Birthday parties are a lot of fun and a lot of work. I have known for a long time that I wanted a big birthday party to celebrate my 60th year, and it turned out…Continue Reading
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Counting up to 60 and what I’ve learned – decade six
I breathed a big sigh of relief when I turned 50. My 40’s had been some pretty rough years. Oprah reached that milestone five years ahead of me. She showed the world that 50 was…Continue Reading
Counting up to 60 and what I learned – decade five
Have you ever seen the movie, “Runaway Bride” with Julia Roberts? While I can’t relate to her running at the altar, I can relate to the fact that she didn’t know who she was and…Continue Reading
Counting up to 60 and what I learned – decade four
I’ve heard it said that a grain of sand can tip the scale, but in my opinion it is the pile of sand before it that rarely gets the attention. By the time I reached…Continue Reading
Counting up to 60 and what I learned – decade three
I find it interesting that reaching a certain age holds more significance than other ages. For me, turning 20 was important. I was no longer a teenager and somehow felt more grown-up. Things quickly fell…Continue Reading
Counting up to 60 and what I learned – the second decade
I remember thinking when my oldest son turned 10, in the same amount of time he will be a man. The decade between 10 and 20 holds so many changes, and I was no exception…Continue Reading
Counting up to 60 and what I’ve learned – The first decade
I was born in 1959 in a little town in Northern California. While that is probably not very significant, the fact that I was my mother’s ninth child, my father’s tenth child and my parents’…Continue Reading
Introducing the Introspective Adventurer
The countdown to 60 is nearly over! I had this great plan to come up with a new name and have a blog post ready and everything in place on May 10th, and I was…Continue Reading
The third ingredient
By the time we reach 50 years old, most of us are pretty set in our ways. We know what we like and don’t like, we know just how things should be done and we…Continue Reading
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes…
The day after our wedding we left our hotel in San Francisco to go explore the city. It was a beautiful spring day, and we were excited to spend the day together as husband and…Continue Reading
National Tartan Day
National Tartan Day was Saturday, April 6th, which was also my mother’s and younger brother’s birthdays, so I am a little late to the party. But I can’t pass up the opportunity to share a…Continue Reading
The Yellow Brick Road
You know when you have so much you want to do you don’t know where to start, so you don’t do anything at all? Yeah, that has been me for the last few months. My…Continue Reading
A sense of loss
The last two weeks have been a whirlwind for me. I cut my hair short; we went north to San Francisco to celebrate our anniversary, we went south to Murrieta courtesy of Explore Murrieta and…Continue Reading
The Sunshine Blogger Award
I am delighted to be nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award by my friend, Hilda Smith of Over the Hilda. I first “met” Hilda on Facebook almost two years ago. And when John and I…Continue Reading
A promise…
John and I got married on a Monday afternoon at San Francisco City Hall. There was no set-up or tear-down of decorations or chairs. There were no arches adorned with greenery and flowers. We didn’t…Continue Reading
St. Patrick’s Day in San Francisco
My favorite thing about planning our wedding was the celebration the night before. We found a beautiful boutique hotel in San Francisco called Hotel Majestic. I thought it was a fitting tribute to our wedding…Continue Reading
Planning a marriage not a wedding
After saying yes to John’s proposal, we both felt like we had finally arrived. The last two years had been quite the ride and we were ready to begin this new chapter of our lives…Continue Reading
Girl power – standing up for what is right
John and I went to see Captain Marvel on Sunday, and wow was it good! It is so gratifying to see movies with strong female protagonists. So the next morning when I needed to go…Continue Reading
Writing can be hazardous to your health
I am sorry I haven’t shared a blog post for a week now, but there is a reason why. My dog ate it! No that’s not the truth. I am not having writer’s block and…Continue Reading
Amazing Grace by John P. Gavin
When John went back home to get me clean clothes after my accident, he gathered my things and sat outside for a few moments. He told me he was so proud of me and how…Continue Reading