The Llama is a big hitter

July 23, 2020 was just a regular summer day in Minnesota.  No it wasn’t ,,,,,Hell No.... it was time to get this party started.  We need to get this party started right!  We needed to get this party started quickly.  

A good night of sleep meant that Butseth Grandview Lodge experience was about to get started.

How do you go about starting g a vacation in a Pandemic?  A good choice would be... now on the tee from Hignham, Mass...Elle Butner.  So the first step is to schedule a morning tee time. Lara, Elle, Kari and I played 18 holes of GAWLF at the Pines.  We went Lake to Woods for our 18.  Kari has been playing more golf this year and has been hitting it well and long on the tee a lot of the time.  When she hits it well I like to yell  “Way to go Lama, the Lama is a big hitter.”  Little did I know that Lara was solid or that Elle Butner is the real Dalai Lama.  Now the Dalai Lama believes the Buddhist path leads to enlightenment,  Our  Dalai Lama believes that 2 White Claws equals nothing but Fairways and Greens in Regulation.  I for the record did not play great as usual but found like 6 balls and lost like 4 so not bad.  The ladies out drove me most of the day.  So I am left with more questions than answers.  I will begin looking to YouTube and the internet for these answer on Monday because you can always find the truth and the solution to your problems there.

Kari taking it back for a fairway attack.

Lara ready to tee it up

Kari Anseth only makes putst for 20+ feet

I didn’t get to use this much in my round so time for more practice.  

Our 4-ball on the Lakes par 3. For the record. The player with the sweetest hair got a par



Elle Butner at impact.  The Lama is a big hitter.

The best golfer in the Anseth family by a significant 

margin. 

Elle Butner swing juice.  One on the 1st tee and  2 at the turn if you are her partner.  I am recruiting Elle to be my partner for the Bearpath Member-Guest next year.

The 4-ball at the end of the round.  So much fun 

After golf we returned to Grandview Lodge. We all grabbed lunch.  Chicken Tenders, pretzels and someone ordered a salad. Grandma 🎩 made it up to visit us.  She had some help navigating from “the b&@ch in the box.”

After that it was back to the condo. Lara and Kari headed to the spa for a massage.  That is when we learned about “The Incident”.

When Kari went to the spa the staff at Grandview asked her about an incident that happens last time the Anseth family was at Grandview.  There were specific instructions that her next massage was complimentary.  What could have happened that left such a mark on the  Grandview Spa staff.  Turns out 9 years ago the masseuse never showed up for Kari’s massage.  9 YEARS AGO!!!!! Now, I was struggling to manage 3 young children while my wife relaxed at the spa so I have no direct knowledge of what happened but apparently Mrs. Anseth left quite an impression. 😉 

I went down by the fire pit to read or sleep.

Not even sure Kari Anseth could hit a wedge from this rough.

After a quick take out dinner we headed out for an evening pontoon ride.  The weather was beautiful.  We saw some big loons and had a great time.  Thank god there was oil in the motor.


Gracie on the pontoon 

Abby and Grace swimming in Lake Roy during golden hour 

Selfie Nation

Funny FaceTime.

After getting back to the condo we played some games like Wist, Throw Throw Burrito and Gin. Some people decided a shower was in order

Grace does not like the Paparazzi.

After sundown we started a bonfire.  There were no pictures taken of this fire to protect the innocent.  By 11 everybody is as ready for bed.  Tomorrow we reload on nuggets to go hit it and find it again.