Being Retired! - Marge

Eric photographing the sunset in Puerto Vallarta
framing someone else photographing the sunset

Being retired is so much fun! It really is more fun than I thought possible! All those years getting up in the dark; the sudden and horrible auditory assault of the alarm shocking me into wakefulness; driving to work in the dark, an hour each way; arriving at work in the dark, or just as the sun was rising; spending all those long hours in a cubicle with a computer and the assignments that no longer interested me, drinking huge mugs of coffee to stay conscious. All those hours gazing at nothing while dreaming about moving to Belize, Uruguay, France, Portugal, Ireland, Malta, Costa Rica, Argentina or Mexico. I researched them all! All those many years hoping and planning and, at last, counting down the days. And then the wonderful good-by lunches and get-togethers and toasts with red wine or prosecco. And now I am retired and we are here, in our new home-Mexico!

Turns out that being retired is like having a whole new life! So many wonderful choices! So many ways to live and experiences to have and places to explore--and the time for it all! Retiring early was the best choice I've ever made (besides marrying Eric, of course!)!