Good evening my Corona friends and hope you are all doing well and let’s not get too comfortable, as this thing can spike right back up if we are not careful. I know we are all over the map on this virus thing and I do mean that literally, as it has fled to our brothers and sisters in the southern belt, many who thought it was just a plague sent to their liberal neighbors but now the reality is it knows no political boundaries, so just wear a mask asshole, and we may make it to the other side. When I last posted I had returned from a trip to Maine and tomorrow I embark on another vacation with techie and my friends Howie and Lisa who got married on the July 4th weekend. Yes, my friends, it is official, even the “olds” do “buddymoons”. Now I know I am going to sound ungrateful but believe me, when I tell you setting sail with four people on a sailboat for a week is not Glamping if you will. Yes, there are wonderful pieces of it, but during the time of Covid, the boat can shrink and there is only one head, for those landlubbers it is what they consider a bathroom. Normally that is not a problem because we will get a mooring or a slip every night along the way and they have facilities that include indoor plumbing, but during this time of Corona they have warned us that the facilities are closed, you just get to tie up but no showers or bathrooms. I just went to CVS and stocked up on my depends, and moist towelettes for my daily cleansing. did I mention that people do this for fun? Seriously if we have wind and weather it will be fabulous and my roommate really needs to enjoy this trip. The things we do for love. I have laid out all my provisions and even purchased a new coffee percolator because I don’t want a repeat of bad coffee from that trip in Maine. I was in line at Costco yesterday getting stocked up on the Vodka and the cashier and lady in front were going on about some kind of Popsicle stick of Vodka. Immediately honing in when I heard something about Iced Vodka sticks I asked what are they and immediately added to my purchase. I have them in the freezer right now and hope they make it past the first night aboard Charisma 3. I know there is a reason I love Howie so much because when we were planning the provisioning of the boat for meals, he said he was more of the ilk of Dock and Dine. yes, score one for the team. Techie would be happy heating up some beans or a can of soup, so glad we have someone on board besides me who wouldn’t mind dining off the boat. Of course, that leads to a whole new circumstance as to what is available but between Lisa and me, we got the Tuna fish and peanut butter covered so none will go hungry. I doubt I will be able to chronicle my trip so you will have to wait for my return to hear all about my spa treatments and adventures, we will be enjoying this coming week.
We did have fun last weekend when we had a friend come from Minnesota and Franklin and we were able to give them a night of sailing in the Boston Harbor before going to dinner. Kelly was even kind enough to bring me a box of Nutty Buddies, so happy to hear that someone is paying a mind to my ranting and raving.
When we return next week it will be what is rationally Pan Mass Challenge weekend and this was to be my tenth year and because of Covid like all major sporting events, it has been reimagined. Techie and I ride on the Flames and this year we will ride with our team to our pedal partner’s homes, young cancer patients that partner with our team for support. It is an amazing feat to be a part of and I am grateful for all the support my techie and son have received from the folks at Dana Farber. I am willing to humiliate myself by squeezing into spandex [sure isn’t pretty] but we have to kick this cancer thing.
Just sayin,
Judy
Have a great time