Congratulations on your new "life" - it sounds fun! I totally 100% agree with you - when a hobby transitions from "want to" to "have to" it takes all the fun out of it. Enjoy retirement you two! The world is your play ground.
Hi Andra! So nice to see you back. Congratulations on your wedding anniversary. I completely understand about not sewing just for content. I have to sew when the mood strikes. I hate being forced to sew when I really don't feel like it. I'm so happy that you and your husband get to have time to just travel or do whatever you want. I really hope you have a good time on your trip. Don't worry about us, we will be here for you whenever you have the time to post a video. Love your channel and have missed hearing your voice but still love seeing your me mades and how you style them. I had a very difficult time when my youngest child moved out and it took some time to adjust but I hope you and your husband are adjusting well and having a great time. Thank you for sharing with us. Take care and God Bless!❤
Enjoy your new chapter in life! How exciting! Congrats to your husband on his retirement! Hope your husband is all healed. Lovely gifts from your sewing friends. Happy belated birthday and wedding anniversary!
Thank you so much, Caroline! We are having a great time! Today, we rode our bikes to a local bakery! So fun! We hope to make it a weekly thing! May the Lord bless you and yours, also! 💗
Hey Andra!!! Congratulation on your husband retiring. I can imagine the feeling of being empty nesters. I have a high school and an elementary school, and time is ticking by fast. Enjoy this time!!! Congratulations on your 30 year wedding anniversary. Stay sweet! :)
Hi Andra - How wonderful that you have entered a new stage of life. Each stage has so many enjoyable things. My husband and I thoroughly enjoy our adult daughters and love when we get together. (we have been empty nesters for over 12 years). I want to thank you for all the videos you have put out in the past. My favorite ones have been when you have shown your extremely creative side of your sewing. You have such a talent! And your friendship has been appreciated. I look forward to seeing future videos when you have time to create them. Meanwhile enjoy life with your husband. And I hope your husband's health continues to improve. Have a lovely trip!!! Take Care 🥰❣
Thank you so much for your kind, encouraging, words, Janiece! Your support and friendship over the years means so much to me! I appreciate them more than you’ll ever know! 💗
Great to see you ❤. What fantastic gifts from Trish, that is such an ideal present for you 👏🏼. I really do miss seeing your videos but I love your shorts so much. It does take a lot of adjustment being empty nesters and we have actually found it's exaggerated now we don't have Mickey, he was like our last little child 😢. I know you must still feel the same ❤ Congrats on your Pearl Anniversary year and I'm excited to hear your travel plans when we meet 👏🏼😁. See you soon xxx
Thank you so much, Carole! Hubs and I are enjoying being able to spontaneously “pick up and go”, now that he’s retired! I adore my gifts from you and Trish, and am so thankful for our friendship! Can’t wait to see you! 😘💗
Traveling out west will be an amazing trip, Andra! You and Hubs have lots of fun making those new memories! 🛣️ Your life updates are as inspiring as your sewing content to me. Happy belated birthday! Do you and your sister and mom plan to continue your annual retreats? The videos from those are some of my favorites to watch. 😘 Much love to you! 💞
I have been enjoying your short videos every week. My husband and I have been empty nesters for almost 22 years. He retired 6 years ago and I did 5 years ago. Enjoy your time together and have fun traveling! 🥰❤️
Amazing to see you and happy belated birthday!! I love your content (and I love you so much), you know I’ll be around when you do put up videos. Hope you have a fabulous time on your travels. Happy Anniversary! 💞
Happy belated birthday. ❤ It’s exciting that you and your husband are able to be spontaneous and have fun together. I’m sure it is life changing and takes some getting used to also. Have a wonderful weekend.😊
That certainly is life changing. Thankyou Andra, for all your previous content on your channel and carry on enjoying spending time with your husband. 😊
Congrats on all of the ‘new’ life fun-ness! You gotta live your life and experience everything you can because you only get one chance! I pray healing over your husband! Cheers to your future wherever you go, whatever you do!
