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Short, Short Week

May 17, 2010 By 7 Comments

It’s going to be a real short work week for me – lucky!

Thursday morning we kick off  our May long weekend in Seattle with our wonderful friends Dan & Corene. During our last spontaneous road trip to Great Falls, MT (the weekend before my hair got chopped) with this fun couple; it was discovered that both Corene and John really wanted to visit this west coast city! Dan and me decided that we’d support the adventure, so the planning begun.

My hubby really wants to see the Space Needle…

Space Needle
Image source – blogs.usyd.edu.au

…so we’re going for dinner in the restaurant at the top.

Corene really wants to explore the Pike Place Market…

Pikes Place Market
Image source – flickr.com/photos/wordridden 

…I trust we’ll take in the flying fish and explore the market thoroughly, including the first Starbucks! (Which we all know I love – from my Coffee Date tour & posts about Starbucks)

Honestly, I knew very little about Seattle before the planning began, other than my favorite TV show – Grey’s Anatomy takes place there and I’ve often seen the city skyline in episodes.

I checked to see if the Seattle Mariners’ were playing at home during our visit, as I know baseball is John’s favorite sport.

We lucked out and we’re going to take in a game…

Seattle Mariners 
Image source – kramer-s-nehl.com

(I trust John will) buy me some peanuts and cracker jack!

I’m going to be doing dances all week to attract lots of lots of sunshine during our trip!

Have you been to Seattle? Any suggestions on must-do things?

I look forward to sharing pictures when we return. Follow me on Twitter (@robynbeazley) for my vacation updates.

Happy Travels,

 1st Starbucks

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Weekend in Vancouver

April 30, 2010 By 4 Comments

Our adventure to Vancouver last weekend for a getaway & charity auction was fabulous!

We took the Canada Line SkyTrain to our downtown hotel – it was super easy to navigate.

View Vancouver, BC Canada Line, SkyTrain

My lovely suitcase (the burgundy one) has 4 wheels, so John was really smart and cornered it so it wouldn’t roll all over!

The Fairmont Waterfront was our home for 2 nights – it was a fantastic hotel.

View Fairmont Waterfront, Vancouver, BC

I packed a few pairs of shoes for our adventure – this picture amuses me.

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On Friday afternoon, we explored Vancouver by walking the sea board.

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With the Vancouver 2010 Olympic caldron and the Vancouver Convention Center (with the living roof).

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We walked down and through Stanley Park – so gorgeous and peaceful!

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View Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC

My hubby and I had both been to Vancouver before separately – so we just walked parts of Granville Street & Robson Street.

View Vancouver, BC

We found an amazing Mexican Restaurant further down Robson Street called Don Guacamole. John actually said, “This is the best Mexican food I’ve had in Canada” – this is almost an oxymoron – as nothing is comparable north of the Red River (river that divides Texas & Oklahoma). It was a fabulous experience and satisfied our cravings for our favorite food.

View Don Guacamole Mexican Restaurant , Robson St, Vancouver, BC

On Saturday, we relaxed, read, and walked more!

P.S. For our US/International friends – Tim Horton’s is a rival coffee shop to Starbucks in Canada – these 2 were literally 10 steps apart in an open air building – I thought it was cute.

We got all dressed up for the fancy Charity Auction that were out for.

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I was feeling sassy and decided to take a selfie while waiting for John to finish getting ready (just had to rub that in).

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Recall me telling you there was a Shoe Raffle – well it was a Christian Louboutin ($$) Shoe Raffle!! The winner was awarded the pair of pumps on display with the option to exchange at Holt Renfrew for another pair up to $800! (Stacy – I trust that could have gone nicely towards the boots on your wish list!)

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John did an amazing job conducting the Live Auction & Tele-a-therapy of the evening. I LOVE listening to him auctioneer ;)

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Hope your weekend is “amazing”!

Happy Travels,
Robyn

P.S. REMEMBER to enter the Hide Your Straps contest NOW – the deadline is tonight (Friday) at 11:59pm MST!!

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Weekend Getaway

April 22, 2010 By 1 Comment

I’m SO excited to take a weekend adventure with my hubby!! We’re leaving this morning for Vancouver (the 2010 Olympic city).

John was invited to be the Auctioneer for a Charity Auction in Vancouver on Saturday night. I was invited to attend also. I debated and considered attending…for 1 second…YES I’d LOVE to.

As if you didn’t all know already, I LOVE to travel, love a reason to get dressed up, and escape with my man.

The Charity Auction is for the Phoenix Academy of Learning Society – PALS, a school for children with Autism. Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, John’s fantastic employer (I’m not just saying that because of this event – believe me!) is a sponsor and having John auctioneer is just one of the ways they are contributing.

PALS

John also thought I’d love to hear that there is a “Shoe Raffle”. I’m quite curious about this…

We’ve been blessed to attend, support, and contribute to many charity events. However, I’m really excited about this one! Must be because we can make a weekend getaway of it and are flying to attend.

