Good morning, dear friends,
I’m so happy to say that on Saturday, Barry’s family surprised the heck out of us by knocking on the Arcadia door that leads to our patio. Steven was the only one who knew they were driving in from the west coast.
While we all felt wonderful being together, our grandsons are unaccustomed to the intensity of the heat, so Tony (11) and Ray (10) were seen wilting a bit until they began to enjoy the hotel’s miniature golf course and water park.
The fact that children are not yet vaccinated and can’t come into our home where Will and I continue to quarantine (pre surgery) was not easy for anyone, but that challenge dissipated as soon as all of the precautions we must take were clearly explained (based in the fragility of my immunity to combatting Covid, most especially while this tumor resides in my lung. I mean, being this close to surgery, I can’t catch so much as a summer cold).
Fortunately, the timely manner of my sister’s visit followed by Barry’s family’s arrival (as well as many play off games, which we enjoyed), sees my surgery being over (and recovery beginning) within just a week’s time.
These past two weeks with Lauren and Mickey, my niece, Jessica and Shawn and then Barry, Marie and Ray offered Will, Steven, Ravi, David and me such an abundance of loving fun that any worrisome thoughts, which may have arisen, momentarily, were swept away by our family’s heartfelt sense of pure pleasure at being together following a separation of twenty months.
Under normal circumstances, we are accustomed to enjoying each other quite frequently. Seriously, as all of us chose to spend time together, happily, on our patio in 108 degree heat, if that’s not an act of love then what is?❤️
Barry’s family is driving back to the coast while I’m writing this post (on Tuesday). I miss each of them, already. Watching cousins, who clearly love each other, cooling off by splashing around in our spa, set my heart to dancing.💃🏻
Barry plans to drive here, again, this coming weekend before my surgery takes place a week from today. My smile sincerely feels blessed.
🙋🏻♀️🔆Annie
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