Oh my what a lovely update video! I 100% agree with you and apply that to myself when it comes to sewing and content! This is a hobby for some of us and making it forced definitely kills your creativity and the fun! Congratulations to your hubby on his retirement, and you both becoming empty nesters! This is truly a fun time for you both! My husband and I became empty nesters in 1996 and it has been truly a blessing getting to share time with just the two of us! Enjoy your travel time! And time together! ❤🤗🥰
Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary! Enjoy this new chapter of your lives- you’ve earned it! My husband and I retired 4 weeks ago, having raised our 3 children and each holding down stressful jobs throughout. The freedom is liberating! I have really enjoyed your Shorts ❤
Happy Belated Birthday!! What lovely gifts! Empty nesters AND retired? -- that's quite a combination and quite a life change in itself. It took me a few years to get used to the idea of being retired but now I don't know how I managed to do all that I did while I worked a regular job, too! Enjoy!!
Trish and Carole are so generous and thoughtful! I'm sorry I missed your birthday sweet lady 😩. I hope you had a wonderful day 💕💕💕. Congrats on you and hubby having so much time to spend together - enjoy it! I feel the same way - you can't force a hobby, it takes all the fun out of it! I've been missing for the same reason 😊💕
Andra I have missed your videos so much but I love your shorts! I can just hear you saying”I got these earrings at a thrift store” I will watch whenever you pop up! Happy Birthday 🎉 Happy Anniversary🎉 and Happy Retirement ❤ it was so great to see you, and thank you for sharing your life update! Those gifts were amazing! I’m so jealous you get to meet up with Carole !!Enjoy your travels, you deserve it! 💕❤️💕
Happy belated birthday Andra!! What lovely and thoughtful gifts 🎁. Great to see you back, but I totally hear you with the life changes. I hope you enjoy your new freedom. My mum and dad are always away in their caravan now they’re both retired. I too have taken a break from UA-cam due to life changes, but I’m planning to upload some videos soon to catch up with everyone. Sew upcycle is definitely going ahead again this year so it’ll be great to have your support with that again ❤ xx
Thank you so much, Karen! Your challenge is one of my faves! I know it is a lot of work for you, and I appreciate it so much! I saw your post about returning to the workforce! They are blessed to have you! 💗
Hi Andra! Congratulations to your husband on his retirement! I am so happy you both are well and enjoying this stage in life. I am always happy to see a video from you. ❤ Diann
So good to see you! We are empty nesters now as well. Looking forward to seeing your upcycle project for the October challenge! Glad to hear Charlie is doing well. ooxx❤
It’s always fun to see what you are up to. I used to sew theatre costumes and the deadline sewing burned me out for awhile. I imagine the same thing could happy if sewing for channel content. Enjoy this time together and see ya when we see ya. 😊-Deborah
Thank you for the update Andra. I totally understand and the changes you have made which are necessary as things don’t stay the same are all fine with me. Good luck with ad acting to your new life and enjoy every minute of it 💕
Happy anniversary ❤ Enjoy time with your hubby. I am dreading an empty nest(she is 12 so I still have some time;) ) I totally understand re break. I took a break from regular posting videos over summer - life is just too random when kiddo is not in school
Happy late birthday 🎉 I'm a new empty nester too! We just had our 31st anniversary ❤ enjoy your time with your husband that's a gift from God! I hope your husband heals fast!
Thanks for the update! Glad you are enjoying retirement and empty nesting. That's two of life's major milestones at once. Even when they are enjoyable changes, they still are stressful . I think you are going to have a wonderful trip. We have done Arizona and California for hiking and nature and loved both trips. Highly recommend
I feel so special to have 2 of your embroidered items. So glad you like your salad kit. I want one for myself!! We miss you on Friday sews but God bless you for making family and life a priority. I dont live by youtube analytics either. Its just a place to share my hobby but I dont want the pressure of posting every week. Congratulations on your anniversary! That sounds like a fun trip out west. Love you Andra!!!❤
Thank you so much, sweet friend! Totally agree with you about UA-cam analytics! That’s why I never look at mine! Takes all the fun out of a hobby! Love you back! 😘💗
It sounds like you are going to have a lot of fun times ahead of you. 😊 Congratulations on your husband's retirement as well. I am thankful for any content you have the time to share with us. Stay blessed and wishing you safe adventures.
Whew, I was worried that your life update was going to be something bad. Retirement can be great, enjoy your newfound time with your husband. If you ever want to take us along on a thrifting trip I would love it 😊
Congratulations on your new "life" - it sounds fun! I totally 100% agree with you - when a hobby transitions from "want to" to "have to" it takes all the fun out of it. Enjoy retirement you two! The world is your play ground.
