Family & Golf – Now that is summer

Guest post

- Alex Weiss

As some of you may know, I come from a very large family. Recently one side of the family along with most of my brothers and sisters made the annual pilgrimage to the family reunion. This year we tried a new location in Ocean Isle, NC. This was about a half hour north of the golf mecca, Myrtle Beach. 

Prior to getting to the big event, I volunteered myself, my car, and my sanity to drive a sister and her two children, Gabe age 2 and Madison age 3 ½ from Boston to NC. Why I did this – nobody knows – but I did it nonetheless. I learned a lot on that drive and will always keep the following lessons with me. 

#1 – Road trips with young kids require extra time; A lot of it. My brothers and I could have done the same trip in 13 hours. This one took 20 between bathroom and feeding breaks!

#2 – When a child wants to do something, they will. This includes listening to the same song or movie over and over and over again.  

#3 – I love/appreciate my parents more now than ever. Over the years, they had to deal with all of that and multiply it by how many kids!? I also now think my mother must be lying to me when she calls me ‘her angel’ (sorry Mom).

Once we got down to Ocean Isle we hung out with the family at the beach, dinner, restaurants, and one of my favorites – the golf course. I am not very good at golfing but I have that one good shot per hole that keeps me playing. While trying to find tee times, one of my brothers found this golf app on his iPhone called, GolfNow. If you put in your location, date, time, and price range it shows you where there are discounts at local courses. I believe the golf courses do this just like HotWire does for hotel rooms to just fill the tee time, especially during slower times. We got 18 holes with a cart for $13! What a deal!

While we were driving, the chaotic ride down that tested my sanity and patience, and I wondered if I’d do it again. But the family reunion was so fantastic, that I already made plans to drive my sister and her two (hopefully only two)kids back next year. 

The opinions voiced in this material are for general information only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. Alex Weiss is a registered principal with and securities offered through LPL Financial. Member FINRA/SIPC. He can be reached at 781-849-9200.