STILL HERE!!

Hi!  Yes, hard to believe, but I am still here.  Alive and in North Carolina!  Walking the beach, waiting tables, making coffee and even cooking at the Treehouse Bistro!!  Fun, definitely - hard work, most definitely!  However, at least I know I can still do everything.  The only thing is  that I do not have a life of my own, so to speak.  Today, I am driving to Edisto Beach, SC to visit Judy and Jim from Florida.  Tiny drive - only 4 1/2 hours!!  It will be great to see them!  When I return, I guess I will join a new comers club and see if I can meet some other folks.  All my new friends here, so far, are Amy and Shawn's age, and while they are delightful, it would be good for them and for me to find some friends of my own with whom to play golf and socialize!!  So, I will be working on that.  It is still difficult to believe it has been over a year since Mike died - and, even though we were definitely not "joined at the hip", it is still hard to believe we are never having happy hour again.  When I am walking on the beach, I can't help but think how much he would have loved the way of life on this island.  It is so laid back!  So sorry he missed it.  I have only gotten to try my new clubs once, so far, but I fully intend to make great use of them when I get back from Ediston Beach.  After Labor Day, when "the season" is over, I will actually start investigating places to live.  By October or November, I am thinking people will be wanting to rent their places again and perhaps I will be able to find a little home of my own.  Otherwise, folks, life is pretty darned good.  All of my parts are working, I can still work, can still hit a golf ball and I am certain I will be making new friends soon.  So goes widowhood!  Thanks again for tuning in.  Ricci