Being thankful for the Beauty surrounding us

After a few days away from our new winter domicile, I am so glad to be back. We called this place our "Desert retreat." I am in awe every morning when I take my daily walk, and my eye catches the sight of San Gorgonia and San Jacinto. These two majestic mountains and their beauty remind me every time of the beauty that mother nature provides for us. I see mother earth and the work of the creator in them. I am so grateful to be able to spend time in this incredible place and the beauty surrounding us.

I greet both mountains every morning with respect. We are only on this earth for a short time

 

. The mountains were here before we came and will still be here long after we leave. 

 Valentines Day 2023

Today was a very special day. Sue and I got engaged 34 years ago. We always celebrate this anniversary on Valentine's Day; the actual date is February 17th, 1989. WOW - writing this date feels scary. It sounds like longer than a lifetime. Sue and I spent more than half of our lives together. For me, these are undoubtedly the best years of my life. We have done so many things together in these 34 years that it would take a book to list them all.

Today we celebrated at the MLCC clubhouse, our new winter residence. It was wonderful! Not the fanciest of all restaurants but great food, great people, and the feeling of home. Overlooking the golf course and the view of San Jacinto was the icing on the cake.

To my love:

I am so fortunate to ahve you in my life. I cherish every minute we have spent since we first met. There was never a dull moment, many adventures, some ups, and downs, and not to forget the four children that enriched our lives. We embraced life together, and there might be no better fit than you and I.

I love you from the bottom of my heart.
 

 

A new chapter, a new beginnig

This blog existed for years, and I tried to keep it going. There were multiple efforts to keep it alive, but the time was never there. Many other tasks took priority, and only occasional posts made it to my blog.

Now I would like to give it another try. I retired last year in September, and life has changed a lot. Despite retirement, I am still very busy getting organized. Sue and I took up golfing and hiking. In addition, we want to travel a lot more in the coming years. I look forward to spending more time with my lovely wife and companion. We have already spent more than 30 years of our life together, but somehow we could not make each other the top priority. There were jobs, kids, volunteering, family issues, work to be done around tour home, care for relatives, and many more  "urgent" tasks that kept us busy. 

My wife has always been the most important person in my life. And everything we had to do, we did together. But it is time to focus more on being with each other. We gave all we could to our kids, friends, and relatives. We worked hard and were always there for others. Now we focus on each other - at least for a while. Time is something that runs like a river that cannot be stopped. You can't buy it with money, and you never know hao much is left or when the river runs dry

I want to use the blog to share my thoughts or simply write them down. Even so, the blog may or may not be the only one listening.

The idea for my blog is to offer my thoughts about life and politics - unfiltered and clearly subjective based on myself and my opinion. I am not asking for anybody to agree or disagree, to like or dislike, to argue or not to argue with me, etc.. This blog is my blog; everyone can decide if he/she wants to read it and possibly comment. All I am asking from all of you that read this blog is to respect each other the way we are.

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To my wife and best friend ! Let me close with one of my favorite quotes.

"Where there is love there is life."

–Mahatma Gandhi