Saturday in th Sun

We spent our Saturday lazily.  The day before, the day of our arrival, I approached our ocean bar with a Beginners mind, and way too much gusto for the complimentary rum concoctions, mudslides, rum punch, something else delicious, and of course, the ubiquitous Red Stripe.   Today I approached everything like an expert, not yielding to anything more of a treat than a Diet Pepsi.

We watched the planes arrive, saw a wedding underway, and this morning took our first Mobay run. My favorite thing this morning was a FaceTime call w Miles and Matt, and then with Kate, Jacob, and Ava.  We don’t miss the snow back home but we sure do miss them, not because we would necessarily see them today, but because we are so far away.

We are staying in a four star resort, at least that’s what they call it.  As we are starting to learn, everything has a “resort” in its name.   It’s a little bit tired but the pool is beautiful, the Caribbean Sea is beside us and is very clear, the drinks are plentiful...there are several bars and restaurants on property and we are having a lot of fun!  The locals are very easy-going, and we do not feel out of our element because tourism here is everything.

Five.More.Days

We are fine. There’s no way around it, in fact, at home, they’re in the middle of a snowstorm and we are happy to escape that.  We are fine. There’s no problems. We like all inclusive, we like red stripe beer, we like Dirty Bananas.   We do not want to be anyone’s editor, but it seems like there is a local industry that is hyped up on marijuana, and maybe other stuff we avoid.

 We will persevere. We are on the right side of sunsets. The time will go quickly.  And did I tell you, it is an all-inclusive?

Jamaica in January!

Said goodbyes to my kids, my grands, and my parents. The doors are locked.  Nest is on Eco. We are on our way!  I smiled extra at the crabby TSAers.  I can’t imagine how tough it must be going to work and putting out money to get there, only to not know when I’d get a paycheck. Hopefully the government shutdown will be over soon. For so many reasons, these and others, I  remember Soc 101 and feel a product of conspicuous consumption today.

But, ya mon, we’ll rally! Leaving Chi with a grateful heart, and not just because a snowstorm is approaching.

New Year of Happy!

I’ve missed sitting w my thoughts and sharing some w you.

Let’s have a soft startup:

I have new kicks! They’re going with me soon to Jamaica!

Hugs.

T W E N T Y!

Geez...20 years with the same person.  That's like 7305 days.  And most of them have been highs with just a bit of lows.


Thanks to my BFF, my forever friend, for helping me grow into the human being I want to be.


And thanks to my family for supporting me on this "encumbered" journey!

The Millers...

...want to buy our home, our refuge.

I'm practical enough that I didn't vet them too much.  They want the house.  We need to give it to them.  We need to move on.  We have a new place.

They were the 2nd family to come through, and gave us a full price offer.

Life is bittersweet.  All is temporary.  Life is good.

The Ranch

We put the ranch on the market today.

It was just as hard as saying goodbye to the kids, one by one, over the years.

Let's hope we find the right family, who has the spirit (and cash) to enjoy this place as much as us.