It’s official folks. I’m in my final year of my 50s — what in the effity eff? LOL it’s still 19-year-old me in my head. I spent the weekend diving and imbibing — and it was glorious!

I partied with the fishes and turtles below — and FINALLY I got to see a ray, a marble ray. I might have peed a little with excitement. I don’t have pictures of the ray, but thanks to Mike Borgert I have pics of some of what we see — including that fun pic of me. He’s got talent because he managed to get me during the one second where I didn’t yet have Medusa hair lol or my belly hanging out. A sexy diver I am not. But that is okay because we’re all under the water to look at these guys (thanks Mike for sharing your pics!)…

May is a wind-down month, teachers and students are finishing up the year, but it’s also a fun time for tweaking summer plans. Sadly, it’s also when we begin our goodbyes to those who’ll be moving. There’s always the good byes in this life, but we’re nomads now and we will see each other again — and there’s the internet (lol a spotty, unreliable one in Guam, hence the lowercase, but it’ll do). The good news is we have until the end of June to still play with the friends of ours that are leaving this year.

It’s a good life I get to grow old in, and I am always grateful for those who make it so much fun — and full of so much discovery. So, while this weekend was all about celebrating me, I’d like to end this post celebrating all of you. Thank you for keeping me young and keeping my 19 year inner self in check (when she needs it).

Cheers to all of you! And may we continue enjoying all that comes our way. We’ve got plenty more living and exploring to do.