May is a special month, as the weather warms up, flowers bloom, and folks start putting in gardens and getting outside. And May 10 marks several different things in my life.
It’s my dad’s 102nd birthday. I miss him so much. I
know if he were with us, he’d be celebrating mightily. Before he turned ninety,
he decided he would throw himself a big party. My sister and I already had big
plans underway, so we ended up telling him about the surprise. Instead of being
disappointed he had ruined our surprise, he threw himself into helping us
organize. Luckily, everything he wanted, we already had on our list. It was a
great party. He passed away a few weeks prior to his ninety-first birthday. But
I’ll always have my memories of that fun time—both the organizing and the
partying.
On May 10, 2019, I released the first book in my Cowboys
of Mineral Springs series. At the time, I had written drafts for five books
in the series and started a draft on book 6. I released book two in October
2019. I really need to get back to editing the rest of the series.
On May 10, I will have had my second Covid vaccination
and will have quarantined for 2 weeks! Yay! So, without further ado, I will
list ten things I really want to do this year—all, sad to say, still masked.
But best to continue to be safe. Besides, I discovered when I wear my mask
walking, it helps keep the allergens in the air at bay and I am able to walk
without wheezing. All good! It’s important to focus on every little positive
thing we can and not obsess on the negative.
So, in no particular order, my top ten things to do
this year (and in honor of RTG’s Ten Year Anniversary):
1) Enjoy
a backyard cocktail or cup of tea with friends.
2) Hit
the local food truck scene and sit on a bench in the sun on the town mall to
enjoy whatever I buy.
3) Spend
the 4th of July (and my grandson’s birthday, later in July) with my
family, watching fireworks over the water, from my son’s front deck.
4) Enjoy
the beach with my 3 grandsons later this summer as they attend surf camp
(cancelled last summer.)
5) Enjoy
time spent with my daughter and family when they visit from Colorado (cancelled
last summer.)
6) Sit
outside in the sun with my mom at her retirement community. We haven’t had
face-to-face time since last summer - except waving to her through her
apartment window.
7) Go
to the farmer’s market and other outdoor events.
8) Get
together in person for monthly fall meetings with my writers’ group (also
cancelled.)
9) Attend
a fall conference (also postponed from last year.)
10 Attend
my daughter’s wedding (which means getting on a plane without freaking out, and
still having to wear a mask for the five-hour trip.)
Here’s to a good rest of 2021.
And huge
congratulations to the Romancing the Genres blog on ten years of
success!
What
is something you really look forward to?
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Lowe writes small town sweet and spicy romances and contemporary westerns from
the mountains of Colorado to the shores of Maine.
Author of the Starlight Grille series, Serenity Harbor Maine novellas, and the Cowboys of Mineral Springs series, Lowe has also authored short romances for Woman’s World magazine. Her newest novella is The Love Left Behind.
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7 comments:
Isn't it wonderful we can all be normal again!!?? have fun, dearie!!
Definitely getting out and staying out more.
We could organize a Romancing The Genres "deck time" where we can sit and sip whatever - and if close enough, with another Genre-ista - or not. The BQs have been talking about trying to set up a Zoom visit with everyone. From Australia to the UK and points in between presents a bit of a challenge but who knows, maybe we can pull it off!
Great post, Delsora! you have lots of fun stuff coming up. I am looking forward to casual time with friends and family and a couple vacation trips later in the year.
That's a full and fun list of celebrations. I'm sure you'll get to do all of them. Top of my list is to visit Son2, whom I've not seen in person in 18 months. Chatting on Facetime is a poor facsimile. And then there are all those hugs for family and friends I've been saving up!
Thanks everyone for stopping by. Sorry I was AWOL yesterday. But ended up with intestinal flu (or could have been something I ate) on Sunday, and still not 100%. So just catching up with RTG. But good news is - I lost 8 pounds. Ok - you know it will all come back once I can eat more than one piece of toast a day. SIGH. But 9 more things to look forward to on my list...since I can check off one - mom and I did get to enjoy Mother's day together with my son and grandson - 4 generations together.
Loved the ten things you plan to do now that you are fully vaccinated. Several of them are on my list as well. Several I've already done--getting together with my book group outside on a deck; hugging my mother and sisters and nieces and nephews who live in the area.
The one I'm waiting for now is going to start in June. That is taking my Nia exercise class in person (It's kind of a cross between jazzercise dance and yoga and Tai Chi). The one I take is specifically for seniors. I've been attempting to do it virtually in a small 5 x 5 space in my office, where my computer is for the Zoom sessions. I cannot really let my dancing travel much in that space. We will start outdoors beneath the trees and hope that my Fall we can move indoors.
Happy vaccine free time, Delsora!
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