It never rains in Southern
California right? Wrong. Today was gloomy and drizzly – just like my
mood. Escrow was scheduled to close
tomorrow, Wednesday, the 3rd.
I was planning to go up there, one last time, hold Doc’s hand and wander
through the house saying “Thank You and Goodbye” to that wonderful place. The realtor called in the morning to say
everything would be finalized today!
Poop.
I was doing chores around the house and gushing tears when Doc came home at 10:30 a.m. Doc quickly assessed the situation. He said, “pack your stuff” we are heading up
to the cabin. My “logical side” argued back at
him. “It would take me an hour to shower
and pack the gear for today. Then it is
an hour’s drive up there. We have a 1:30
p.m. class way out in Fontana. With the rain and the traffic we could not make
it on time. Plus we have a 4:45 p.m.
meeting at school. After that we would
need to change clothes in the bathroom; suit and tie (Doc) and a dress and
heels (me) to be at a Retirement function by 6 p.m. That is just way too complicated.” Doc simply said, “Go get ready and pack your
bags”. I protested; he insisted.
We arrived at the cabin to find
the new owner had already parked his trailer in the carport and put many of his
tools inside the house.
Since he was not
there and the cabin was still ours, we went inside and said our goodbyes.
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As we started down the mountain, Doc
suggested that we have a nice lunch and a drink to Celebrate the sale of the
cabin. I agreed. We ordered deluxe burgers at the McDonald’s
drive up window. I broke off pieces and
hand-fed Doc his burger since it was rainy and he needed to keep both hands on
the wheel while driving. His “stop for
drinks” of course meant Starbucks to get a coffee to keep him awake during
class.
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At the evening function there
were elegant appetizers and desserts served.
There was a champagne toast as well.
While everyone else was toasting the Retiree, Doc and I used that moment
to also celebrate the 15 wonderful years of memories which the cabin provided to
so many people. Thank You Cabin!
This week I won a Holiday Themed
Chalkboard which read “Ho Ho Ho”. Since I do not decorate for Christmas, I was planning
to bring it home and immediately place it into the “To Be Donated” box. I was headed out to the garage with it, but
decided instead to modify it to express MY sentiments. It now reads “Bah Humbug!”
