After Christmas

Now what? 

Looking back I remember many boxing day visits to friends and family. Short travel to a friend's house across town, and a few drinks always a part of today. A chance to show off your gifts given, and see others gifts gotten. A chance to give a hug and get one from the people you love.

 We spent so much time working and rushing around getting it all done (was never all done)😄 then as the day "Christmas" came and the opening of presents came and went, and the dinner was done we achieved our goal the day was done. Now onto the boxing day. I never got involved in the day of shopping, it never had much draw for me, still doesn't. 

I get up early as usual, and get to watch TV. Today is about people traveling at airports and lineups, the people traveling on the highways getting home again. I shake my head as I peck away and think how lucky I am, and how odd it is people just ignore the warnings re travel. Hmm, so silly trying to get somewhere in a snow storm that was forecast. At an airport waiting in lineups for hours to get where. Sure is nice to be here and no rush to get anywhere. 😊

Today we have a chance of rain, is a little windy out now, but all warm here, as I watch the forecast in Seattle as BC news not on yet. 

What does the next year look like is what I think of as the New year aproches. We have a plan to visit the north, BC, Yukon, Alaska. Is a big undertaking, but I do believe we are up for it, and as all we are doing, do it now before we get too old, and either don't want to, or we can't. We both have places we want to see, and as we plan ahead Polly always goes online and finds a few more stops that we will make along the way. 

One more trip back east is a goal we want to achieve as well, where we get to see the sights in Canada during the summer and travel south into the US in the fall, and spend some time in Florida before we travel back towards the west coast. 

Thinking about this I will be very aware of the weather, and travel when it is favorable, and plan best we can. Driving is tough enough in good weather in rain and wind is too much. Stay put is my standard plan, till things change for the better. 

There, that's a forward looking plan, subject to change always 😊

Back to today, we will play poker again with friends we have met here, and may go for another swim. Walk my friend Bosco, and hug Polly at least once 🤗🤗❤️

Dam, life is good. Sometime today Polly will likely say "I want to go pick up ?"  I will then say not today honey, Boxing day! 🤗 I'm sure she will agree, crazy out there.

 Life is just so good, as I shake my head and listen to the news about whatever. 

Bring on the rain, lol 🤣🤣 🤣

Christmas soon, are you ready? I am.

      The Calendar we made up for 2020

I do remember working right up to the day before Christmas, and thinking did I get all I was suppose to. Seems a long time ago when we would make sure we had all presents accounted for, pack the car with the gifts that Polly bought, (I did very little buying) and get ready for the drive to Port Alberni for our Christmas Eve, and Christmas day. Was always a rush, dress up, try to make sure all was brought into Memeres house and packed under the tree. Through Rain, Snow and Cold, to visit with our family's and celebrate Christmas. Seems so darn long ago. 

Life has changed as we move around in our traveling home, that helps us live in a different location as the seasons change. 

Yuma again this Christmas as last year, looking forward to another different Christmas. 

 Looking ahead to Christmas day I see we may have some rain on Christmas Eve. Not a big deal, as looks warm after. Wind & cool days are the weather conditions we watch out for here, no snow, rain usually light, no ice. Just a little warmer with different friends 😉 who are doing the same, escaping the Cold of the North.

Is this what I thought retirement was going to be like? Well, I didn't really know what to expect, but staying in one place and watching life go by is not what I want to do. We are here till end of January, then will drive into Mexico to San Carlos with 3 other couples in there RVs. Another new experience we are looking forward to. Not exactly sure what this will be like, but want to try a new experience, and see new places and people. 

We watch TV and FB about what's going on in BC, and see the strike in our forest industry making it to the news, I'm glad I'm not in it anymore, but I do feel for all that are. Is a long haul this time, and both sides are dug in deep, with so many people suffering. I'm always optimistic, but this seems to be the new company attitude, take it or leave it, we don't care. I give my opinion every once in awhile, but words won't cut it right now, action, it takes action to make the ice crack and move.

Today I have a poker game to attend at noon, and a choice of 2 pools to check out later. Happy hour is likely, even if just Polly and I, oh and Bosco. Is a tough life, but I'll take it over the rain and snow I remember from past Christmas's. 

