Halleluiah!

Halleluiah!
It is Saturday morning, May 10, 2008. My spirit has been uplifted! It is a beautiful sunny morning in Fairfield, California. Marie and I are sitting at a table for two in the Quail Creek comfortable and cozy dining room. Four residents are playing a game of tennis-doubles outside the window. Glenn Miller and his great orchestra, of the thirties and forties, is playing on the P.A. system - his theme song (Moonlight Serenade); Pennsylvania 6-5000 and In the Mood. On the table, are cloth napkins and table cloth, and fresh flowers. I am waiting to be served my pancake, bacon, egg, orange juice and milk! What a way to go!
A great stress-load has been lifted from my shoulders. I am very thankful and feel great. While I am not relieved of my responsibility for Marie and myself, I can cope with that, with all the assistance the staff provides. I am in a good place spiritually. I have inner calm. No more multi-tasking. I am living in the moment, and enjoying every bit of the experience. I am nearing my ninth decade, and I am comfortable with the sunset of my life. I can still recall most of the good memories on the way to getting here.
After breakfast, I met a lady from the “Big House” across the street. It is an Independent Living facility. She told me that she moved here from Santa Maria. I asked her how she heard of the facility, She said that someone researched retirement facilities for her and concluded that Paradise Valley was the best and nicest facility in the U.S. And, here she is. While this is quite a statement, I have no reason to doubt it.