Life Update from the Evacuee ;)

Hi guys!

So much has happened since my last blog post and I’m still trying to get back to a normal or semi-normal schedule, but I thought I would update you guys a little bit about what’s happening and what’s to come!

After I got back from California is when Irma started really forming out in the Atlantic. I remember relaxing for a couple of days after getting back and watching the news about it. I then heard a few people at work talking about it, but no one really starting preparing until about a week before she hit Florida. All week I was terrified—not scared or nervous, but terrified. I knew I should’ve left as soon as I heard she was going to hit Florida, but everyone was saying how she’d go up the east coast so I tried not to panic. Early in the week I heard the news talk about Hurricane Andrew and how he took an unexpected turn to the west, and after I heard that I had a feeling Irma would do the same. All week my family and I were keeping a close eye on the weather, and on Thursday afternoon I decided I was done waiting so I packed up and started driving. I left Sarasota at 3:00am on Friday morning and stopped just north of Atlanta, GA. A trip that would normally take me about 10-11 hours took me 16-17 hours. Talk about a long day, but I was thankful to be out of Florida because during the day on Friday the tracks had her coming directly up the west coast.

I got home safely, but it was a weird feeling to have. Throughout the years I had heard about hurricanes and watched them make landfall on TV, but to actually be personally affected by one was a little different. I was super thankful that I didn’t have to sit through the weather and I was very thankful that she lost some momentum and that she turned back towards the east a little. Although it was a scary weekend to even watch from the safety of Michigan, I was grateful to have been given some more time to spend with my family, and I also got to travel over to Wisconsin to visit Alex!  After a little over a week of being in the Midwest, I made my way back down here and everything is great! There’s still some cleanup happening, but everyone seems to be in good spirits and getting back to life before the hurricane. This will be my first full week back and I’m looking forward to getting a bit more organized and back on a routine. 

Recently I have been feeling very emotional with everything that’s been happening in our country since last year. It’s truly heartbreaking to read things and watch the news so I myself will be trying to stay as positive as I can and be a light to the world. So I highly encourage anyone reading this to think about the things you say and the things you do on a daily basis that maybe you could change in order to make the world a better place. If we all start there then hopefully we can encourage others to do the same. 

God Bless,
Jen

Motivated and Ready

Hello everyone!

Sorry if you’ve been waiting for an update or waiting to see what I have to say. It’s been a hard couple of days. For those that don’t know, I didn’t make it through to Stage 2. I was incredibly close and I honestly thought I was going to make it through. I played the third round in the morning so I had all afternoon to wait and watch to see if the cut line would move and obviously it didn't. I was devastated. Only a few holes got me in trouble. Some mental mistakes and a couple bad breaks cost me a spot on the final day. I played some amazing golf so there’s a lot of positives to take from the two weeks I was out west and I had two of the best caddies a girl could ask for! (My dad and boyfriend) It's taken me nearly a week to become "ok" with the outcome of last week, but I'm getting more and more motivated by the day. 

I’ve taken this past week to get back into some sort of a routine although today I realized I haven’t really done that, LOL. I’ve been sleeping in and sitting in my sun room looking outside a lot. I’ve been thinking about what happened and what’s next. For some reason I’ve been thinking about what’s next like something is supposed to change, but I’ve realized nothing really needs to change. I just need to keep my head down and keep working hard.
Football season has officially started and I will say I draw a lot of motivation and inspiration from these guys. I love watching college football because there are so many inspirational stories out there plus these guys are playing football because they LOVE it. They’re solely motivated to become the very best! I am a huge Michigan fan  (Go Blue!) and I am currently watching the game versus the Florida Gators. Earlier Chris Evans had on a blue collar button down and I guess the guys have been wearing those around to remind themselves that they have to work hard in order to be successful. I think that’s so cool and something that’ll definitely motivate me to get better by working hard. 

“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”

I’m excited to see what’s next and I’m excited to really get back to work and improve on every aspect of my game. As many of you know this lifestyle isn’t cheap and next season will be my most expensive one yet as I anticipate to play in a few Symetra events. I have a GoFundMe account and if you feel lead to give I would be forever grateful! If not, maybe you could add an extra prayer for me :) Either way I appreciate all the support!

Xo, Jen