Good Morning 🌞, Suns up, got to go😊

Christmas away from family ❤️

The sadest looking 🌲 tree I've seen here

Every year all my life Christmas has been a family time. Always a tree that was a focus point. Always presents and dinner with all family & friends we love. We took it as the way it is and always will be. When we chose to live in our traveling home this changed things.

When we travel south we make a decision to stay south through Christmas now, this is not done lightly. We planned to fly home this year and spend Christmas with our family, but as the time to leave BC came closer we decided to celebrate Christmas early with a family dinner thanks to Polly's Brother Dan my brother in law, & Georgina our sister in law. We asked if we could have a family Thanksgiving dinner at their house and yes was the answer. We appreciate this so much. ♥️ Dinner was great with everyone bringing something.

We had a chance to give all our family members a hug and a kiss and give cards early to our Children and Grandchildren. Sounds like all good, but always feelings of missing family as Christmas aproches. 

This year we have friends from the Island here at Fortuna, making it feel a little more like home, and friends we have made here as this is our 3rd year we have spent a couple months in one spot, but only our 2nd year away for Christmas. 

We have a Christmas dinner planned early here, for the whole RV Park which will be nice, but the day of Christmas not sure yet, but likely will have a dinner with a few close friends here. 

Content not to travel at Christmas and happy to be here, is how I would describe my thoughts now, Polly is ok with it to. I'm sure Polly will create some beauty dinner for the day, like I need more delicious food🤣🤣🤣

Hmm, and that's what I'm thinking about today as we look forward to our Christmas south as I watch the weather forecast for BC on TV. Not sure how the Christmas day will go right now, but sure that this way of spending our time is what we want. 

I think I will celebrate Christmas day with a swim in the pool this year 🏊 😎 😊

Loving life here in Yuma, AZ.

    Bosco enjoying my lap as I peck away.

Good morning, this is how I do morning😊

Most every morning I wake 1-2 hrs before Polly. I get the fireplace going, big job hit a switch 😅, then I get to the coffee. Today I make it with bottled water as here in Yuma the water has many minerals in it and tastes like crap. Now grab the charged up phone, just think how life has changed over my lifetime. I can rember before there was computers, and before there was coloured TV, shit I'ma getting old man 😲🤣. I would laugh harder, but this is it, not so funny anymore. 

I sit in my nice comfortable recliner and PEC away on the phone scrolling away seeing what has happened overnight. 

Sometimes something I like, mostly crap I don't. FB has a few posts that are of people's lives, and the good that has happened or is happening, this I really like, but all the crap on there is kinda fluff I call it, just filler. What I like to read is about what's good in our lives, and what's uplifting. 

Thinking of that I usually post what we are doing, where we are, and of course a banter with others, as I like to believe we can still have fun here without setting others off because of some ??? Somebody's take on it. 

After a scrolling and pecking for about 1/2 to 1 hour, I get tired of reading the news, so I turn on the TV and listen to the weather, and news. Sometimes I hear what I have read, not much different. 

Mostly I like to hear the sound of quiet. 

Depending where we are parked the sound of birds start first, here in Yuma at Fortuna de Oro, the birds are Grackles among others, and I've grown to love their sound. They are so loud, and look so interesting as the squak and point there heads straight up, like the are sure they are in charge 😃

Maybe this is what I like so much, they just behave in a way that is sure, seemingly happy, and focused on food, water, and squaking about mating 🤣🤣🤣

Life is simple, as people we screw it up. Boarders, I always wonder about them, and here in Yuma it is a BIG DEAL! 

The birds don't pay attention to them, they go back and forth like there is no line in the Sand. People on the other hand, they are cut off as the boarder is there. People made the boarders, countries, town's states, county's, Control🤔

What for, why are people always controlled? Like animals, we are directed to do this, do that, don't do this, and Oh, you can't do that! I'm not good at being controlled, but I'm not stupid, some things I know I have to control, or face the rule makers😊

I'm wandering now, and if you followed this far you see how quiet time in the morning with a ☕ and an electronic 🔥 in a dark trailer can warp my mind🤣🤣🤣

I have not given any answers here, just said what I am thinking as I drink some Mmm 😋 good coffee, and Peck away on a phone😊🤔

Loving this life 🤗❤️

Sun up soon, have an interesting, loving day hey 😁♥️ Life is a little shorter now.