Spontaneighty

Phone rings–its my daughter—she says hey mom–want to go to a rooftop bar in the city ? Now at 83 years old you might suspect that would be a hard no! I said yes (see pic above) and from that was born Spontaneighty!

def. (Spon-tan-80) – noun – the spontaneous action by those close to or over the age of 80!

My spontaneous nature keeps me active, willing to try new things and enjoying rooftop bars. This blog, I’m hoping, will show other 80+ and those trying to get to 80+ that living a spontaneous lifestyle is achievable at any age!

When i got Covid in July of 2020 i was nervous–i’ll tell you more about that in an upcoming post–however, all the doctors said it was my active, healthy and faith-based lifestyle that saved me. How much more incentive do i need to keep it up for as long as i can.

In this blog I’ll be doing a combination of reflection and real time posting as i enter my 85th year of life! What a blessing! My first adventure in year 85–a trip back to Alaska. I first went to Alaska with my husband to celebrate my 60th birthday. It will be an emotional journey going back 25 years later.

I’ll be sharing new experiences and reflecting on older ones in this blog. I hope you’ll come along for the ride.

Yours in Spontaneighty–Evangelyn (Van) Ramsey (loving life at 84)

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I never would have imagined–4 Generations of my family spending Christmas overseas!! We did more than imagine it— we made it happen. This was my third time in Barcelona. I went once with husband on a cruise, then i took my 2 youngest granddaughters–Maya and Kimmi, and Kelly met us there also and now there were 18 of us that went this past Christmas! A true multigenerational, blended, family and i’m sure my husband was smiling down on us the whole time. My highlights and recommendations from the trip are:

Travel wise we used Delta Vacations to book the trip. As compared to booking separately we definitely saved money by booking through them.
We stayed at AC Hotel Victoria Suites. It was centrally located, close to the metro and very reasonable. Also because it was a suites hotel we were able to maximize the number of people in a room. There was also a restaurant in the hotel that was a good spot for a late night drink and we used one of their rooms on Christmas Day to do a gift exchange. https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/bcnsu-ac-hotel-victoria-suites/overview/
The first night we ate at Quesarium Bar. I don’t drink but those that do said the drinks were fantastic and the food was excellent. Also the staff was very accommodating. https://quesarium.bar/
The other big highlight food wise for me was Flax and Kale https://flaxandkale.com/en. Me and Kelly went here on our last day and it was a perfect way to wrap up the trip. They had a wide variety of vegetarian options which you know was right up my alley.

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