Just after Memorial Day - like 2 weeks into my "cleaning house" for Mr. A - I got an email from the Rec&Ed department. The beginners' golf league was starting that night! The advertisement was too tempting to ignore:

"Did you take lessons but never make it to the course? Are you worried about golf etiquette? Do you want to play with people who are as inexperienced as you are?"

I'm paraphrasing, but the ad was really appealing. I decided to go. I didn't have my clubs on me, but I went anyway. What I thought would be the finalization of our divorce was like three weeks and one day away at that point.