Five In A Tub

  Every year , my niece from Florida , comes down for a visit with her family . Carol has a very flamboyant personality . Everything she does , she does with a bang . She is a grand performer . She says and does things we all wish we could but lack the courage . Everyone has a Carol in their family .
  She arrived while I was on vacation with my grandchildren so I missed her grand entrance back into the family fold . While on the train back , I received my first text. . . . . she was looking for me already .
  Calling her , I made a date for the evening with promises of taking a dip in the hot tub  and a glass of wine  with her . Since I live right around the corner from where she was staying with her sister , I arrived wearing just a swimsuit . Quite proud of myself about that . . . . . wearing the swimsuit I mean .
  We had a great time that evening . There was Carol and her fiance Mike , my other niece Kathy and her husband Tom , and then there was me . It was an ordinary Monday night to the rest of the world  but not to us . We sat in the hot tub , sipping white wine , chatting away about anything and everything while the neighbors slept . Yes , slept . We were there well after midnight .
  I'm sure the night didn't mean much to them , but to me , I felt like I accomplished something great . I made a promise to myself that I while on this vacation , I would go out and simply enjoy life . I would not spend it cleaning out closets or doing chores . I would enjoy  and appreciate life .
  Here I sit writing , my niece back in Florida  and I have but a day left of vacation . In retrospect , I'm quite satisfied with the time spent on my vacation . I hope you make great use of yours . Have a Blessed Week everyone .