FFC

May 7, 2008



The Fairmont Field Club...FFC. It was where I started my athletic career as a swimmer at the age of six, and swam until 18. Both of my brothers swam there too from a young age until 18 (the 2 of them were also asked to coach there... I was not... I can only speculate that they didn't like me). Anyway, I remember riding over to the pool, spending the day there, and eating at the clubhouse. My mom, me and my brothers would spend a lot of time at the pool. My dad, me and my brothers would spend time on the golf course. We'd often eat at the clubhouse.


We ate in that clubhouse hundreds of times, probably. Between banquets, holidays, weddings, parties, and at least once a month in the winters. My grandparents held anniversary parties there. My cousins held graduation parties there. My family was very familiar with that clubhouse.


it burned to the ground recently.


Before that happened I sent in a proposal to draw the clubhouse for people to buy as a keepsake from their wedding receptions or whatever other event they held there. I got a text message from my mother today to proceed with the drawing of the FFC clubhouse. I called her immediately, and she told me that they were in demand since the fire. With it no longer standing I don't have a visual reference to depict it exactly, so I said that I'm going to need pictures from her, and my uncle and any other member of my family.


Then my mom asked, as only she can.... "of what?"