Quote Originally Posted by Robyn Maislin View Post
My mom died when my oldest son was 14. One of the last things she told me was that my husband and i should have a "hobby" to do together.
I completely agree! My DH and I have always done things together....from home improvements, to cycling (he got me interested), to taking long walks with our dog, to traveling. In the past couple of years we've discovered that we love kayaking, hiking, and sailing together; and we're learning to do tilework by doing our new sunporch (which we built together -- he did most of the work, but I helped!) floor together. We hope to start doing some backpacking/camping this year too!

We were never able to have children so I think that helped us stay involved in activities together -- we've always been "empty nesters". Many friends of ours say that they envy all the things we do together and how active we are. I feel lucky too! We'll celebrate our 22nd anniversary this May.

Emily