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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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I’m sitting in my home with the heat cranked up so high my skin is dry and my hair is full of static. We’re going to have record low temps tomorrow for the southwest Chicago suburbs. I was born in the wrong state. I’m cold all of the time. My friends make fun of me [...]
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