D2 and the Lazy Summer

D2 really packed the education thing in together. Although she is humble, and hates talking about her accomplishments, she started college August of '10 and got her BS and MS in Management less than five years later, all with stellar grades. She was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and won a scholarship for her graduate school studies based in her college academic performance. Mighty amazing. She has a job offer waiting in NYC in the Fall, and decided to take a well deserved summer off before beginning the career world. She ran into a gaggle of "Pinecrest Moms," defined as women whose husband's earnings have given them the luxury of not working, and who, after being very involved mothers, are now enjoying the fruits of their wise life choices. This gaggle all had grown kids, and although were quite involved with them, really didn't have any more day to day responsibilites, other than getting manicures and going to the gym. They asked D2 what her summer plans were, and she told them -- really just working out, visiting friends, and preparing for her move. The Moms acted as if D2 had said she planned to become a drug addict and move under a highway bridge. "REALLY???!!!! You're not going to work or ANYTHING????" D2 and I found this hilarious. These spoiled and lucky women begrudged D2, who just packed more hard work into the past 5 years than any of these women had done in decades, from living for a few months in exactly the lifestyles they took for granted. The NOIVE of 'dem! All I know is, I'm thrilled with her choice. We're spending a lot of qulaity time together -- yesterday was a prime example. It occurred to me that plenty of justice at the firm was going on without my presence, and I decided to stay home. D2 awoke at the crack of 11 am, and we went to LOL, our favorite breakfast/lunch spot. Wifey originally begged off, and D2 asked her to reconsider. At LOL we ran into our new neighbors, Roberta and Joan, and chatted with Joan about her appearance in a great documentary about the Miami gay experience we had watched earlier in the week. Across from our table was a 2 man law team I used to do business with, but now Stuart is the receiver of their cases. One of the fellows has 2 kids who have failed to launch, sadly, and I caught up about their non accomplishments. From there we drove to Goodwill, and dropped off the 5th load of giveaways from the closets of our house -- 2 small bookcases and a huge pile of once expensive clothing. Then we stopped at Recycle Closet, a consignment shop Wifey and the Ds frequent, and dropped off some formerly VERY expensive ladies' clothes, and D2 found a like new down coat to take to NYC to guard against the first Winter of her life... Then it was a quick stop at the post office. I mailed by California sister 2 of our late Dad's sweaters -- I had kept them since he died in '82, and was going to give them to Goodwill, but then thought maybe my sister wanted them. She did. As I put them into the box, I remembered my Dad wearing them -- one green cardigan, and one red number with a black leather front. Our hope is that my sister's son, now away, will wear them this Fall when he returns. D2 made us kale salads for dinner -- unhappy that I ate the chicken and nuts and bleu cheese but not too much of the cardboard-like kale. The balance of the night was sitting with Bo and Vienna, the two resident dogs, watching the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, and sharing with D2 tales of Stevie Ray Vaughn... D1 made an appearance of FaceTime (tm) as well. So Viva D2! It's awesome to share this gap summer with her, as we reflect on her awesome accomplishments and talk of her future. And to hell with the begrudging Pinecrest Moms...let them go out and get jobs.