The Serendipitous Jen

The Serendipitous Jen and Carlos talk about what they did to share 4 days together to celebrate the 4th of July extended weekend. Who knew that shooting pool was such a technical sport? What ever happened to the ending of the previous road trip they took on a whim to Yosemite? So much to get caught up on. Life is going way too fast. Jen has a new philosophy... we only have today, even better... we...

The Serendipitous Jen and Carlos head out to Yosemite on a whim. Here's how it started...Carlos and Jen tried to get a spot at a local beach for the weekend to camp in the van, but all the spots filled up months ago. They start throwing out ideas of where they can go on short notice and get away for the weekend. There is so much to see and do in California and we have a lot of the most gorgeo...

The serendipitous Jen and Carlos embarked on a roadtrip to Yosemite on Friday night, to get away for the weekend. No reservations, just the two of them and the van. Find out where they stay and how the journey is going. Listen to find out their future plans for the rest of the weekend. Enjoy.

The Serendipitous Jen is happy to get caught up with Carlos regarding how they spent Valentine's weekend this year. They went to The Heated Room for a 45 minute relaxing sauna session on Saturday afternoon, then Carlos prepared dinner. They then woke up early on Sunday morning to head to Disneyland. They talk about the day, the rides, the fun and talking about it is like living the adventure...

The Serendipitous Jen is at it again, her ADD is in full force in this episode....She is driving home from Chumash Casino with Carlos and they share stories from their drive up to the casino, the free gift they got & they share the new game that Jen likes to play. The conversation turns into homeless stories, having each other's backs and they discuss when is ok to steal?

The Serendipitous Jen has a random chat with her sweet friend Melanie and Jen accidentally lets her ADHD show. You can hear it come out in many of the raw chats that she has with gal pals and guests on this podcast. She likes to switch things up often, accidentally interrupts and gets bored very easily. The Serendipitous Jen always means well with her big, open, loving heart and her light shines t...

The Serendipitous Jen invites Melanie over to her home for Christmas treats and for a chance to catch up about her most recent travels back to Paris. Melanie shares about her travel throughout France during Thanksgiving week and that she reconnected with the "Paris" guy again. The "Paris" guy slings all kinds of info her way, from sleeping with other women, to the appearance of...

The Serendipitous Jen & Carlos take off from Sedona and head up to Zion. Stops along the way include Horseshoe Bend and The Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona.  The sights they see are unbelievable and wow Jen with every bend on every highway. Jen knows how lucky she is to have acquired all this good fortune in this lifetime to be able to take off on some great adventures like this. Jen is humbl...

The Serendipitous Jen and Carlos travel their way from Williams down to Sedona. Wow, Sedona is breathtaking for sure. They take a 3 hour round trip hike through Boynton Canyon in search of the healing properties of a vortex. They climb to the top of the ridge to find caves and hieroglyphics. The sights they see are spectacular and the people that they meet along the way are so much fun, too. 

The Serendipitous Jen and Carlos hop on again to share a recap of their time spent in Sedona. They share about the hike and what it felt like to be in the presence of such a beautiful place. They have a new game that Carlos made up just for the time they spend driving in the van! 

The Serendipitous Jen and Carlos are off to a great start on Day 2, (this is part 1) in the snow, driving from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon. They board the Grand Canyon Railway Train at 8:30 and have an epic day with lots of photo ops off cliffs and elk sightings and a very entertaining train ride. 

The Serendipitous Jen and Carlos recap and chat a bit about their day spent on the train to The Grand Canyon and the day that they had together. It starting off kind of rocky, with Carlos being so mad that fog had rolled in and he wasn't able to see anything! The creator cleared up the fog for him and gave hime small glimpse of the majestic canyon. He could not believe his eyes! Hear it from...

