I started Kindergarten in the fall of 1973 and since then I have gone back to school every year without an interruption (13 years of public school, 4 years of college, and 30 years of teaching). All of my friends and colleagues in the Granite School District went back to school on Monday and I was not with them. I thought it would feel bittersweet but, honestly, I was very grateful and so relieved not to have to start a new school year during a pandemic. I really wanted to go somewhere fun to celebrate the fact that I am no longer tied to a school schedule and I had planned to go to Iceland but, like so many of my summer plans, that trip was rescheduled. Since I couldn't go to Iceland I decided to do the next best thing and go to my favorite KOA in Fillmore for the week. I had so much fun! I like to stay in a cabin and the one I booked has a double bed and a bunk bed (you provide your own linens), a mini-fridge, and an A/C (it also has a heater but I didn't need that). There is a lovely porch, a picnic table, a fire ring, and a gas grill located outside. There is not a bathroom in my particular cabin (some cabins at this KOA have bathrooms) but there are wonderful facilities inside the main lodge which is a short walk away. When I booked this cabin I thought that I would spend the majority of my time relaxing and reading on the porch but I ended up using it as a base of operations to go on a few adventures (more on these adventures is coming). I did, however, spend all of my evenings eating way too many treats and watching movies on my laptop in my cozy cabin! I kind of like retirement!
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