Transitions

At my age I am not necessarily afraid of change and have moved often enough to know that new friends are just people I haven't met yet.  But nostalgia...now that's a different story.  After being in AZ this winter and having the need for some very specialized health care, BJ and I have both realized how comforting it is to be closer to medical care as well as just all the other conveniences of life.  As we are aging....yes, hard to admit...we are prompted to contemplate what is best for both of us going forward and being here on the mountain alone is not in the cards.  We know that day will come eventually, the aloneness, and we want to be somewhere where either one of us would feel settled enough to not have to make a move.   So to get the process moving we put the boat up for sale.  Seems like a simple decision but also an emotional one as we reminisce about all the amazing cruises we have had on Kaviar.  Hard to believe a material possession could evoke such feelings of separation but it is what it is and we are grateful to have had the experience of going to Alaska...a HUGE stretch to my comfort level!!!  But I'm glad I was stretched and able to see parts of our world that few others ever will.   

Next big decision is the house which officially went on the market on May 5.  Since it took our neighbors 3 years to sell their house we are not expecting to be out of here anytime soon but the purging has begun.   So you can see we are trying to simplify our lives and reduce assets. Good to do while we can still choose to do it and not have to do it.  

But I still will miss you, Kaviar.