something to think about is getting a simulator they are very helpful and you can try various planes to see how much skill you have lost, or still have, and your wife can try it also with out fear of crashing that 300.$$ trainer you just got her the reset button is your friend.

my progression from trainer to warbirds was fast and efficient, I also took a extended break like 20 years but was surprised how fast things come back with a little practice I got the G-3 sim but there are several out there.

have a instructor go over your SSE and take it up for you and trim it for level flight, and buddy box it for you, if you flew before you can do it again.
I was bored silly with my trainer after just a little while, and had to have something more, so I built a little kit,tail dragger, symmetrical wing sport plane called a GIZMO , had a club member check it and trim it for flight for me, and the trainer sits in my garage getting dusty going to pull the parts soon from it and put it in something else.

the GIZMO is allot like a SSE in its flight performance mine is powered by a OS 46AX and its a rocket here is a pic. I also have a SSE in a box waiting to be built but I have a Top Flight P-47 on the table now already, so it waits.