30 Years of Marriage and Still Smiling

This post is part of the Happy Wives Club Blog Tour which I am delighted to be a part of along with hundreds of inspiring bloggers. To learn more and join us, CLICK HERE!  Recently I discovered a special website called The Happy Wives Club. I loved the positive message Fawn Weaver is sending out to …

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The Experiences of Life Are What Matter Most

  The experiences of life are what matter most, don’t you agree? A spectacular (almost 3 hours) with The Eagles. The Eagles concert las night at the Los Angeles Forum was perfection. Our wish to be carried back in time was granted and those memories of listening to them as kids came to the surface so easily! The …

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Music for Empty Nesters

Music for Empty Nesters: The Eagles Hotel California Tour- At the risk of totally aging myself…my very first concert as a teenager (age 15) was The Eagles Hotel California Tour at The Forum in Inglewood, CA.  Tomorrow, I will visit the same venue for the same concert tour 38 years later! Kate Atkinson of Entertainment …

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A New Year’s Resolution… of sorts

A New Year’s Resolution: Call more, text less… What do you think? I am not one for New Year’s Resolutions per se…but I do believe we should build upon what we have accomplished the year before.  Oops! I take it back – my one resolution is that I will call more and text less. I …

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Instagram for Empty Nesters

Instagram for Empty Nesters… it’s not just for our kids. Are you on Instagram? If not, #youaremissingout. I joined Instagram last year and I absolutely love it. Don’t tell my Facebook friends but I think I enjoy it a great deal more! You can pinpoint exactly what you are interested in seeing. There is a …

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College kids left the nest…again!

College kids leave us over and over again. It sure seems like it. Does it seem like you are always saying goodbye to your college kids? I was thinking about all of the new Empty Nesters and how they are finishing their holiday time with their sons and daughters. The last child has left the …

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Happy New Year from The Rose Parade!

Happy New Year fellow Empty Nesters! I hope that you enjoyed your New Year’s festivities! On a typical New Year’s morning, I sit in front of the television at 8 am sharp. With latte in hand, I have watched the Tournament of Roses Parade every year, from the comfort of my couch. I truly enjoy …

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Napa Valley in the Fall

Visiting the Napa Valley in the Fall is quite a treat. We have rediscovered drinking wine…Craig and I are spending time learning about different California wines and wineries and determining which types are our favorites. In order to learn from the experts, we went to the Napa Valley in Northern California to discover just exactly …

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Empty Nesters and a Midlife Gap Year

Empty Nesters and a midlife gap year… is it for you?   Some Empty Nesters are trying a midlife gap year. Just yesterday, I read in the Wall St Journal  about how couples are tired of doing the same old thing and switching it up a bit.  “After decades of raising children and climbing the corporate ladder, …

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Empty Nesters get dogs…

Empty Nesters get dogs. Yep it is true. I know several Empty Nesters who have gotten dogs. I am one of them. I would not really consider us “dog people”. You know what I mean, people who don’t mind being jumped on and slobbered on. But after 5 1/2 months with Rocco, I think we …

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