Hello.  It has definitely been awhile since my last blog, but all is well here.  This past Monday, I played a small one day event in Gramling, South Carolina.  Going into the day I wanted to use it to help jump back in the saddle after Boise, Idaho.  That is exactly what I did and I redeemed myself by giving myself a shot of confidence right in the arm.  I shot a seven under 65 and lost in a playoff.  It was a great day even though I bogeyed my last hole.  In the playoff, I can't complain, as my birdie was beaten by an eagle on the first extra hole.  So all systems are a go as I head off to Portugal tomorrow as the Portuguese national flag indicates above.  I will be playing the same course I did last year and staying at the same hotel, so it is my job to retrace my steps as best I can.  The only difference is I will be traveling with a good friend and fellow American, Adam Long.  I can not express to you how great an asset this is for the two of us to be traveling together.  The easy part about playing on foreign soil is the golf.  The hard part is everything in between, from flight logistics, to finding a place to eat, to navigating yourself around in a car.  The list goes on and on.  Moving forward, I really am excited for the final stretch of 2011 and Monday really helped reaffirm that in my mind.  Not every day will be that easy, but as long as I can really keep an upbeat attitude and not let adversity bother me, I will be in great position to play great golf.  Thanks for reading and I will be sure to update from Lisbon, Portugal about how things are progressing leading into the first round of European Tour Qualifying School.