Category: Intro

I’ve mentioned before that I have a handful of Arizona real estate agents to choose from.  Most of them were heavy hitters and I wasn’t sure I’d even be working with them personally or if I’d be working with one of their buyer agents.  I wasn’t quite ready yet so figured I had time to choose who [...]

When my parents moved to Mesa, Arizona, I could only try to imagine what kind of house they owned and what kind of subdivision it was in.  Was it surrounded by desert?  Did they see any scorpions or rattlesnakes?  Why the heck did they decide to move to Arizona!!! They bought a newly constructed house [...]

One of the things I worried about in Arizona was the idea that Arizona was flooded with senior citizens driving the streets.  It’s funny how I was actually worried a bit after being picked up at the airport during my first visit.  I figured the drive to my parent’s house would be like trying to [...]

I didn’t think I could ever handle the passing of my father.  I was a Daddy’s Girl.  As I mentioned in a previous post, he was a dream father, all my friends loved him.  He was a hard worker and maintained our home lovingly.  We weren’t even allowed to cut the grass because he needed [...]

You have to be careful how you talk to my Mom.  She’s very opinionated and demands respect, but she can also be hurt easily.  But after hearing her broken record, “but it’s a dry heat…” I couldn’t take it any longer.  I replied, “OK, Mom, I get it!  It’s a dry heat.  Enough already!” As [...]

My parents had been living in Mesa, Az. for many years (10-15) before I finally visited them.  When my boyfriend (now my husband) heard I had never been there he insisted on taking me.  My parents were very excited to finally be able to show me their home and their new state of residence. And [...]

One of my life goals was to travel to distant places like Egypt and France.  Can’t do that in a car.  So at the age of 45 we got a trip to Cancun as a Christmas present.  I couldn’t turn it down.  In fact, prior to going I read some books on Mexico (more on [...]

OK, so I was 32.  But I was the one with the grandchildren.  One of my brothers was already living in California.  My 18 year old brother, who was coddled his entire life, was now left with a decision of moving with my parents (unless they chose a retirement area of 55 and older), staying [...]

As long as I can remember, every year during Easter vacation my family would jump in the aqua 1950 something Buick and drive to Sarasota, Florida.  We would leave at 2-4:00 a.m. and drive until around 6:00 p.m., when we would stop at a Holiday Inn for dinner and sleep.  Then we’d do it again [...]

At the age of 19 I had a job offer to work with my prior boss who left the company to work for the World Bank.  I would be his Executive Secretary, traveling all over the world.  However, I would have to relocate to New York.  I had just gotten married and I laid awake [...]