April 15, 2009

• Florida here I come!!!  I’ve called my youngest, who lives in Brooklyn, three times today.  She’s joining me for the weekend.  I banked my week last year so I could have two weeks this year, which is the only way we could get a full weekend together.

  What’s really great is that she will be able to join me in West Palm one night, AND I was able to get the second week at Pompano Beach.  We stayed there once when she was young enough that she still had fun on trips with me.  The sulky teen years hadn’t hit yet.  It will be different, now that she’s 21.  This might be our best trip yet. When I told her where the second week was she said, “Ohhh, we like that.” 

  I am so ready for sun.  And you know it’s going to do nothing but rain here between now and the day I leave.  April showers bring May flowers.  And if you live in Portland it can rain all the way through May and June, too.  That’s why I go to Florida.  If I can’t have my beach house, I can at least be sure of one week in the sun and sand.

  So I promptly went upstairs and tried on a pair of white pants to see how bad it was.  It’s gonna be okay.  I have begun walking EVERY morning, no excuses.  And I’ve been doing a lot of yard work.  And I’m cutting back on portions.  And I’m trying not to eat so late.  Oh, and I cut out that late-night snack.  AND I’ve upped the water.  I’m getting into that swimsuit, no matter what.

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