Summer is Here, Part I...*

This week I was going to write another “Top Ten” list about my favorite things to do and see in Washington, D.C., as I have just arrived home from a business trip to our nation’s capital. After a four hour plus drive, I got home, brought my suitcase into the bedroom where I had every intention of unpacking when exhaustion took over and I conked out on the bed. Just as I was about to drift into a much needed sleep, I heard voices outside my window. “SHUT UP!” I thought. “I’m trying to get some rest!” The talking continued so I reluctantly got out of bed to shut the window. Now, if my life were a movie (which I sometimes think it is), this would be the part where the music would start to play in the background, something to the effect of Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing” or “Love to Love You Baby” from Donna Summer, because just as I was about to shut the window, I saw the source of the chatter: Ken’s back. The deliciously hot, young, medical student pool guy. He’s back! He's tan and shirtless and cleaning the pool! All is right with the world. Summer is here!

So there I am, gazing out the window at Ken, the pool guy. I avoid using the term “pool boy” as it would be too clichéd and would cast me in the role of the rich, boozy, sex-starved older woman who foams at the mouth every time the pool boy shows up. But who am I kidding? Leave out the rich part and that’s pretty much true. Anyway...so I’m staring out the window at Ken the pool guy and I had an epiphany: this summer I’m going to talk to Ken. I won’t be intimidated by his gorgeous face, his piercing blue eyes, and his six pack abs. I will strike up a conversation. I will entice him with my sparkling wit and whimsical sense of humor. When you think about it, we have much in common. He cleans the pool; I swim in it. He’s in medical school; I feel a cold coming on. He has tattoos; I appreciate art. We’re a perfect match!

So that is my first goal of the summer: talk to Ken. And as soon as I get up the nerve, you'll be the first to know…

*"Summer is Here, Part II"...coming soon.