Webb Family Blog

Wanting to have a date with an activity that allowed communication, I figured miniature golf would be a fun activity. Kellie and I met on December 20, 2004 at 10AM at Scandia in Sacramento, near Madison and I-80. We were the first and only people there to play miniature golf. I’m guessing that a temperature of 40 degrees on a Monday had something to do with that. About 9-holes into the game, we were getting cold, so we went in for some hot apple cider. After warming up, we went back out to finish the game. After 17 holes, we were tied. I was having fun. Although I was quite nervous, I felt more comfortable with Kellie than I felt with most girls. On the 18th hole, I got a lucky “Hole-in-One.” We then decided to go get something to eat. We went to The Olive Garden in Citrus Heights, near the intersection of Madison Ave and Sunrise Blvd. We showed up around noon. Thankfully, they weren’t very busy… especially considering it was noon. By around 3PM, Kellie felt that they might like their table back. We were having so much fun talking to each other, we had lost track of time. We decided to move across the parking lot to a coffee shop, where we continued talking for a few more hours, before calling it a date. It was nearly 6PM when I headed back for Napa.

When I returned to work, my co-workers could tell I was a changed person. I was floating around. I was working with Kim French and Ann-Marie Parkey. They wanted to know all the details. They asked me what I was planning on getting her for our second date… December 26… the day after Christmas. I hadn’t thought of it. They told me I HAD to get her something. I had no objection to the idea. Ann-Marie volunteered to get something for me. She went and bought (at my expense) some rabbit-fur lined, leather gloves and a multi-colored scarf. I thought that was a reasonable gift, considering how cold we got on that first date.