The Rest of Our Lives

It looked like we were going to be empty nesters starting back in August. Then Mary Lee's health crises accelerated, culminating in her passing. 

Now it's clear that the rest of our lives really only begins right about now. Then again, the holidays are fast upon us and then it will be cold.

What will we do with ourselves? Might we actually get ourselves organized to go someplace warm as a couple this winter? That's a bit of a stretch. We really aren't used to spending much money on ourselves, to really getting in the spirit of "treat yoself." But we could. We just have to catch the groove of it.

For today, I need to get out in the yard before the sun goes down, after which I will get cleaned up and go to some sort of alumni thing that a client has organized. Since it will in the end involve the purchase and consumption of pizza, I'm not averse.