A lazy day

We were going to be leaving Jacksonville today and we told Ray that on Sunday.  His response was, "Oh, really? Do you...well sure if that's what you want to do."  Well, with that response, we elected to stay another day.  That being said, we had already done our laundry, so today is a totally lazy day being spent listening to the thunder and the rain and seeing the occasional flash of lightening.  It's been a good day for Sandi and me.  Everyone is gone except Puck, the little dog who does not like thunder in any way shape or form.  I was sitting on the couch and he was pressed up against my leg, shaking all over.  Anyway, we've played Solitaire, read, talked and just been.  I like just being; it sort of soothes the soul and lets you reflect and gather yourself up for what is happening.  I've reached the point of not particularly caring about what the future may bring (who knows? It's the future.) and I may finally be at a point of being able to say that the past is just that: it's back there and not to be reclaimed or redeemed.  All we can do as human beings is go on from here, and here is a really wonderful place to be.

That's the Atlantic Ocean out there!

Wouldn't you say?? Tomorrow afternoon we'll head to Pensacola and spend the night there.  We were playing with the idea of stopping in New Orleans, but Sandi has heard that the crime rate has really gone up, so we may well skip that.  We'll spend one more night on the road and then head into Houston, TX to see my friend Sunny Nanette Martin Hewitt.  I should let her know the date of our arrival, don't you think? Well, this is only a short blog, being's as how I'm on vacation today...not tomorrow though - tomorrow I drive.  I love it.  Miss my friends!