How's It Rollin?
We’re Patrick & Tamekia—a married couple in our 50s, living life full of energy, purpose, and fun. This is a lifestyle blog for married couples over 50 who don’t believe in slowing down. We’re all about travel, family, fitness, faith, entrepreneurship, and keeping it real.
Here, you’ll find travel stories (from Europe to Alaska to weekend road trips), parenting and relationship insights, fitness motivation, and yes—our take on reality TV like Love Is Blind. We also share what we’ve learned from years of building businesses, navigating corporate life, and constantly evolving together.
Our life is full—blended family, grandkids, workouts, business ideas, and lots of laughs. Whether you’re here for trip tips, relationship talk, or entrepreneurial inspiration—we’re glad you’re rollin’ with us.
You can keep up with us right here on Our Written Journey where we post stories, reflections, and updates. We also share short clips and behind-the-scenes fun over on TikTok and longer videos, vlogs, and lifestyle content on YouTube. And if you really want to dive deep, our podcast gives you the long-winded, unfiltered versions of our conversations about life, love, faith, and building together.
Thanks for stopping by—let’s explore, grow, and live boldly together.
Accountability Partners for Your Goals
Setting goals is one thing. Following through is another. In our recent podcast episode, Goals Without Waiting: Why You Don’t Need a New Year to Start, we spent time talking about something that often gets overlooked when people talk about goal setting… accountability...
The Dolans’ Top 3 Getaways in Mexico
Mexico has quietly become one of our favorite places to travel. Some trips were planned, some were overdue, and all of them left an impression. These three destinations stand out for very different reasons, and together they show why we keep going back. This list is...
Letting Holiday Traditions Bend Without Losing the Joy
Holidays have a way of coming with expectations, especially when it comes to holiday traditions we’ve carried for years. The food, the schedule, the guest list, even how the day is supposed to feel can start to feel locked in, whether or not it still fits real life....
How Vacations Reduce Stress and Anxiety | Rollin’ With the Dolans
Welcome to Rollin’ With the Dolans! I’m Patrick, and this story starts with something simple — a slow Saturday and a spontaneous idea from Tamekia: “We should go camping.” Except, this wasn’t just any camping trip. It turned into one of our favorite experiences as a...
Goal Setting After 50: Why It Still Matters (and How We Do It Together)
Welcome back to Rolling with the Dolans! If you’ve listened to our podcast, you already know we like this subject. We’ve talked about goal setting before. But this time, Tamekia didn’t give Patrick a heads up. She jumped right in on the podcast and asked him why he...
People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime
If you’ve never heard the phrase people come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime, this is one of those ideas that really sticks. It’s been around for years, but it still hits deep every time we talk about it. Tamekia wasn’t sure where she first heard...
Cash, Cooking & Chaos: Summer Parenting With Teens
Cash, Cooking & Chaos: Summer Parenting With Teens Summer break is here, and if you're like us, you're wondering how to keep teens busy without losing your mind. We’ve got four at home: 13, 14, 15, and 16. This summer, we decided it was time for a new approach....
Happy Loving Day: Honoring the Past and Celebrating Our Multicultural Family
Happy Loving Day from Rollin With the Dolans June 12 marks Loving Day, the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Loving v. Virginia, which made interracial marriage legal in every U.S. state. Mildred and Richard Loving didn’t set out to be civil rights...
Starting a Business With Your Spouse | Couplepreneur Advice from Real Life
Starting a Business With Your Spouse: Can It Really Work? We talk about a lot of things on our podcast—faith, family, food, fun—but this time, we went all in on one question we get asked a lot: Should you start a business with your spouse? It’s a fair question....
5 Reasons We Schedule Vacations for Our Marriage
Life gets loud in our house. Between parenting kids at different stages, running businesses, and staying connected to our faith, it’s easy to let quality time slip. That’s why we’re sharing the reasons we schedule vacations for our marriage—because without them, the...
This lifestyle blog for married couples over 50 is just a glimpse into the passion we share—for travel, family, faith, fitness, entrepreneurship, and each other. You can see even more of that through our social media and podcast, where we dive deeper into how we live, love, and build together. We also enjoy collaborating with others who align with what we’re about—so if that’s you, feel free to Contact the Dolans. Let’s create something great!