Forever

Some things are suppose to last forever like friendship, children's hopes and of course the relationship between a man and wife. Yet in the last 30 years or since I was a young adult, all of these have been eroded by a societal pressure of one sort or another.  When I was a kid people who were married for 50 years was not uncommon; married children would take their families to a family vacation that included the parents and other siblings and the couple who had been married and raised their families would spend time together camping or day trips or even long travels to visit the kids and their families. This may seem a little bit of 'Americana' or old fashion or even 'weepy heart nostalgic' but believe it or not this is what makes our human condition a peaceful existence. ANd to tell you the truth I firmly believe if you don't have this with your parents and children then two things come to mind; why are you married and having kids and why don't you have this relationship?

This last weekend we, 'the wife' and myself had a short get away of biking in the Myakka State Forest here in Florida, just the two of us and no particular plans. Yep just spending a couple of lazy daze together was a good way to relax and reestablish the connection. Sometime when we are in the thick of daily life and everything is coming at me and the wife, like so much crap hitting the proverbial fan, I glad we had this kind of time together to just chill and laugh. I find if we, the wife and I, sneak in some R & R here and there, we are the stronger for it and the the 'Fan Time' is not insurmountable fro us. WE bear-up under it and are even able to laugh whilst in the middle of said 'crap storm' because of the connection we share and the years we have spent in doing this.
But back to Myakka. It is a very nice State Forest and has lost of wildlife that are just not to afraid to come out and be themselves around humans. This was refreshing because how many time do you go to the zoo and none of the animals there don't act like they even want to be around humans? But I digress again. With miles if good roads that has plenty of scenery to look at and some good dirt trail to walk or ride a bike, not in the competition since but to explore, it is a very cool place to hang out on the weekends. Heres the address: http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/myakkastateforest.html
We also went to old town Ft Myers to see the Edison Ford grounds which was very interesting .http://www.efwefla.org/home.asp But having our bikes made it much more enjoyable because we could cover alot of the surrounding housing tracks that had been established for nearly a century. Had we been on foot we would have missed most of this entirely because of the distance we traveled was around 20 miles...that wasn't going to happen walking.  And the really nice suprise was that Old downtown Ft Myers has been revitalized with young adults in mind not just 'oldsters' as has been the the way here in Florida since the the beginning of time. There is the flavor of new ideas in the part of this area that was rundown and decrepit.
All in al it was a great weekend getaway with the wife' and it didn't cost an arm and a leg either. Making the connection makes me know I'm still the guy in her life and she knows that the connection between us is stronger than ever, forever. So If I pass you on the road stop at Peets, because your buying and bring the Fam.