This one got away.

A few week's ago my Aunt called me and offered her home and all the furniture in it for a very nice price. I was so excited and couldn't wait for Gary to return home from work. I waited a few minutes for him to settle down and set in a chair on the patio before I told him the good news. I reason why I wanted her home it is only 25 minutes from the ocean on Hilton Head Island. We could have had a chance to live by the sea. Instead of fighting old man winter each year. Trying to drive in the not so cleaned streets of ice and snow. Being forced to stay indoor all winter long. In Hilton Head the average temperature is 70.
So when I told my husband I thought he would share in my excitement. Instead he said No.
because he wasn't ready to retire yet. He wants to work one more year. This shattered me I was shocked. It was what we planned on for the last three years. We go down there each summer for vacation and love the island.
This was a few week's ago and I can't put this out of my mind. All that I can think about is the one and only chance we had will be gone forever. The chance for us to walk on the beach and see the sunset every evening if we wanted to. The chance to live in warm weather. I could have had summer flower's bloom all year long. I could have spent time getting to know my mother's family in the south. Exploring the history of Savannah and Charleston. So much I will never have the chance to know. It's not fair......
I wanted my grandchildren to come each summer and stay with me so we could play at the sea. Our son and his beautiful girlfriend also said that they would move with us down south.
When my husband and I talked about moving down south a few year's ago he said the one thing he would miss the most was our son.
I feel like we had the chance to live someplace wonderful and different. To play like we were young again and connect with the beauty of the sea. To lay in the sun and taste the salt from the water's spray.
I just wanted to have that chance to say I live someplace different than Ohio.

Getting Ready

Today was a lot of fun as my friend Lisa Marie and I ran around town shopping. Lisa lives in the apartment building next to mine. She is a blast to hang out with. She has built a wonderful career for herself. She is a very popular food stylist in Cincinnati. You can check out her work on her web page. At food diva com. She is the second food diva on the web page. I gave away my pink Victorian Christmas ornaments when we sold the house to my daughter. They are finishing off their basement into a family room. So if she put a tree up downstairs she now has ornaments. That leaves me with no Christmas decorations this year. I really gave some thought into what I wanted my tree to look like. So I came up with decorations of Peacock feathers. Lime green bulbs and turquoise ornaments. also I wanted line green sparkle glittered leaves and foliage. just a finishing touch of copper scattered about. So we travel to downtown Cincinnati to Dreisbach wholesale florists supply. They had six dozen peacock feathers waiting there for me. I did some Christmas shopping while we were out. Maybe this year I will get a head start and be ready for the holidays. I hate being broke and when I finally to go shopping everything is gone. So start early and get it done. Good luck

This year

Alot has happen to Gary and I this year. We sold our home in Ross, Ohio after living there for 23 years. My children were raised in that house. We had a ranch in the country on 5 acres. Four bedroom with an in ground pool and four car garage. I planted several trees that were just seedlings and now they are taller than the house. We painted and remodeled just about every room. Spent alot of time and money turning that place into what we wanted it to be. I watched my son and daughter graduate and go to college. They moved out and started their own lives. My daughter got married and became a mother. My son has his own place and lives with a beautiful young lady. The house became too much for us. So we sold it last February and settle into a 2 bedroom luxury apartment. It is beautiful here with the clubhouse and pool. The expenses are half of what they were. Do I miss my old home? I have to say no I really don't.
What I miss are watching the deer's that grazed in the back yard each evening. I've missed my garden and the fresh produce that I grew. The flower's when they were in full bloom. The sun sets and peaceful evening sitting on the deck. Being able to crank the stereo up when I wanted to.
Alot of good times were had by all in that house. But like everything, nothing stays the same.
So now that we have lived in our apartment for the last 7 months. I can say that we made the right decision. We have free time each day to do or go where we want. It takes me about an hour to clean and we can enjoy our time together. It just seems odd that we don't own a house anymore. I have owned a house since I was 19 years old. Next month I'll be 60.

Just another day

I wish I had something to tell you that was fun and exciting, but I don 't. I heated up left over pizza for lunch and watched everything I could on Food Network. My husband came home from work and changed the television to one of his manly man channels. So I left the house and went over to the Yankee Candle store in our area.While there I purchased some of the new fall candles. I love the Autumn Leaves and Autumn Fruit. They have a sale till October 6th. the new fall candles are buy one get one at 50% off. Not a bad deal if you have started your Christmas shopping, which I have. I went into the book store and found a magazine on blogging. It was $14.99 which was more than I wanted to spend for a magazine. I know in my profile I wrote a memoir. Which I plan to post it later, all in good time. all in good time. I am new to blogging and want to get comfortable with it first.. that's all...... Now I am going to watch The Saint's play football on the tube gotta go...

Getting connected

My son, Chad is always telling me to post on my blog. Not that my life is so interesting. Ok I will give it a shot.
This morning I went for a walk with Beasley and the temperature was quite cool. Our apartment where my husband and I live contains several walking trails with beautiful landscape areas.
You could feel Autumn in the air. Fall and Spring are my favorite season's. It reminds me of my childhood playing in the piles of leaves that I would create in my Grandma's yard.
Soon the annual display of sun burned leaves will changed into colors like sienna and burnt umber. The burning bushes will turn bright crimson almost like mother-nature has a paint brush and tubes of watercolors. The crisp fresh air will take over and the day's will become shorter.
I turn into a nester wanting to nestle up with soft textures and fabric's that will warm me. Cook pot after pot of soup and bake apple pie's for my husband Gary. Watch an old movie while sipping a cup of hot chocolate and find a craft to carry me through the winter months. So I hope that you will enjoy these last few weeks of warm weather and surround yourself in the beauty that fall has to offer. Rake up a pile of leaves maybe nostalgia will take over asking you to roll in them like you did as a child.