Jessica, the girls and I have spent at least one day out of the week swimming (or lounging). The girls are like fish and will stay in the water for hours. We have our routine down...we meet at the club around 11:00, swim for awhile, eat lunch, swim some more and more and more. We usually pack up around 3:30. By then, the girls are tired and full of pizza and ice cream. I usually go home and take a nap...the girls and the sun wear me out!
We've also been to Chuck-E-Cheese a couple of times:
I have read a ton of books this summer...at least 3-4 a month. I belong to not one, but two book clubs and after reading the two assigned books, I try to get in a couple more. Books are a method of relaxation for me and help me get to sleep at night. A couple of favorites that I have read this summer are: Unbroken, Heaven is for Real, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and of course, the very popular, The Help.
I also started my part-time job at Talbots. I work a couple of days a week and am really enjoying it. I LOVE all the ladies that work there and enjoy meeting all the clients that come in. We are in the middle of a BIG sale for summer items and the fall clothes are starting to come in. If you are in the area, come and see me.
I have two great friends that are trying to keep me busy at dinner time. We eat out together at least twice a week (it's an unofficial dining club). The 6:00 to 7:00 pm time frame is the worst part of the day for me. That is the time that I would wind my day down and wait for Al to get home. Even our dog, Coco instinctively knew the time as she would situate herself at the front door and wait for her dad. Now, I get extremely lonely at that time, so Dalia and Kelly try to keep me busy. We are a motley crew. All different ages, but compatible in so many ways. They make me laugh, and that's what I need right now. We usually eat sushi or mexican food...it is amazing that I haven't gained a bunch of weight this summer.
Dalia and me.....
Kelly and me....
Which takes me to my next time consuming project. I have been going to the Athletic Club and have been "working out" at least 5 days a week. Working out usually means walking/jogging for 2-3 miles as I listen to my ipod. I have even played tennis a couple of times. Once school starts Jessica is going to join me on the court. The approximately 10-15 miles a week that I walk has helped me lose close to 15 lbs. and a few inches. It's a start!
I have been helping Jessica and Javier with their house remodel. Jessica and I picked out the exterior paint and while they were at church camp, the house was painted. When they got home, neither one of them liked the paint color. Javier threatened to make Jessica and me repaint the whole house ourselves since we want the house repainted. As of today, the house color has not changed (I wonder why)! I think I'll stay out of that one for a while. Here is the front of the house in it's remodeling stage, for obvious reasons, I did not submit a picture of the painted sides, but if you look closely, you can see different paint samples to the left of this picture.
All in all, I'm trying to keep busy. I feel like I am doing good and then Al's death hits me like a ton of bricks. The 4th of July holiday was really sad for me. That was surprising to me since we never really did a whole lot on that day except eat. As I stood on my balcony and watched the fireworks downtown, I finally realized why the day had been so hard. I remembered that it was the only night Al and I had stayed at the condo. I had bribed him with a big, fat hamburger if he would watch the fireworks with me on the pier. He readily agreed. We sat on the pier with a couple of other condo owners, listed to the music and watched the fireworks. When it was over, we walked back to the condo, holding hands and talking about what a fun time we had. We were so happy and talked about how we needed to make this a yearly tradition. Neither one of us realized it would be our last time together to sit under the stars and say I love you to each other. From now on, every time I see fireworks I will think of that night.
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