This summer has been hard trying to figure out ways to enjoy it that still keep us safe. Trauma has been triggered in my household so it's been challenging. We have purchased bikes, inflatable kayaks, a new bedframe (switching out the one at the cabin for better sleep), WNBA league pass to watch the games, more storage shelves, bedroom chairs and a used elliptical). Most of these will be very good for the rest of the summer but the elliptical was purchased for us to continue to have some physical activity during the cold winter that we know is coming. We wanted to get it now before the demand is high. It makes me a little nervous with the spending but we're still sitting very good. Oh, we also opened a ROTH for my spouse. If there is a second stimulus check sent out, we intend to put it in there in it's entirety.

We did have a social gathering at a local lake one evening with friends, everyone masked, brought their own chairs and visited six feet away. We rode there on our new bikes, it's about 4 miles away. It was lovely.

This week we plan to go to the cabin for an overnight to switch out the frame and mow the lawn. Next month we hope to finally have a driveway installed. Sunday we leave to drive all day (12 hours) to go to a really special hiking spot. We were going to camp but because of the trauma response to everything happening in the world, we decided a hotel might be easiest for a better sense of safety.

Dreams we also have been having is next year or so purchasing a minivan and having it outfitted as a simple campervan. We've done some research, their are some folks in Colorado who do this and we hope to do some easy simple traveling in the next decade or so.

We've also been dreaming about retirement. If our country can't ever figure out healthcare. If I can stay healthy, I probably could retire around 62 and cobra for 18 months and free market healthcare until medicare (if things remain as they are) at 65. That's about 11 years from now. Dreaming...dreaming...