The Serendipitous Jen and Carlos hop in the new Sprinter van to hit the road for a seven day roadtrip to include The Grand Canyon, Sedona, Antelope Canyon, The Horseshoe, Zion, Bryce Canyon and Vegas. Day 1...leaving for the roadtrip is always fun! Jen is looking forward to showing these natural wonders to Carlos for his first time. Listen as the two just have a chat about what's coming ahead...

The Serendipitous Jen chats with friend Melanie for a walk to the bank and to get a smoothie. They catch up on "Paris guy" and Jen admits that ADD may be the culprit to why she doesn't last long on treadmills. She has this innate ability to get bored really quickly. She just wants to see things and be out & about in the neighborhood and her community. Jen is struggling right now...

The Serendipitous Jen asks her friend Jessica to join her on her morning walk throughout their new neighborhood that includes some great hills for building some great butts! During the last 20 minutes Jen asks her to join her for an impromptu podcast episode. Of course Jen has the best friends & Jessica agreed. Per usual, Jen bounces all over the place in their chat & talks about a typical...

The serendipitous Jen finally gets to chat with her friend Melanie about how her Paris escapade ended... or did it? Jen and Melanie join each other on a Saturday night for drinks and dinner, during their walk home, Jen decides to start recording...what a better time to get down to the nitty gritty of the whole Paris adventure that Melanie had.

The Serendipitous Jen had to leave Episode 46 in a hurry, but comes back with this episode. Melanie and Jen finish up their walk and talk and cannot wait to hang out again after Melanie goes away on another adventure coming up real soon. 

The serendipitous Jen gets reacquainted with her gal pal Melanie in this brutally honest chat. Melanie has just returned from a 6 month adventure of foreign travel and oh boy, the things she will reveal with straight up honesty. Jen has to stop the podcast midway through the adventure only because she's in the midst of a big move physically and even emotionally! Melanie has a lot to share and...

The Serendipitous Jen and Britt Brandon have a lot to share with each other after not chatting for a hot minute. They share mom stuff and what is going right in raising the kiddos and what might not be so great! Jen has some properties in escrow, is reminded that the universe is protecting her and shares how crazy life can be in the midst of just getting by. Britt has updates on her book and her d...

The Serendipitous Jen & Britt chat about all the updates each of their lives. Jen has big news towards the end of the chat... stay tuned. Their chat is all over the place, per usual for Jen... from peri-menopause to find out who is back in school. Jen attends in person classes at a local junior college and is having a blast being one of the oldest people in class. How did Britt get kicked out...

The Serendipitous Jen & Carlos go for a Sunday drive & chat about parenting styles & techniques that might or might not work. They drive up through Solvang & find a quaint little winding road covered in over grown tress passing by never ending fields of green pastures. On their journey back, they see a man stumbling down the side of the road and a few minutes later they discover a...

The Serendipitous Jen and Carlos go on their nightly walk around the neighborhood. They are still together, walking, talking & Jen continues laughing all the way. Carlos opens up about a recent tragedy that the two of them just went through with a family member that affects them so deeply. Carlos also shares about the "extra" role that he played in a movie as a gardener...so stereoty...

The Serendipitous Jen is at it again making new friends. She found Brittany Giese from social media and the two hit it off instantly and Jen learns that Brittany is fired up about going after bullies. The two women agree that there is no room left in this world for hate. Hurt people hurt people is so true. And, Bullying isn't just for the kiddos in school, even as adults we are bullied for st...

The Serendipitous Cougar is now officially... The Serendipitous Jen. Woohoo! The way that Jen sees it is that her life is revolving and sh'e no longer on dating apps & being liked by only younger guys on those...it was time for a change in life and a change in the title. Jen chats with Britt Brandon about her week and both of the ladies have had some week! Seems like when things are going...

The Serendipitous Cougar, Jen, gets open and honest about sitting in the N/A rooms as the partner of an addict in recovery. Jen & Britt break down what an ideal setting would look like to bring more unity & less division between the recovery folks & the partners (in recovery or not) that are trying hard to love on them. There is so much to talk about in this episode, coming from Britt,...