Polo anyone?

Last Sunday our family had the oportunity to attend a polo match at the Upatoi polo club (I personally had no idea that Columbus even HAD a polo club!) Dave and two other guys from his work were asked to do the flag ceremony at the opening...it wasn't pretty. LOL

First, one of the guys wore his regular hat instead of his beret, then this same guy was in charge of bringing the flags and instead of the American flag he brought their battallion flag! So they sent him back to the barracks to get the right flag. This caused the start time of the match to be delayed by about 10 minutes and when he never showed up, Dave and the other guy went ahead and did the ceremony using a flag the polo club had hanging on their bowery. It was too short so the GA state flag pole they were using had to be adjusted...basically both flags ended up being too short for the belts the guys were wearing. Because they were so flustered by Sgt Greene's screw-up, they forgot to practice or talk about what they were doing and the whole ceremony was....well, not good...LOL

Anyway, here's a picture of the girl's with one of the horses. I also have a video of the "ify" flag ceremony that Dave MIGHT let me post...or not...LOL

Columbus River Walk

We have lived here in Columbus for over 3 years and I had yet to walk the Georgia side of the River Walk. The River Walk is a walkway that goes along the banks of the Chattahoochee river (yes, as in the Alan Jackson song...we live way down yonder on the Chattahoochee...and yes, it DOES get hotter than a hoochie coochie...not sure what that means, but it doesn't sound right, does it?)
At Christmas time, on the Alabama side of the river, they have a Christmas light display that is really fun to walk through, so we have been on that side a few times. But this was my first time on the Georgia side. There are markers along the path that point out historic things and notes regarding Columbus and the river itself. It's kinds neat...although after walking 6 miles or so in this dang Georgia heat and humidity I was POOPED! I can't wait to get to Hawaii and feel those "trade winds" :)

In The Beginning...

I blog all the time on other websites, but since this version has become so popular with my friends and family AND since we're moving to Hawaii soon and will hopefully have lots of new experiences to share, I thought I'd give this a try.

Welcome to the new Kirby Family Follies blog!