This was the first week that Bubba and I were completely retired and home all week. Of course I've already talked about the fishing trip on Monday that was so much fun, but let's take a look at the rest of the week.
Tuesday we both got hair cuts and then we returned home where Bubba worked hard in the yard and I made a project of turning all the living room furniture upside down and vacuuming all the spider webs from underneath. I took a picture but I don't think everyone needs to know how bad it was. I had planned to mop and dust and a lot of other household chores, but I was exhausted after the living room upside down project so I called it quits for the day. (I can do that now.)
Wednesday Bubba continued his work in the yard and I had a lunch date with a dear friend/former boss (Mary Ellen). We had wanted to get together for so long to just have a good visit and we finally made the time for it. We were at the restaurant for three hours and it was so much fun -- not to mention there was some good fried chicken and meatloaf.
Christmas shopping was the order of the day on Thursday and we managed to pick up the last couple of things we needed. Most of our Christmas purchases were made online. That is much less stressful.
Friday Bubba and his brother Joe went oystering and I worked around the house. I also cooked a good supper. Since I've retired it's usually Bubba who cooks the really good suppers.
The rain on Saturday made everything look so dreary. I had two goals for the day -- wrap Christmas presents and make cheese balls. I accomplished both. Bubba fried oysters and mullet for supper.
Maybe I don't have high expectations, but it was a pretty satisfying week for me. I love waking up and enjoying my coffee while I look out the window. I like stopping a job in the middle because I can always finish it tomorrow. So far I'm not seeing the downside to being retired. I know that we will probably have some dreary days ahead but I think it's going to be just fine.
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