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Thursday, August 31, 2023

The "I Just Had To Get It Off My Chest! Story

It was an ordinary day.  That was until I asked my wife where we should go on vacation in the near future.  Very soon we will have lived at Woodcrest Villa for a year and we have been totally enjoying it.  Meeting new people, joining new groups, learning about everything there is to do at the retirement community.  They all fill our days with fun and enjoyment, BUT... it's not the same thing as going on VACATION!!  You know....like going to the Jersey Shore for a week or maybe flying to Florida for a week.  That's what I think of as a vacation.  Then we began to talk about other neat things we have done in the past that we might want to try again...like taking a trip to Hawaii with our traveling friends Jere and Just Sue.  Not sure we are up to the effort needed to prepare for and than take a trip to a place that far away.  Well, how about a trip to Florida, since that doesn't take as long to get to as Hawaii.  I also remember how much fun we had on our last Florida trip.  But, would Jere and Just Sue want to go there?  Well...how about the Jersey shore?  We could all go to Ocean City or Wildwood or........!  Yeah, I know...the weather will change soon and we can't sit on the beach in the cold, and, on and on and on I went.  So will we ever go on vacation again????  Then I said to my dear wife...You know...we should go back to St. Martin/Sint Maarten and visit with our friend Barbara.  We could stop to see her and her parrot, Anna, and have a great time talking about our other trips in the past and stay near Orient Beach and go swimming all day in that beautiful warm blue water.  Then we could walk along the shoreline at Orient Beach or take a boat ride over to Pinel Island for a swim in that beautiful warm water where a bathing suit is optional, or...........???  Wouldn't cost that much if we didn't stay more than....Oh, maybe a couple of weeks!  There's bound to be some  beautiful place with a pool in the village that we could rent for a good price!  And, think of all the great places we could go to eat!  My dear wife just looked at me as I went on and on about a trip to our favorite island home of St. Martin/Sint Maarten!  Isn't it sad to get old?  It's enough to make you cry!  Your back hurts, your feet hurt, you have a hard time walking and your energy always seems to be spent..... and just reading about all this travel stuff is enough to make you cry!  Hey...my fingers hurt from typing this story!  Where has life gone?  I guess we can always hope that we can return to this life at some time in the future as younger people so we can do what we enjoyed in the past.  Or...perhaps we might have to just dream about it!  Life's not fair...is it!  Oh well...at least I can think and write and wish about it!!!  PS- You may have to read a few more stories like this in the future you realize!!  At least until we actually take the plunge and go on a vacation!  Traveling to exotic places was one thing my wife and I really enjoyed!  And...we'll never forget them!  And...the best way to never forget them is to do it ONE MORE TIME!! Don't you think so???  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.       



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