Beach day two and I can list the things I’ve done on one hand. I played cards, played scrabble, walked on the beach, went out to eat, and played video games. This is the entire action set of the day thus far and it is night. Good life. This is a solid way to ease into the chaos of the coming semester. Likewise, the semester itself is a good way to get my stuff done and get myself in transition for the fun and happy living that is yet to come outside of school hours.
I am happy. This is a good cycle for me and I hope it continues for as long as possible. I’ve had a lot of bad in my life and I feel like I’ve earned this. I feel like I deserve a nice dollop of happiness on top of everything else that has happened in my life?
What has happened? Well, the most present thought is the stinging memory of my mother trying to convince my eldest son to emancipate himself and come live with her. The fact is, I’m a pretty good dad. I am definitely not the guy a 17 yr old cuts off because the kid’s Grandma has a ton of beef. I’m talking metric tons here, folks. Tonnage.
So, yeah. I feel I deserve this. I’m going to go enjoy it right now.