Well, so that happened.

[Bob Schroeck]

So... two weeks later. Severance agreement signed and submitted. Company property returned. Last formal pay received a week ago. Severance to start a week from today. Company 401K closed out and is currently in transfer to our primary investment account(s). Disbursements from those accounts to start in August, after the severance runs its course. We've elected to take COBRA coverage for our health insurance until we both reach Medicare age in June 2027; to our surprise, it's better coverage than anything we can get on the state marketplace, and in the bottom third or so of the price range. On top of that we've got an appointment a year from now to start working with our investment firm's Medicare team to figure out what we're doing with Medicare come next June.

The last two weeks have been complicated by a) quarterly property taxes, b) some very expensive auto maintenance, and c) my mother-in-law's 90th birthday, being organized by Peggy and celebrated twice on two successive weekends because the entire family couldn't gather on the same date. The last of those is the only thing still ongoing and once it's done with, Peg and I can start taking it slightly easier.

We've tentatively set up a plan to do weekly day trips to places around the NJ/NY/PA area that we've been wanting to visit or return to but haven't had the chance in recent years; not to mention a bit more beach time. We need to get our senior passes to the state park system, too.

Oh, and I suppose it's time to finally join AARP.