JAMAICA BOUND-Will Anyone Be Here When I Get Back?
Where is everyone? I can't help shake the feeling that we are about to disband and go our separate ways. I hope I'm wrong. We're leaving for Jamaica on Saturday. The dog and two cats are taken care of; Devin is farmed out for the week; Jim and I are both excited and nervous at the prospect of being alone together for the first time in 22 years - no kids, no animals, no bills, computers, jobs...just the two of us, alone for a week in the sun. We're taking diving lessons which culminate in a dive expedition in the middle of the ocean; I'm just in it for the wet suit - I've always fantasized about being able to wear a wet suit - and look decent in it. When push comes to shove - literally, I will bid Jim a happy underwater excursion and wait for him in the boat. I am terrified of sharks. And rattlesnakes and scorpions (remember, Connie???) Have managed to get my weight back under 145 for the first time in many months. I feel fit and healthy and strong and grateful for every moment of happiness this new life continues to produce for me, my husband, my children, my friends, and the happiest of all - my Sophie, who will wait for me to return with her red leash hanging from her mouth. Love to you all - hopefully, I will have an updated photo for you soon! Be well, my dear friends and stay close. Love, Maureen