Thank you so much, Jane! Your support means the world to me! 💗
Hi Andra! So nice to see you back. Congratulations on your wedding anniversary. I completely understand about not sewing just for content. I have to sew when the mood strikes. I hate being forced to sew when I really don't feel like it. I'm so happy that you and your husband get to have time to just travel or do whatever you want. I really hope you have a good time on your trip. Don't worry about us, we will be here for you whenever you have the time to post a video. Love your channel and have missed hearing your voice but still love seeing your me mades and how you style them. I had a very difficult time when my youngest child moved out and it took some time to adjust but I hope you and your husband are adjusting well and having a great time. Thank you for sharing with us. Take care and God Bless!❤
Thank you so much, Mitzi! Your support and encouragement mean so much to me! I am so excited about our anniversary trip! 💗
Enjoy your new chapter in life! How exciting! Congrats to your husband on his retirement! Hope your husband is all healed. Lovely gifts from your sewing friends. Happy belated birthday and wedding anniversary!
Thank you so much, Debbie! So exciting! 💗
Happy retirement life Andra!! Enjoy every minute and May the Lord bless you both .
Thank you so much, Caroline! We are having a great time! Today, we rode our bikes to a local bakery! So fun! We hope to make it a weekly thing! May the Lord bless you and yours, also! 💗
That’s so exciting for you Andra! Enjoy this new chapter..hope you had fun celebrating your birthday 😊
Thank you so much, Hama! 💗
Another exciting era starting in your lives. Xxxx ❤️❤️🌺
Yes! Thank you so much, Lenore! I truly appreciate your support! 💗
Hey Andra!!! Congratulation on your husband retiring. I can imagine the feeling of being empty nesters. I have a high school and an elementary school, and time is ticking by fast. Enjoy this time!!! Congratulations on your 30 year wedding anniversary. Stay sweet! :)
Thank you so much, sweet friend! Enjoy every second with your precious babies! Time flies! 💗
Andra, that’s wonderful that you and your husband are taking advantage of this time in your life ❤️
Thank you so much, Cynthia! 💗
Nice to see you again…enjoy your time away on your holiday….love your shorts too..😊🇦🇺
Thank you so much, Ria! I appreciate your support and encouragement! 💗
Hi Andra - How wonderful that you have entered a new stage of life. Each stage has so many enjoyable things. My husband and I thoroughly enjoy our adult daughters and love when we get together. (we have been empty nesters for over 12 years). I want to thank you for all the videos you have put out in the past. My favorite ones have been when you have shown your extremely creative side of your sewing. You have such a talent! And your friendship has been appreciated. I look forward to seeing future videos when you have time to create them. Meanwhile enjoy life with your husband. And I hope your husband's health continues to improve. Have a lovely trip!!! Take Care 🥰❣
Thank you so much for your kind, encouraging, words, Janiece! Your support and friendship over the years means so much to me! I appreciate them more than you’ll ever know! 💗
Enjoy your time with your husband and do what makes you happy. Love you Sis!
Thank you, Sis! Love you! 💗
You do you girl! I enjoy your shorts and will watch whenever you come onto UA-cam, but enjoy time with your husband. You deserve it.
I love you, Sandy! Thank you so much! Your support means so much to me! 💗
Lovely to hear from you and big life changes for sure!!! Happy belated birthday x
Thank you so much, Rachael! 💗
Great to see you ❤. What fantastic gifts from Trish, that is such an ideal present for you 👏🏼. I really do miss seeing your videos but I love your shorts so much.
It does take a lot of adjustment being empty nesters and we have actually found it's exaggerated now we don't have Mickey, he was like our last little child 😢. I know you must still feel the same ❤
Congrats on your Pearl Anniversary year and I'm excited to hear your travel plans when we meet 👏🏼😁. See you soon xxx
Thank you so much, Carole! Hubs and I are enjoying being able to spontaneously “pick up and go”, now that he’s retired! I adore my gifts from you and Trish, and am so thankful for our friendship! Can’t wait to see you! 😘💗
Traveling out west will be an amazing trip, Andra! You and Hubs have lots of fun making those new memories! 🛣️ Your life updates are as inspiring as your sewing content to me. Happy belated birthday! Do you and your sister and mom plan to continue your annual retreats? The videos from those are some of my favorites to watch. 😘 Much love to you! 💞
Thank you so much, Lynn! I love you back! I will try my best to share when my mom, sister, and I go on an adventure! 💗
So nice to hear from you. Safe travels, we celebrated 35 years this summer...where did the time go?!