I was stressing about what I was going to wear – I didn’t realize it until my friend Erica and I were talking last week. I didn’t have a dress that I felt awesome in. I REALLY wanted to wear my red heels (that my Grandma gave me for my Birthday last year) and buy a new red dress. Well, after going to store after store, mall after mall, website to website – no luck. My quest will continue to find a red dress, to wear to another occasion. I finally discovered the outfit for the gala at Ronda’ Boutique (aka – my Mom’s closet) and luckily borrowed it.

I’ll try and tweet my way through the weekend (Twitter @robynbeazley) and I’ll capture pictures to share.

Have an amazing weekend friends.

Live Inspired,
Robyn

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Monday Motivation

April 12, 2010 By 5 Comments

Hey friends, 

Trust you had a fabulous weekend. On my drive home last night, I was unwinding by recording a few of my thoughts with ”Voice Memos” on my iPhone. I present you with my first ”Audio Blog Entry“:

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Hope you’ll make time to listen to it and let me know what you think (One day I’ll explore Video Blogging too!).

Hugs,
Robyn

P.S. If you’d also like to upload your “Voice Memos” into your WordPress blog – this is what I did. I found this Plugin – Audio Player (the developer’s website - http://wpaudioplayer.com) was very helpful)! Then I converted my M4a’s with this free M4a to Mp3 converter (it may very well have also downloaded spyware on my computer at the same time (it seems that anything free comes with surprises) - I have no idea – but it worked) and uploaded my videos into my Dashboard.

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Fending for Myself

September 15, 2009 By 4 Comments

My amazing husband works for Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers. He travels lots to sales all over Canada and a few in the United States. John is very passionate about being an Auctioneer and supporting all areas of the company from Sales, Yard, and Customer Service staff. Yes, my hubby can “talk” fast . However the skill of bid calling and being an auctioneer are much more in depth than possessing the quality of being a fast speaker! If that’s the only quality they needed to posess - clearly I’d be very wealthy with my natural ability. He he…

My Texan is on the road for a couple weeks, leaving me at home to fend for myself. I’m really hard done by, I know. Not likely – I get so much done when he’s away so that I can enjoy the time even more when he’s closer to home. I miss my soul mate when he’s away – however we thrive on quality time.

I giggled so hard when I saw this cartoon! Obviously the child and pet are out of the picture for us for the time being. John has a blast when he’s on the road and that is so satisfying. My talented husband loves what he does for a living. If you love what you do – you never work another day in your life.

Off on business trip

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Berry Picking

August 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Last Sunday, we went on a romantic drive west of my parents. We made a scenic tour in the foothills by Sundre, AB and got Ice Cream from a quaint little shop. The best part – John surprised the nice “experienced” couple in line behind us and paid for theirs ;) I love paying it forward!

Then we made a fun stop at my Uncle and Tante’s (French for Aunt!) for out of the blue. Our astonishing visit was welcomed with a pail and a promise for a brewski (Canadian slang for beer!) after a little work. My outdoorsy Uncle is famous for picking and growing fruits and vegetables.

The mission was to pick Saskatoon’s my grandparents. Unfortunately, my Grandma (my Uncle’s sister) hasn’t been well as a result of treatments she’s going through. So this kind gesture that was initiated by my Uncle to brighten her day. Everything happens for a reason – so John & I arrived on a perfect day to help with the harvest and deliver the fruit my Grandma loves.

This experience was also a “first” for my Texan! Thank goodness he’s an Eagle Scout and is prepared for everything – his long windpants provided the protection he needed to avoid getting the itch from the needle weed.

Ready Pickin

It was a perfect way to wrap up a Sunday afternoon.

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What is your favorite thing to pick in the summer? Whether from the garden or the wild?

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Leaving on a Jet Plane

July 13, 2009 By 4 Comments

I not only survived the Calgary Stampede – I’m feeling fantastic. I often get quite exhausted and the stress takes a toll on me from an intense short term contract. However, I came into this 12 day contract with a different attitude. I had a blast and am excited to escape with my amazing husband for a few days.

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We’re Texas bound this morning! John and I are headed south for a hot summer visit. We’ll see family, friends, and soak in the rays. John has been reading lots the last couple weeks…

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Today, he was enjoying The Starbucks Experience. It seemed rather fitting because I won a bet and he bought me Starbucks for breakfast!!

We normally fly to DFW directly, however this trip - we tried Continental Airlines. They were fantastic! You actually get meals included for free – so we were offered breakfast. You also get FREE movies. We would highly recommend this airline.

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We connected in Houston and enjoyed Mexican food!! Surprise, surprise ;)

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Pappasitos, true authentic Tex Mex - love Texas fast food experiences. (You may recall that we ate at another location last trip).   PappasitosHouston

We picked up our car and the temperature gage said 41C (105F) – yikes!

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Despite having a fabulous week at the Calgary Stampede, we crashed when we arrived at our hotel and caught up on some much needed sleep. Tonight we met up with my girlfriend Kattie from University.

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Our preference for dinner – Mexican of course ;) We had a fantastic feast at On The Border.

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After stuffing ourselves with amazing cuisine, we went to Wal Mart to walk our dinner off. I love that its open 24 hours a day. Can you believe that it is still 38C (100F) at 10pm at night?

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Night time – big day tomorrow at the waterpark!!

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