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Without those everyday chores, Matt and Susan say their days feel lighter and less rushed. They’ve discovered they can fill that extra time with more music, more friendships and more community. For 35 years, Matt has played trombone with the Corvallis Community Band. At Holiday, he and Susan found another way to make beautiful music together: They started a choir. “I’ve sung in choirs all my life,” Matt says. “But this is my first time directing a choir, so I’m learning a new skill, and that’s wonderful.” Music is one of Susan’s passions, too. “I played percussion – a big bass drum – and I crashed giant cymbals,” she says with a smile. “It was really fun. But I crashed them too close to my ears. I don’t do that anymore.” These days, she’s happy behind the piano, accompanying the choir and playing “Happy Birthday” whenever the occasion calls for it. 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The shared spaces inside and out, like the roomy sundeck and walking path that circles the building. “The community even enables our cycling habit,” says Matt with a laugh. “They provide a secure, undercover bike rack which we really appreciate.” There’s another part of life at Holiday that they appreciate: knowing they can stay put if their needs change. They can arrange personal care services through third-party providers. “That was a big point for me,” says Susan. “I don’t want to move again. It’s nice knowing we can just stay here.” For now, though, Matt and Susan are focused on what’s ahead, like today’s plans, tomorrow’s possibilities and the next adventure waiting around the corner. Because moving to Holiday didn’t ask them to become different people. It simply gave them more time, more freedom and more opportunities to be exactly who they are. What’s the value of Holiday for you? 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They’ve found a new home base. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cp class=\"copy copy--is-font-secondary\">“Moving to Holiday didn’t change who we are,” says Matt. “It gave us more time to be ourselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cfigure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fa-us.storyblok.com\u002Ff\u002F1018269\u002F1920x1080\u002F2261a9a355\u002Fhol-21048-matt-susan-the-regent-blog_music-section_16x9.jpg\" alt=\"An older man wearing a cap and glasses plays a trombone outdoors, surrounded by people in a garassy area.\" class=\"radius\">\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\n\u003Ch2 class=\"heading heading--is-level-2 spacing spacing--is-pb-xsmall\">More time for music\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp class=\"copy copy--is-font-secondary\">“It’s nice not worrying about repairs, yard work, housework, cooking,” says Susan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cp class=\"copy copy--is-font-secondary\">Without those everyday chores, Matt and Susan say their days feel lighter and less rushed. They’ve discovered they can fill that extra time with more music, more friendships and more community.\u003C\u002Fp> \n\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cp class=\"copy copy--is-font-secondary\">For 35 years, Matt has played trombone with the Corvallis Community Band. At Holiday, he and Susan found another way to make beautiful music together: They started a choir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cp class=\"copy copy--is-font-secondary\">“I’ve sung in choirs all my life,” Matt says. “But this is my first time directing a choir, so I’m learning a new skill, and that’s wonderful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cp class=\"copy copy--is-font-secondary\">Music is one of Susan’s passions, too. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cbr>\n\u003Cp class=\"copy copy--is-font-secondary\">“I played percussion – a big bass drum – and I crashed giant cymbals,” she says with a smile. “It was really fun. But I crashed them too close to my ears. 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