THE REST OF THE REST . . .

It is winddown time and Hillary and I are taking advantage of all the lounging and food intake that our bodies can endure. After our Safari Land trip and sunning by the pool, we once again began discussing - what else - food!! Paul arrived home fairly early and we all went to the Bonefish restaurant. Leisurely meal of our individual orders of fish ... mine, coconut shrimp ... an absolute fav'. Lots of laughter and tales of childhood adventures on the part of Hillary and Paul ... the roller derby stints with Sheila and Hillary competing in the basement, with Dan Hinchley and Paul as referees, always seems to be retold. How they survived that I will never know!! Wednesday was a "do-nothing" day ... going in and out of the sun; collecting stray items to put into suitcases for the trip home; watching Hill laugh as she checked Facebook comments on her published pictures. The evening was to be spent at Vivian and Mary's house "across the yard" ... dinner and conversation. Paul grabbed a bottle of wine and we wandered over ... a lovely dinner of roast pork with mojo glaze, black beans and rice with a selection of hot peppers and sauces, for those of us who wanted to tweak the taste, and Cuban bread. Once again, a "full" evening in all respects. For our last day, Paul had arranged a spa session at Doral. Hillary had said she would take nothing less than an eighty-minute massage by a therapist she had had before. It was the girl's day off, but she came in "just for Hillary" ... now that's celebrity treatment! We had to leave no later than one o'clock to catch our plane ... we both wished we could have gone the day before and spent more time in the hot tubs and outdoor cabanas ...just "luxuriating" in general. Felt so wonderful and relaxing ... and rich!! Paul was very busy with meetings, but Larry took us to meet Paul's staff. He did, however, excuse himself after conducting an interview; we got to bid him an appreciative farewell. Time passed so quickly. It seemed as though Hillary had just arrived. We made it to the airport in plenty of time. In fact, the plane was delayed for 45 minutes and then we had to wait on the plane for air traffic clearance. Upon our arrival at O'Hare, Ed came to meet Hill and the Drahoks came to get me. Jonferes met us at my house with a few food staples to tide me over AND a nice bottle of red wine. We sat around the table and caught up on some of the news ...Friday, those of the family who could make it, were attending a fish fry at Mack's Golden Pheasant ... many "welcome home" phone calls ... nice to be back! Easter is upon us soon ... that means Spring and warm weather, I think! 'Til I see each and every one of you ... I remain, Marma