Thank you so much, Biz! Happy 35th to you and Mr. B! You’re right - time flies! 💗
Andra, I completely understand even though I miss your videos. If you ever decide to quilt more quilt a longs would be fun😅😊
Thank you so much, Stephanie! I’ve loved seeing your fab quilt blocks from Izzy’s quilt-along! 💗
@@AndraMakes thank you I need to finish them soon
Can’t wait to see! 💗
I have been enjoying your short videos every week. My husband and I have been empty nesters for almost 22 years. He retired 6 years ago and I did 5 years ago. Enjoy your time together and have fun traveling! 🥰❤️
Thank you so much, Nancy! I truly appreciate you! 💗
Amazing to see you and happy belated birthday!! I love your content (and I love you so much), you know I’ll be around when you do put up videos. Hope you have a fabulous time on your travels. Happy Anniversary! 💞
Thank you so much, Izzy! I love you back! 💗
Happy belated birthday. ❤ It’s exciting that you and your husband are able to be spontaneous and have fun together. I’m sure it is life changing and takes some getting used to also. Have a wonderful weekend.😊
Thank you so much, Cynthia! Can’t wait to see you soon! 💗
That certainly is life changing. Thankyou Andra, for all your previous content on your channel and carry on enjoying spending time with your husband. 😊
Thank you so much, Annette! I truly appreciate you! 💗
Congrats on all of the ‘new’ life fun-ness! You gotta live your life and experience everything you can because you only get one chance! I pray healing over your husband! Cheers to your future wherever you go, whatever you do!
Thank you so much, Erin! Your support means a lot to me! I’ll check-in when I can! 💗
Oh my what a lovely update video! I 100% agree with you and apply that to myself when it comes to sewing and content! This is a hobby for some of us and making it forced definitely kills your creativity and the fun! Congratulations to your hubby on his retirement, and you both becoming empty nesters! This is truly a fun time for you both! My husband and I became empty nesters in 1996 and it has been truly a blessing getting to share time with just the two of us! Enjoy your travel time! And time together! ❤🤗🥰
Thank you so much, sweet friend. I am thrilled you’re back on UA-cam! 💗
Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary! Enjoy this new chapter of your lives- you’ve earned it! My husband and I retired 4 weeks ago, having raised our 3 children and each holding down stressful jobs throughout. The freedom is liberating! I have really enjoyed your Shorts ❤
Thank you so much, Teresa! I truly appreciate your support! Congrats to you and your hubs! Enjoy your adventures! 💗
Thank you Andra. Have a great vacation.
Thank you so much, Karen! I’m so excited! 💗
Happy Belated Birthday!! What lovely gifts! Empty nesters AND retired? -- that's quite a combination and quite a life change in itself. It took me a few years to get used to the idea of being retired but now I don't know how I managed to do all that I did while I worked a regular job, too! Enjoy!!
Thank you so much, Deb! 💗
Trish and Carole are so generous and thoughtful! I'm sorry I missed your birthday sweet lady 😩. I hope you had a wonderful day 💕💕💕. Congrats on you and hubby having so much time to spend together - enjoy it! I feel the same way - you can't force a hobby, it takes all the fun out of it! I've been missing for the same reason 😊💕
Thank you so much, sweet friend! You had the best “excuse” to miss my bday! 🛳️ I hope you had a fab time! 😘💗
Andra I have missed your videos so much but I love your shorts! I can just hear you saying”I got these earrings at a thrift store” I will watch whenever you pop up! Happy Birthday 🎉 Happy Anniversary🎉 and Happy Retirement ❤ it was so great to see you, and thank you for sharing your life update! Those gifts were amazing! I’m so jealous you get to meet up with Carole !!Enjoy your travels, you deserve it! 💕❤️💕
I love you, Mary! Thank you so much! You need to head down south and visit! 💗
@@AndraMakes love you too! ❤️And oh I wish I could move down south🥰
@@luvmycrafts_Mary Come visit, at least! 💗
Happy belated birthday Andra!! What lovely and thoughtful gifts 🎁. Great to see you back, but I totally hear you with the life changes. I hope you enjoy your new freedom. My mum and dad are always away in their caravan now they’re both retired. I too have taken a break from UA-cam due to life changes, but I’m planning to upload some videos soon to catch up with everyone. Sew upcycle is definitely going ahead again this year so it’ll be great to have your support with that again ❤ xx
Thank you so much, Karen! Your challenge is one of my faves! I know it is a lot of work for you, and I appreciate it so much! I saw your post about returning to the workforce! They are blessed to have you! 💗
Hi Andra! Congratulations to your husband on his retirement! I am so happy you both are well and enjoying this stage in life. I am always happy to see a video from you. ❤ Diann
Thank you so much, Diann! Can’t wait to see you soon! 💗
@@AndraMakes I’m SO excited! See you soon! ♥️
Happy Birthday hope it was happy 🎉🎉congratulations on a new journey i agree with you about sewing garments enjoy your videos ❤😊😊
Thank you so much, Robyn! Your support means so much to me! 💗
So good to see you! We are empty nesters now as well. Looking forward to seeing your upcycle project for the October challenge! Glad to hear Charlie is doing well. ooxx❤
Thank you so much, Becky! 💗
Enjoy your upcoming travels! Sounds like fun.
