Last year, I visited the pool once. This afternoon, I remembered why I missed it so much. The day was beautiful. The sun was warm but in the shade the breeze kept you cool. Rita, Ian and I spent all afternoon sitting by the pool. I loved every minute.
After I swam and did my exercises in the deep end, I went into the hot tub. The water in the pool is heated so it is not cold but it cools you down when you get out of the water and feel the breeze, so I head to the hot tub. It is a place where people chat. I talked to a lady from Indiana. She used an expression I had not heard for years. When she told me she lived in Northern Indiana, I asked her what people do for a living in that area because I recalled it was mostly farms. She thought I was asking what she did, and she responded by saying that she was a housewife. I had not been given that answer for at least 40 years so I laughed and responded "Great".
It turned out that her husband had been in the military and they had 3 children. After he retired, they moved back to their home town in Indiana where he joined the National Guard. In addition, he works part time as an air craft mechanic for a company, which was his job in the Air Force. Now in addition to looking after her own house, she helps care for her 5 grandchildren. She is delighted with her life and was a charming lady. What I found so refreshing about her was her choice to be a house wife. She was proud of her job and was pleased to tell me about her life. I cheered her on.
Later in the afternoon, we three drank a margarita, the first in Mexico. Ken joined us and the afternoon wound down in time to get ready to watch the sunset on our balcony. It is a grand life.
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