After months of waiting for our trip to begin, we are down to the last three days. We have much yet to do, and these last days are packed with errands, appointments, and last-minute get-togethers with family and friends.
In most ways, we are very on top of things. We have taken care of bank, post office, bill-paying, house coverage issues, and more. Our shopping is done. Bob even completed his federal and state tax returns yesterday! I am still waiting for some paperwork before I can complete mine. Yet we still have much to do. We have not even started packing. Fortunately, we have recovered from our bouts with the flu and feel quite ourselves again.
To quote a well-known song, "The weather outside is frightful!" A large part of the country, including New England, has been plunged into a severe cold front for a few days now. Temperatures in our area have been near zero at night with highs in the teens during the day. It is hard to get warm, even in our cozy condo with the cheerful gas stove blazing. There was a time, earlier in January, when the weather was unseasonably warm, with temps in the 50-60-degree range, and we asked ourselves, "why are we leaving for Costa Rica when we have such nice weather here?" But now we know why we decided, months ago, to escape to a tropical climate and leave the cold New England weather behind for half the winter!
Let the games begin!
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