Thank you so much, Norma! I’m so excited! 💗
It’s always fun to see what you are up to. I used to sew theatre costumes and the deadline sewing burned me out for awhile. I imagine the same thing could happy if sewing for channel content. Enjoy this time together and see ya when we see ya. 😊-Deborah
Thank you so much, Deborah! I definitely burned out with my embroidery “business”, and that’s why I don’t sew just to have content for my channel! 💗
Thank you for the update Andra. I totally understand and the changes you have made which are necessary as things don’t stay the same are all fine with me. Good luck with ad acting to your new life and enjoy every minute of it 💕
Thank you so much, Liz! I truly appreciate you! 💗
Happy anniversary ❤
Enjoy time with your hubby.
I am dreading an empty nest(she is 12 so I still have some time;) )
I totally understand re break. I took a break from regular posting videos over summer - life is just too random when kiddo is not in school
Thank you so much, Agata! Enjoy every second with her! 💗
🎉🎉🎉🎉Happy Birthday 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so much, Tremayne! 💗
Wonderful updates!
Thank you so much, Carmen! 💗
Happy late birthday 🎉
I'm a new empty nester too! We just had our 31st anniversary ❤ enjoy your time with your husband that's a gift from God!
I hope your husband heals fast!
Thank you so much, April! He is doing a lot better! I hope you and your hubs are doing well! 💗
@@AndraMakes That's great! We are, thank you!❤
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Thank you for the update. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy this season you are now in.
Thank you so much! I appreciate your support tremendously! 💗
Thanks for the update! Glad you are enjoying retirement and empty nesting. That's two of life's major milestones at once. Even when they are enjoyable changes, they still are stressful . I think you are going to have a wonderful trip. We have done Arizona and California for hiking and nature and loved both trips. Highly recommend
Thank you so much for the kind words and support, Nancy! I am very excited about our trip! 💗
So good to see you! xoxoxoxo
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I feel so special to have 2 of your embroidered items. So glad you like your salad kit. I want one for myself!! We miss you on Friday sews but God bless you for making family and life a priority. I dont live by youtube analytics either. Its just a place to share my hobby but I dont want the pressure of posting every week. Congratulations on your anniversary! That sounds like a fun trip out west. Love you Andra!!!❤
Thank you so much, sweet friend! Totally agree with you about UA-cam analytics! That’s why I never look at mine! Takes all the fun out of a hobby! Love you back! 😘💗
Empty nest is an adjustment!
Yes! And, retirement soon thereafter! 💗
Hi Andra!Happy birthday! Happy retirement for your husband!Happiness for you,your husband and your family.From France.
Thank you so much, Catherine! 💗
It sounds like you are going to have a lot of fun times ahead of you. 😊 Congratulations on your husband's retirement as well. I am thankful for any content you have the time to share with us. Stay blessed and wishing you safe adventures.
That means so much to me, Zandra! Thank you so much! 💗
Great video. Party!! Such a terrific wife and mother.
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Congrats!! Love You!!
Thank you, Mom! Love you! 💗
Whew, I was worried that your life update was going to be something bad. Retirement can be great, enjoy your newfound time with your husband. If you ever want to take us along on a thrifting trip I would love it 😊
Thank you so much, Cathy! Next time I thrift, I will try my best to share! 💗