So 2022 was a long arduous year. Our country is going down the tubes fast and furious, I don't remember much except for the two life changing events that will always be part of my memories. My sister went to heaven in March and in May, my kids and grand-kids, family and close friends gathered to make Barry and I feel loved with a family fun day picnic complete with food, pictures, campfire and love and laughter. It was a great day we will not soon forget, if ever...
Saying goodbye to my sister made me realize my mortality. Until you start saying goodbye to family members and reading about the passing of school classmates you can't fully understand the fact that life is short. I will do my best to prepare, stay close and never end the day or a call without saying I Love You.
We were home in PA from May till October. Spent a copious amount of time with the kids and grands. Babysitting, birthday parties, the annual Pumpkin Patch visit and thrifty shopping OH was there thrifty shopping...
October we began a month in Williamsburg. Dean came to visit for a few days. We had a good few days of touring around the area and trying out some new places to eat.
November began our final winter south. For 14 years we have been traveling south to escape the worst of the winters in the North East. Beginning January 2023 we will be transitioning into our Exit Plan. We have known for a few years that we would be retiring to sticks and bricks when the time was right. When the apartment at our sons home was vacated we would be moving in. Well one year from our family surprise picnic we will be enjoying our golden years home with our kids and grands.
Christmas was lonely, I won't lie. We had a nice Christmas and New Year together but lamented not being home with the family. Even if going home was possible it wasn't wise as gas was over $5 a gallon, hotel stay both ways and money spent while home only to stay for 5 or 6 days didn't make sense. Then Libby ruptured her CCL and we couldn't go home even if we wanted to...
2022 ended with hope for a bright year ahead...
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