. An all expense paid trip to Carlsbad/San Diego to be treated like a golf pro for a weekend. The weekend which just so happened to be his 30th birthday!
The trip inlcuded flights, 2 nights in a 5 star hotel, a professional fitting for clubs, a custom made driver, an enormous goodie bag filled with golf apparel, top of the line golf shoes, a Flip video camera (so they could document the weekend), and a bunch of other crazy golf stuff. They toured the Taylormade faciilities and got amazing deals at the employee store. They played at one of the nicest golf courses on the west coast.
On top of all that, Stephen's very favorite part of the weekend was meeting and having a one on one golf lesson with Jim Flick, the legendary golf instructor who's worked with Jack Nicklaus and other amazing players.
He is still awestruck to say the least.
I couldn't have planned a more perfect birthday celebration for him if I tried. He's nice though- he says he owes it all to me since I was the editor for his 50 word essay that won.
Ok, I guess I'll take a little credit.
Stephen and his prize were even featured on the sports page of the local paper yesterday.
Yep, we live in a small town.
Happy Birthday, Stephen. Glad your golf dreams came true this year!
2 comments:
this is so cool! I showed Kevan your blog post and he was jealous! We want to read the award winning essay! Happy Birthday Stephen, a perfect birthday gift.
Happy birthday, Stephen! =) Julia, your blog makes me smile. Thank you for sharing your daily blessings and joys. =)
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