Newnan, GA

Mom, Dad, Amanda Faye, and I are in Newnan, GA, for the final year of the Russ Fowler Memorial Golf Tournament. After golf today, we visited Grandma and Grandpa's graves and then toured the 268 Confederate graves in Newnan's downtown cemetery, including men from every Southern state.

We've also eaten well, as usual, so far at Cracker Barrel, Ryan's, La Fiesta Mexican, Starbucks frappacinos, and then T-bone steaks on the grill after golf.

The photo here was taken at today's tournament on a par 3 hole, about 135 yards to the pin, and I somehow managed to almost get a hole-in-one using a 5-iron. For a minute, my team thought it had dropped in, but instead, it had stopped 2" short of the cup. It was good enough, at least, to win "closest to the pin" for that hole. We finished in 3rd place and I can't recall a better day of golf. (I think I'll keep wearing the hat...have had great rounds so far while wearing it.) Beautiful weather, a very pretty drink-cart girl (Amanda Faye), and 31 other players in the tournament, many of which have become good friends after playing together for 6 years now.