Living on Vacation All the Time

Last night Mark and I both had the feeling that we were on vacation. This morning we felt the same way. It's so pretty everywhere, and we do so many fun things. It's just not like it used to be when we were in MD and working. We are loving it! It's exactly the sort of life we envisioned when we planned to move down here. It's exactly the sort of life I cried about not having when I got my BC diagnosis. Now, with just 3 more radiation treatments to go, we are living the dream.

We went to shul Saturday morning because it was the Adult B'nei Mitzvah class. There was also a lovely sit down luncheon and a special "learning" session with a student rabbi. After that we went straight to the pool. We dozed on chaise lounges in the shade and read magazines for hours. Mark also did his water aerobic routine, which he loves. He actually got to do it two days in a row since after his hair cut Friday, he had a chance to do it at the pool then. (The haircut went very well. He liked the salon and the lady who cut his hair. He plans to make this a regular routine now. I will be having the same lady do my mani/pedi this coming Thursday. I'm excited about it even if it does cost more than Laurel.) Around 7:30 last night we got ourselves out of our lounge chairs and walked down to the Lakeside restaurant for our dinner reservation. The place was packed because there was a Billy Joel impersonator scheduled to perform at 9 p.m. He was great, but he had laryngitis, so eventually another girl came out and sang. She was awesome, but she wasn't singing Billy Joel tunes. He did at least an hour's worth, but his voice was shot. I could hear it and was surprised he managed to do as much as he did. We got up and danced to about four or five songs and then headed home at 10:30.

As we were leaving, we commented to each other that we would never do that sort of thing back in Laurel. We never went out dancing unless it was at a wedding or a bar mitzvah. Here it just seems so nice. It's in our local area, close to home, and we are starting to meet people there regularly. Even the wait staff knows us now since we've been going there at least once a week.

Then this morning we got up and went out to a breakfast buffet in Solivita. The restaurant Mosaics is only open for Sunday brunch, so we decided to give it a try. It was quite good and cheap! Buffet breakfast for two people came to $17.90, and that included tax, tip, and coffee! Amazing.

Then came the hard part of the day. We are now in the process of turning the kitchen over for Passover. I hate this part of the holiday! It's a bit easier in this bigger, newer kitchen. There is more space for things and less crap to throw out. Maybe it won't be so bad after all this year.

We have been invited to an appetizer party at the home of two new friends that we have met down here. In fact they are coming to our house for the seder tomorrow night. Their party starts at 4 p.m., so we are working like crazy to get everything done in the house by then so we can put it an appearance for a little bit. At 7 p.m. we have tickets to see a musical show in Solivita put on by one of the performing groups. It is supposed to be spectacular! We'll see.

Tomorrow we pick Frank up at the airport, and the holiday starts tomorrow night. Hag Sameach everybody!