Retirement - How sweet the sound

Today Both Ron and I gave our notices of retirement. We both hope to end at the end of April. The first day of retirement for the two of us we plan to go to the beach. Dad is feeling such a sense of relief. I have not gotten there yet, but know I will soon. We had dinner at Olive Garden tonight to celebrate. Our church had their 10 year anniversary yesterday with a picnic after church. Everyone brought a dish to pass and they had the hot dogs, pulled pork and chicken BBQ catered. It was so cold, yes you read it right, cold and windy even under the tents. It rained a little. We had jackets on and were still cold. It is to get even cooler tonight. I put a blanket back on the bed. Strange. The church in having 2 summer interns and they are looking for places for them to stay. They are from Duke University, so we have volunteered. Do not know if they will take us up on the offer. Gram and Pop Zim have sold their house and most of the furniture in it. Can't reveal the details until after the closing June 23. It was a lowball offer, but all in all, we are all pretty pleased that it has worked out and they can move on. Gram is so happy to be able to go out and buy new furniture. She has been wanting to do that for years. Have to see how Dancing with the stars ends. Missed the first part.