July 30th, 1959 I entered the world at Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. I was greeted by my parents and older brother. I was taken home to Bright, Indiana where I would stay for the next 21 years! Growing up in Bright. Bright, Indiana, is a small place located about 30 miles outside of Cincinnati. …
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Travel Tips I’ve learned so far! or We failed at retirement the first year!
Photo of Lyon, France December 31, 2021 my husband, Lee and I semi retired. Lee hit that magic number of 65 and we decided it was time for a “lifestyle change”. We got the blessing from our financial advisor that we could manage on the money we have saved and took the plunge. What we …
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To the Edge and back- A cruise on the Celebrity Edge
In December 2022 my hubby Lee and I decided to have an adventure in honor of his December 1st birthday. So on December 2nd we boarded the Celebrity Edge in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. We were booked on the 10 night Ultimate Southern Caribbean cruise. We had heard so much about the new series of ships …
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Speaking in Text
:), <3, ttyl, np, LOL, ROFL, @, BTW, WTH, TBH, and the list goes on and on. It’s interesting for me when I text. I am of the age that I write everything out. Oh, I will sometimes put thru instead of through, but usually it’s the whole word. I also write in cursive, but …
2023…..A new beginning?
We are a few days into the New Year and there is still an air of anticipation of what will happen. What disaster is lurking around the corner. A pandemic? Global warming? War? We have become cautious over the last several years. Families fighting both verbally and physically over political choices. Gone are the days …
2020…Where has the time gone!
“As I get older, the years seem to run into each other.” That is a statement I hear much too often from family and friends. Yet there is nothing we can do about the passage of time. Another decade has started! I have always looked at the beginning of January as a chapter in my …
School Days – A Look Back
About a month ago, we took our only child to start his last year of college. I never thought about it much at the time. It wasn’t until we were on the way home that it hit me. This is the beginning of the end. I couldn’t help but think about his first day of …
Iceland -The Good & The Bad
In August 2019 my family, Jake (adult son), Lee (Hubby) & Myself went on an epic family vacation to Iceland. Everyone has been talking about Iceland and it seems to be a go to vacation. It all started when WOW airlines came in my hometown of Cincinnati and started a discounted fare from here to …
Iceland 2019 – The long story
Everyone is talking about Iceland! This was a bucket list trip for us. We have talked about going to Iceland for the past few years. With my 60th Birthday hitting this year, we decided to go. So we made it a family trip, my husband, myself and our 21 year old son. We bought a …
Hi There!
Be Yourself. Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. Hi there and welcome to my blog Bucket Lists and Life Stories. My name is Kim, let me tell you a bit about myself. I just turned 60 a few weeks ago. Certain birthdays hit me in different ways. Most of the time, I celebrate …
Bucket Lists & Life Stories 