It was a red-letter day, because my husband went to use the driving range, which is right near our home. It was the first time I had seen him engaged in a sport. To see him whack the ball all the way down the range was just amazing.
Had we known one another all our lives, this wouldn’t have surprised me. I would have remembered the earlier chapters in his life, when he went to the driving range with friends from time to time. But there’s a lot one can’t know when one has known one’s spouse for only five or ten years.
Walking the block or so to the driving range was like visiting another society, with a wonderful and surprisingly unfamiliar guy.
harley says
Great picture of that driving range. I’ve been there a number of times but not for a while and always have enjoyed it. Something very satisfactory in hitting the ball and then watching it sail down the range. . . . Glad your husband is taking up the sport again–what about you, do you golf?
Celia says
No, I am completely untutored when it comes to golf, but I do have a couple of used clubs that I bought last summer to try. My sister was encouraging me to try it–it’s supposed to be marvelous social exercise. There is still an enormous sexual imbalance when it comes to golf–many more men than women play, or know how to.
Lori says
It’s fun watching our husbands at the driving range. A really fun place to go is Top Golf. They have bars and restaurants there, and the driving range is made into a game with targets and points. I don’t know if there is one in the city, but there is one in Wood Dale. We had one right down the street from us in Florida. It’s lots of fun. So glad you enjoyed the nice surprise with your “new” guy. 😉
Celia says
Thanks for the tip Lori–I’ve never heard of Top Golf. Sounds something like going to a bowling alley!
I hope you weren’t hurt in the storm yesterday. I heard that its impact in Wood Dale was dreadful and that people were even injured and one killed.