Empty Nest Adventures
Life after the kids are grown
Month: May 2017
First blog post
Posted on May 31, 2017 by Empty Nest Adventures
My name is Julie Whitney and I live in northern Colorado with my husband and two sons. We moved here in 2004 from Southern California, looking for adventure and a different way of life. The boys were 8 and 5 then, and I was…
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”
Hunter S. Thompson
What’s been your experience vacationing with friends? We were nervous about going on a pretty significant trip with two of our best friends because we didn’t want to ruin the friendship, but we came out of it with an even stronger bond. Any horror stories out there? Those are always more entertaining than the good ones. #vacationingwithfriends
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#portugal #lisboa #lisbon #caminodesantiago #cablecar #oldcity #iberianpeninsula #adventure #traveltheworld #seeasmuchasyoucan #emptynestadventures
It’s -7 F (-23 C) right now and I just want to stay in bed and read. Alas, it’s not to be. When we first moved to Colorado I had never had the experience of the inside of my nose freezing and it scared me the first time it happened. Stay warm out there my friends!
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#colorado #winterishere #coldweather #bundleup #sunrise #notamorningperson #emptynestadventures
Have you played “What Do You Meme?” It’s like Cards Against Humanity with pictures. It’s perfect for large groups and if you like to laugh. It’s not so perfect if you’re easily offended or embarrassed. My favorite clean card was “When you’re so broke you have to go to sleep for dinner.” And my favorite dirty card was “When she wants it deeper but you’ve run out of dick.” Happy Thursday!
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#spain #traintracks #tui #caminodesantiago #traveltheworld #exploretheglobe #whatdoyoumeme #familygamenight #emptynestadventures
Winter seems to have missed us this year.
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#whereisthesnow #amberwavesofgrain #fortcollins #frontrange #biketrails #colorado #ilovemycity #emptynestadventures
Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes! It was our first time in Crested Butte and we will definitely be back to this sleepy little town in the Rockies. #mylovelanguageisqualitytime
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#crestedbutte #rockymountains #colorado #snowboarding #lovemyfamily #birthdayweekend #keepuporgohome #ilovewinter #winterbaby #qualitytime #emptynestadventures
Last day of winter break ride with my baby. Batteries are recharged and ready to hit it hard tomorrow! #whereisoursnow
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#newbiketrail #fortcollinstrails #colorado #winterbiking #lastdayofvacation #emptynestadventures
Happy New Year!! Wishing you all lots of fun and adventure in 2019. Let’s get out there and do some cool sh*t! xoxo
One of the highlights of our time in Morocco was hiking in the High Altas Mountains, and staying in the Berber village of Imlil. The people we met will be friends for life. We were shocked and heartbroken to hear of the tragedy there last week. I am not ashamed to admit that I cried not only for the two women and their families, but also for our Moroccan friends. Tourism is vital to their livelihood. I pray people will continue to visit this wonderful place. Yes, there is evil in this world, but there is way more goodness.
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#morocco #highatlas #berbervillage #toubkal #hiker #imlil #goodness #atlasmountains #dontliveinfear #emptynestadventures
