July 13, 2014
My Instead: After a pool party the day before, I stayed
most of the next day at a friend's place in Farmington instead
of rushing home to get my work done.
It was Sunday and I had things to do back home. And there I was in Farmington, Missouri…the “day after” the pool party. I had planned to spend the night because I knew I would have been too tired to drive for that long that late.
Anyway,
that Sunday morning, I finally rose at 9 A.M. I never sleep that late, well
hardly ever. But I didn’t hear any rumbling from the other three women in the
house, so I stayed put on my inflatable mattress. When I finally did get up, I
went to the sunroom and found Annette sprawled out on this great big
lounging-type stuffed chair. She looked so comfy! “I will own that chair for the rest
of the weekend”, I thought. And the second she got up to get me some coffee, I
parked my carcass into her impression. Yes, I am that bold! And Annette was so
generous and gracious.
One of the other gals
made a great breakfast. Boy, was I getting spoiled…rotten! I could get used to
this. It was no wonder or surprise that I overstayed my welcome. We all got in
the pool again, another gal joined us later in the day, and that Sunday indeed manifested
as a “day of rest”.
Eventually, everyone
left and went back to their reality. I stayed and avoided mine a little while
longer. Annette and I solved the world’s problems and Mary, her neighbor, arrived
a little later to join in the brain storming. But all good things must come to
an end. And so it was for this day, as well.
I am so glad I took a
break from my work and returned a sense of balance to my life. I just hope my memory
holds out a few more years so that I can feast upon the weekend’s reverie.
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