Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

Boat trip, day 1, home

Senior couple sitting beside a marina
Room ready at 1:00pm when we arrived. Pictured here: Relaxing and waiting for our friends to arrive.

Why does visiting a water feature stimulate our mind, body and spirit?

First trip to Compass by Margaritaville was in Winter.

Here we are, Summer around the corner.

Second trip started earlier this morning.

Photo above is us after checking in today and awaiting our friend’s arrival.

Can you say, ‘Island Time’?

Yes!

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This website is about our HOME. This is the fifth of five daily, differently-themed blog posts about: (1) mind, (2) body, (3) spirit, (4) work, (5) home. To return to Mid Life Celebration, the site about MIND, click here.

Toy Story 5 debut, home

high school reunion class photo
Allentown Dieruff High School class of 1976 50th class reunion. Counting the big dog on right front row, Cheryl is 5th from the end, in yellow.
high school reunion class photo
The dog is yawning, and wearing a Husky-face mask.
high school reunion class photo
We sat with ‘the twins’ at the 40th HS reunion. In 2016 it was an indoor banquet style setup.
9-second video: No music made it conducive for good conversations.
Two seniors at the Toy story 5 premiere
We loved Toy Story 5. World-class story-telling. World-class creativity.
21-second video: Outro.

What was Cheryl’s 50th High School reunion like at the final-day picnic?

It was an experience i am cherishing for Cheryl.

And as a bonus, i (we) cherish every Pixar premiere we get to watch as a family of three.

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This website is about our HOME. This is the fifth of five daily, differently-themed blog posts about: (1) mind, (2) body, (3) spirit, (4) work, (5) home. To return to Mid Life Celebration, the site about MIND, click here.

Early Summer Trip day 8, home

College cafeteria
Pennsylvania’s best college cafeteria seven years in a row and counting.

What was it like to attend Cheryl’s 50th High School reunion?

Pretty good.

Back to was it dazzling, yes it was, to me anyway.

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Early Summer Trip day 7, home

Quote
Smoke and mirrors.

How will i prepare for the third-day 50th High School reunion finale picnic?

First and foremost, like i said at the beginning of today’s posts, i’ll be sporting my signature growth mindset, laced with fun, joy, and moderation. And humility.

This is Cheryl’s time to shine.

i am in the shadows, grateful to witness Cheryl’s organizational-genius.

Ps. i will lead with simply being here if Cheryl needs anything.

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This website is about our HOME. This is the fifth of five daily, differently-themed blog posts about: (1) mind, (2) body, (3) spirit, (4) work, (5) home. To return to Mid Life Celebration, the site about MIND, click here.

Early Summer Trip day 6, home

Blood pressure results
New BP device. Did test three times for consistency. Wanted to see if the Pennsylvania device mirrored the results i get in Florida. It does.

What memories do i think will happen from this three-day 50th High School reunion?

i will remember that it was Florida-hot!

Older Pennsylvania homes often do not have Central AC. Cousin Michael’s house does not. We did have a bedroom window unit and it was a godsend.

Note: The heat wave was extraordinarily not ordinary.

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This website is about our HOME. This is the fifth of five daily, differently-themed blog posts about: (1) mind, (2) body, (3) spirit, (4) work, (5) home. To return to Mid Life Celebration, the site about MIND, click here.