This post is written by a first time Guest Adventurer, Kim Moeller. Kim is a college friend and sorority sister of mine from UCLA. Kim has created a new term: Halfway Empty Nester It’s a great honor and privilege to have the opportunity to post on Suzanne’s very inspirational blog. Suzanne and I go back …
We made it safely through high school with our twins, Kat and Elena. Very minor bumps, as they were focused on school, grades, activities, college choices, and enough fun to still make it an overall extraordinarily positive experience. By December of their senior year they had early admission to college secured and so the last …
In the early days on the drive home from school with my twins, Kat and Elena, I avoided the inevitable monosyllabic “Fine” in response to “How was school today?” I’d cleverly ask, “Tell me one fun thing, one funny thing, and one thing you learned today.” That primed the conversation and Big Discussions were had. …
This post is written by first time Guest Adventurer, Jon L. – Our longtime friend who is a dad, husband, lawyer, author and all around great guy. You will enjoy this first post of a three part series. During the Golden Years when Kat and Elena breezed through ages 3 through 10, I couldn’t imagine …
This post is written by a first time Guest Adventurer, Karen B. and she has created a new category: Grand Empty Nester Our story is similar Suzanne. Joe started when Steve was 9 in Little League in Arcadia (back then that was the earliest you could play – no T Ball) and continued …
“I see a lot of movies. I love films as a spectator…I just love going to the movies.” -Daniel Day-Lewis Oscar season starts in the fall; usually sometime in November when the “really good films” start to hit the theaters. My husband, Jon, and I live for this time of year like some people live …
As my husband and I head into our 3rd year as empty nesters (we’re veterans now), I have chosen to focus on the upsides of this period in our lives. Now, don’t get me wrong. This mom cried her eyes out when I dropped each of my 2 kids off at college and I still …
I feel like an empty nester veteran as I comfortably settle in to my fifth year. I have twin daughters: one who always wanted to go east, the other who was looking forward to her college years as a Bruin just like my husband and me. The summer before their senior year in high school …
When our son left for U of AZ, it was both sad and a relief. We had struggled with his attitude for the last two years of high school and welcomed our newfound freedom. However, after a month at UofA, our son contracted mononucleosis. Since he hadn’t been sick more than a few days his …
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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