A glimpse of my last month – for the 30 Day Challenge!
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Happy Weekend,
Vacation Read
July 31, 2010 By 1 Comment
After posting the trailer for the Eat, Pray, Love movie and reading your comments to my confession about not reading the book yet, I dug out my copy. I packed 4 books for my vacation – in hindsight I was a bit ambitious!
I re-started to read Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert the first day of my vacation. I was in the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX airport waiting on my husband to fly in.
I happened to be enjoying lunch at T.G.I.Fridays, with a Southwest Chicken Salad and “Texas Tea” – unsweetened that I add Sweet ‘n Low to! This pretty pink empty package went on to my bookmark.
I’m a slow reader and enjoyed a few pages nearly every day of my vacation.
I finished off the book early this afternoon on my deck, while enjoying the long August weekend at home! Eat, Pray, Love was an AMAZING book – I’m so glad I went back and re-read it in a different head space.
I find it amusing that I started & finished the book eating a salad!
One of my summer favorites - spinach, strawberries (or mandarin orange segments), feta cheese with creamy poppy seed dressing.
I’m now even more excited about watching the movie that debuts in 2 weeks after reading the book. I realize that movies don’t do a perfect job of capturing all of the details that the book offers – however I’m excited to watch Julia Roberts play Liz, listen to the uplifting tunes (bound to be awesome based on the trailer synopsis’) and experience the gorgeous scenery the movie was filmed in.
Have you read the book Eat, Pray, Love? Are you eager to watch it on movie also?
Hope you’re having a fabulous August long weekend (Canadians) & weekend (American & International followers!).
Live Inspired,
11: Swept off my feet by a Texan
July 23, 2010 By 2 Comments
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I thanked John for our amazing weekend and we went our own ways. It was a bit awkward.
We returned to University life and no one in our college town knew about our excursion, except for 2 of my girlfriends. My college roommate instantly referred to John as “Marriott Boy”.
Later on that week, I went over to his house for help with my American Government homework. I remember wanting to discuss our weekend but he quickly brushed it off.
My Livestock Judging team was preparing for our first competition of the year in Phoenix, AZ. As a team, we practiced lots together in the evenings at the “Judging House” which also happened to be where John lived.
I passed the class and took John for lunch at Applebee’s to show my appreciation for his help. For whatever reason, I vividly remember that we both got chicken sandwiches. I realize this is not relevant, however the same outing John announced that he was departing for Washington, DC after Christmas, just a couple weeks later.
“What? You’re leaving? How come I didn’t know this??” I blurted out.
It wasn’t my lack of asking questions. I’m the Queen of rattling 20 of them off, before the person I’m curious to know more about, has had a chance to get one response out!
However, before he answered, I knew the reason. “Because he’s private and doesn’t share much.” (In reality – there is a strong possibility that he didn’t tell his family much before either!)
I went back to Canada for Christmas and returned to Texas after the New Year for my second semester in Texas.
Fast Forward
Out of the blue, John surprisingly emailed me!
These were the days before Facebook and text messaging, I recall the most social media we had was email and an early version of MSN Messenger.
I don’t even know if I had John’s email address. He literally disappeared. I suspect he did some searching to find mine!
The email I received from “Marriott Boy” was requesting my Dad’s contact information?
Happily Married and Living With Passion,
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Vacation
July 22, 2010 By 3 Comments
Trust July is going amazing for you!!
Here is an update from my vacation:
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Catch Up
July 7, 2010 By 6 Comments
Hey amazing friends,
Trust your July is kicking off with a bang! Hope you enjoy the audio blog.
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Alexis’ 1st Christmas
January 22, 2010 By 2 Comments
Uncle John and Aunt Robyn had a truly outstanding time seeing family and friends in Texas over the holidays. Our highlights were around seeing our 5 1/2 month old niece, Alexis!
Her Christmas dress was precious:
Santa brought Alexis a cool horse that makes noise!
Alexis loves to smile!!
It was fun to see Alexis again – since the first time we met her, was when she was just born in July.
Love being an Aunt,
Robyn
7: Swept off my feet by a Texan
January 4, 2010 By 2 Comments
Our hotel room door opened and my breath was taken away. John had outdone himself. Deep reds and orange hues decorated the room. It had a spacious living room and a huge dining table. One entire wall of windows overlooked the Riverwalk. I’m convinced it was one of the best views in San Antonio!
I quickly observed the only bed – a massive King bed with a stunning canopy overhead. It was something I would imagine royalty to have in their castles.
I had a million thoughts running through my mind. Was I Julia Roberts in “Pretty Woman”? What did John have planned? What was expected of me? Yikes!
I was determined that despite the drastic change in how I envisioned the trip to go, it was going to be more amazing than I envisioned. My kind, innocent Texan was attempting to sweep me off my feet.
John suggested we go for a walk and explore the famous Riverwalk. I was relieved that I had bought a dress earlier that day, that I could ‘slip’ into. After we freshened up we went exploring.
Happily Married and Living With Passion,
Robyn
P.S. Check back later this week for another chapter ;) Happy New Year!
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