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#PoolLife Saturday
Jun. 29th, 2025 11:06 amWe faced a choice for this weekend. A week ago we were deciding how long to make our July 4 vacation. Would I take the entire week off from work so we could travel 9 days? Honestly I didn't feel like it. I looked at the weather report and saw that Saturday and Sunday were forecast to be beautifully warm days— with afternoon highs of 84-86°F (29-30° C)— and decided I'd rather stay home for the weekend and enjoy some #PoolLife. Plus, I had too many meetings on my work calendar already to feel comfortable taking off the whole week, so I'll work Monday and part of Tuesday.
Friday evening we had dinner with friends and I shared my totally un-ambitious weekend plans. "We're going to take advantage of the warm weather and enjoy some pool life," I boasted.
"Ah, #PoolLife!" Bobbi replied, pronouncing it as 'hashtag pool life'.
I had a moment of "WTF?" wondering if Bobbi is reading my blog. I introduced 'pool life' as a tag about a year ago. Meeting someone who might have read my blog is weird because I have, like, maybe ten followers... and at least 2 of them are bots. 🤣
So how was it? It was glorious. The temperature was already up to 85 or 86 as we drove home from dining out for lunch and running a few quick shopping errands. Later in the afternoon it hit a high of 88, according to the weather app. We splashed around in the pool for a while, doing exercises going back and forth, then floated to relax in the warm sunshine, then soaked in the hot tub, then laid out on the lounge chairs.
I wiled away the afternoon mostly in the shade, as you can see in the photo above. Hawk took a spot mostly in the sun (not in the photo). I had my laptop with me, and Hawk had her tablet, so we kept ourselves quietly occupied for at least an hour while drying off and enjoying the warm weather.
It was satisfying to spend this day by the pool. I've been waiting for the weather to be warm enough to do this for a few months. This weekend isn't the first legitimately warm weather we've had this year, but it is the first we've been here for. 😅 I think there were a few warm days in April when we were traveling in Georgia and then a few in late May when we were in Italy. I hope now that we're really into summer we'll have plenty more like this, so I can enjoy more afternoons by the pool.
Oh, and the next afternoon by the pool? Today. (Sunday.) The weather's similar to yesterday's, and like yesterday, I've kept my schedule clear of commitments so I can relax and enjoy some... #PoolLife.
Friday evening we had dinner with friends and I shared my totally un-ambitious weekend plans. "We're going to take advantage of the warm weather and enjoy some pool life," I boasted.
"Ah, #PoolLife!" Bobbi replied, pronouncing it as 'hashtag pool life'.
I had a moment of "WTF?" wondering if Bobbi is reading my blog. I introduced 'pool life' as a tag about a year ago. Meeting someone who might have read my blog is weird because I have, like, maybe ten followers... and at least 2 of them are bots. 🤣
So how was it? It was glorious. The temperature was already up to 85 or 86 as we drove home from dining out for lunch and running a few quick shopping errands. Later in the afternoon it hit a high of 88, according to the weather app. We splashed around in the pool for a while, doing exercises going back and forth, then floated to relax in the warm sunshine, then soaked in the hot tub, then laid out on the lounge chairs.
I wiled away the afternoon mostly in the shade, as you can see in the photo above. Hawk took a spot mostly in the sun (not in the photo). I had my laptop with me, and Hawk had her tablet, so we kept ourselves quietly occupied for at least an hour while drying off and enjoying the warm weather.
It was satisfying to spend this day by the pool. I've been waiting for the weather to be warm enough to do this for a few months. This weekend isn't the first legitimately warm weather we've had this year, but it is the first we've been here for. 😅 I think there were a few warm days in April when we were traveling in Georgia and then a few in late May when we were in Italy. I hope now that we're really into summer we'll have plenty more like this, so I can enjoy more afternoons by the pool.
Oh, and the next afternoon by the pool? Today. (Sunday.) The weather's similar to yesterday's, and like yesterday, I've kept my schedule clear of commitments so I can relax and enjoy some... #PoolLife.
