I watched De Niro and Al Pacino go at it yesterday in Heat, following up on yesterday’s post. I’ll be confined to my office today while our dining room built-ins are being installed, so I may get a chance to watch another movie. I’m debating whether or not the rain will hold off this afternoon and give me a chance to invite the grandkids to swim. I haven’t seen much of them this summer with my son working most every day and their mother preparing for optometry school in Miami. Everybody in the family seems to be busy but me. Once my morning run is over, I’m pretty much a slug. 

I would say that I’m a couch potato, but I spend most of my time on a desk chair or a stool. Our schnauzer Tally hogs the comfortable chair in my office. Evenings – I am usually on the couch next to my wife watching more TV. It would be a sad existence if it weren’t for all the traveling we do. That is getting more and more exhausting. When that all ends in a few years from now, I just might feel like I’m imprisoned if it weren’t for all the amenities in our resort community. We can utilize our golf cart to go from pool-to-pool to fitness classes, courts, dog park, our garden plot, gyms, vendors, and game rooms. There are evening concerts and get-togethers to also keep us entertained. The Atlanta Braves Spring Training facility is just a mile away, along with downtown Wellen Park. 

This will eventually become a huge residential area once 9,000 more doors are constructed. Shopping centers, big box stores, apartments, a major hospital, schools, care facilities, golf courses, and other recreational opportunities will soon follow, all within a 3-mile radius. We already made the decision to own just one car and the golf cart. Most of our future travel will be to visit family and friends, mostly in the states, with a week here and there at a Marriott Vacation Club. I still have to get to Maine, but the travel bucket is quickly emptying. We have one last major Cross-Atlantic cruise booked next spring with key stops in Buenos Aeres, Rio, Casablanca, Seville, Barcelona, and Mallorca. Then, it’s all about the TV.