K&K Wedding

Ky and Kailee's Wedding

Semiahmoo, Wa - june 19 . 2010

Congrats to the Johnsons

In order to find summer, I had to travel 4 hours northeast to Kelowna, BC. Turns out, Kelowna in the summer is more like California than anything else. Who knew Canada could be so like California. Ty and Tessa Knew. Or mostly Tessa knew. That's why they got married up there. Which is why I actually went up there. Stayed at this little beauty of a hotel right on lake Okanogan. Great weather. Great trip. Great wedding. Great Couple. Congrats Ty and Tessa. Had a wonderful time celebrating with you!

Cool Glass of Lemonade.

It was a kite flying kind of day...

Bout' time summer showed up.

The Links

Golf is fun when it's a beautiful day, you have a golf cart, you're playing with entertaining, fun people, you're celebrating the upcoming marriage of a good friend, you didn't have to take out a loan to fund the 18 holes, you actually play decently all day, you have a bag full of crappy golf balls so you don't care if you happen to lose a couple deep drives into the woods, some of the holes have amazing views of Whatcom county and Mt. Baker, the course is mostly empty, and did I mention you have a golf cart to drive around in all day. Turns out, we had all the above mentioned factors. Therefore, it was a fun day of Golf. I haven't played a legit 18 holes of golf in a long time, far too long. It was great to get back out there and swing the old graphite sticks again. Reminded me why I used to play more often when I was a little squirt. That and my dad used to pay for greens fees. Man I miss those days.

Raise Your Glass for the Kid

As you can see, the above photo features unquestionably the greatest player in Mariners history, not to mention the greatest player of the 1990's. Of course we are speaking about Bob Wolcott. The cheerleader like leaping white guy fist pumping like it's the new millennium. Nah, just kidding. Of course we're really talking about Ken Griffey Junior, or just Junior... or the Kid. He was my hero growing up, had the swing I emulated the most while practicing downstairs on our hitting cage and the person who I most wanted to see play, weather that be in the field or up to bat. That goes for when I was young all the way up until now. He was baseball to me. He had fun with it. He wore his hat backwards, so I wore my hat backwards. He wore a gold chain around his neck, so I wanted a replica chain with his number 24 hanging off it. He played in a way that seemed so natural and effortless that I often tried too hard to play as though it came natural and effortless to me. And he was one of the few northwest stars that also became a mega star around the country and around most of the baseball appreciating world. I loved watching him play. I literally grew up watching him play. The first game I saw him play I don't remember because it was when I was 2 years old. When he was drafted by the Mariners his first assignment was here in Bellingham playing for the Baby M's at Joe Martin Field. My dad took me and my brother down to Joe's and we watched Griffey's career begin. I probably colored or read a book. But I was there. That's all the counts. Since that game 22 years ago, I have probably seen Griffey play in person over 100 times, whether that be in a Baby M's uniform, a Seattle Mariners uniform, or even a couple of times, in a Cincinnati Reds uniform. 100 seems like a lot, but right now, it's not enough. There will never be another player like Griffey. Thanks Griff.