Our Military Life Journey: Lessons in Strength, Sacrifice, and Love

Aedan at Air Assault school graduation with mom and stepdad Colonel Arroyo

Our Military Life Journey: Lessons in Strength, Sacrifice, and Love I grew up in a family connected to the military, but I didn’t experience military life day to day. My father served in the Army at the end of World War II and returned to civilian life before I was born. Several relatives followed similar […]

When Growing Up Was Simpler – in the 1970s and 1980s

Cathy Arroyo 1974

It was different growing up in the 1970s and 1980s. It wasn’t just the clothes we wore, the music we listened to, or the absence of computers and cell phones. Life itself felt simpler. We spent most of our time outside. We rode our bikes everywhere. Neighborhood friends gathered for games like hide-and-seek, and summer […]