Chapter 4- Springing forward.

The season of Spring is upon us!

Let’s celebrate…

I’d hoped to blog more than once a month- but it seems my established habit remains.  Oh well- I do find it helps with the fading memory to at least pause at the end of each month and reflect on what all I did.

Judging from the camera roll on my phone- I didn’t do much…as it is filled with screen shots, memes, cat pictures and not much else.   

What it doesn’t show is that this month- I

• Celebrated some birthdays- 
• There was a tea party in  Golden to celebrate Mrs. W.  While  it was a lovely day, with wonderful company and tasty tea in the end- I found it a tad pricey compared to other tea houses we’ve enjoyed.
• There was a quiet conversation with Mrs. M- celebrating her change in status to Medicare recipient as she too has a March birthday.  
• There was a chatty phone call with my sister-who also has a March birthday.
• And finally- a sweet celebration for Mrs. Y- marking a milestone year that I too will acknowledge later this summer.   In doing the math- we realize that we’ve been friends for just shy of 40 years.   Pretty crazy stuff for sure.  

• We first met during a summer military training while we were both still in Nursing school.  Our paths took us in different directions until we both landed in CO in the mid-to-late 1990s, and a mutual friend helped us reconnect.   Again- some drifting in and out- as her kids and our Things are slightly off set age wise.  We’ve reconnected now that we are both retired and loving it…and it was a true honor to be included in the family dinner.

Besides birthdays- there was the typical activities of a retiree- meeting friends for the Thursday Special at Village Inn ($5 for the 2-2-2, yeah baby), trips to local rec center for some indoor walking and lazy river stretching.   I also got caught up on all things medical- with trips to the lab, the pharmacy, my routine visit with my rheumatologist and a quick trip to the dermatologist after said rheumatologist decided she didn’t like the look of a mole.  That would turn out to be nothing of concern- as I suspect my doc of Eastern European descent isn’t familiar with how us fair haired Vikings age (it’s just a sun spot transitioning).  Tried-and loved-something new this month by attending 2 very different programs offered by our local library.  One was a living history presentation on the life of Maria Von Trap and the other was an author visit.  The price was right (free), company was excellent and I appreciated how it helped exercise my brain if just for a few hours.   I read some books, binged on some TV (Yellowstone- about time Beth took care of things!), spring cleaned just enough for my “good enough” mindset  and but of course- enjoyed a nap or two.

Ah- the life of a retiree may not be glamorous but it is indeed filled with many moments of joy!

Oh wait- Hold that thought..

Stay tuned…as glamour may be just around the corner..

With joy continuing on this journey we call life..