Wordless Wednesday: Bailey at the Barkley

Jersey Shore.

I had a great weekend in Sea Isle City, NJ. It doesn't matter where my Spain friends and I go, we always have a good time. We all (minus Olivia) got there on Friday afternoon and the earliest arrivers got to spend a little bit of time at the beach. We spent time catching up before going out to a few bars that night.

We spent all day on the beach on Saturday - the weather was perfect; sunny skies and low humidity. SPF 30 worked well enough and I didn't get burned. We had a nice dinner and went out again on Saturday. We were all headed home on Sunday but got to spend a few hours on the beach again. We ocean kayaked which was a lot of fun. Rachel and I successfully did not capsize the first 2 times we went out and back through the waves but capsized on the 3rd and 4th. We regressed I guess. Can't wait until our next reunion, whenever and where ever that may be!

Scrambling

I played in a golf scramble with Mrs. Patrick yesterday. We have played in this same one 3 years in a row now. Our team, made up of Mrs. P, her mom and her sister, has finished pretty poorly in the past. At the 'awards ceremonies' we would usually get last pick of the prizes - all that would be leftover were socks.

This year our goal was to do better and get something a little more exciting than socks. We finished 11th out of 20 teams and we got...hats! I can't wait to see what next year will bring!

Ohh the distance!

They say "distance makes the heart grow fonder..." Well that's about the only positive thing about Joe staying in Vegas until the 30th while I am at home. That's ten whole days we will be apart! Yikes!

I am sure the time will go quick with him playing tournaments and me going to the Jersey Shore this weekend to visit my Spain friends. This will be my first trip to the Jersey Shore...

CA$H!

Mr. Patrick, aka the Metalman, made it to a Day 2 yesterday and successfully had the first Patrick cash of the summer! It was not a huge payout but it was certainly better than nothing at all. He was knocked out in 99th which halted his dreams of a final table. Hopefully this will start the ball rolling for more to come...

Daily Bailey.

While in Vegas, I always encourage my mom to sent me a "Daily Bailey" photo - we really liked this one:

Also, Happy Father's Day!

Can't catch a break.

Joe has been terribly unlucky so far in this World Series of Poker. He gets his chips in with hands that are better than his opponents but, the hands haven't been holding up.

For example, last trip he flopped a straight and got his chips all in against a set of jacks. Then on the river, the board paired giving the guy a full house and sending Joe to spend time with Mrs. P and I.

Yesterday he got his pair of aces in against a pair of kings. There were no draws on the board so the guy could only hit one of the two remaining kings in the deck to beat Joe. The king came on the river and Joe went to the bar for a drink.

Hopefully these "bad beats" will stop and Joe will be able to make it deep into a tournament.