10 MONTHS - AND STILL STUCK!!

You know, when Mike died, everyone said if anything was going to happen to one of us, it was better that it was Mike because he wouldn't know what to do (and they thought he would just sit on the porch, smoke and drink manhattans).  Well, I now think they were wrong!  Actually, I think he would have been just fine.  He would have sat on the porch for a while, drunk some manhattans and walked the dog.  Then he would have gotten himself together and gone back to work.  Eventually he would have had women trying to introduce him to other women and he would have found one who wanted to take care of him - because that is what we do.  We know all the women he met would have liked him and in the natural flow of things he would have found someone to be with.  And, no, it would not have been an insult to me - it's just life.  Part of the reason this would have happened to him is because he would have stayed in one place, either in Florida or back to Ohio near his children and grandchildren.  The gypsy (me), however, had to keep moving and I find I am no closer to figuring out what I want to do than I was 10 months ago!  When we arrived at this beautiful condo in Navarre Beach, FL, I still wanted to push the button on my phone and tell him about it.  At least today I didn't spend the whole morning crying - unfortunately that is because when I woke up yesterday, I thought it was the 7th, so I spent yesterday morning crying.  So, something to laugh at myself about.  Anyway, I am certain I will recover and now I will tell you about our third stop on the road trip.  After being disappointed in Key West and Orlando, we arrived in Navarre Beach with some trepidation.  What a great surprise.  This one-bedroom condo is beautifully decorated, with a small lanai on the sound with a beautiful view of the sunset and the dunes.  A short walk west and we are at the Gulf of Mexico, where we have walked the beach the last two mornings.  We said that if we had known how beautiful this was going to be, we would have just come here first and skipped the first two places!  Sadly, tomorrow morning we have to check out by 10 a.m., but it has been a lovely four days!  We will head for Argyle TX and horse country.  It will be quite a change, but it will also be fun because we are visiting another friend from high school.  Sorry I had to whine a little today and thanks for reading.  Ricci