October 30, 2010
Terni..the main city in the area where max & cristiana live..
we went downtown to walk about..fetch frede from school, have a snack and some gelato…twas a good way to spend a friday afternoon.. :)





a DIVINE chocolate shop.. :)






yay! already starting to set up for christmas here! one ...
October 30, 2010
max and cristiana were gracious enough to let me stay at their place for two days before the tour. we have had a wonderful time chatting, eating, walking, laughing, drinking, eating, discussing, more eating…you get the picture.. :)
they live in a village just outside of TERNI (a more major ...
October 30, 2010
october 27, 2010 was a very special day for me. it was the day i left for italy.
it was 10 months earlier that i first communicated with max brunnelli from italy about organizing my own phototour in italy.
travel has been in my blood since i can remember…and ...
October 20, 2010

are you getting married in the next year or two? and live in the vancouver area?
then you need to contact me!
i have FOUR tickets to the this year’s CREME DE LA CREME grand wedding showcase of amazing wedding exhibitors hosted at THE FOUR SEASONS in downtown vancouver ...
October 14, 2010
5 years ago at a ranch in southern saskatchewn, small town farmgirl, shari and her “city boy” from the Hat, mike, tied the knot.
who knew that today they’d be living downtown vancouver in a super cute gastown condo?? running the amazing shari lee photographers business?
well they are ...
October 10, 2010
so many things to be thankful for….
family & friends
our little home that keeps us dry and warm
food in our cupboards & ref
good health
books to read
internet
warm blankets
herbal tea
eye sight
having what we need
truly we are blessed. and thankful for the blessings every day ...
October 9, 2010
this summer we took our final road trip with Pedro, our beloved Xterra. :)
jonathan’s grandparents were celebrating their 60th. aren’t they adorable? (this was them in burnaby before we went to philippines a year ago and then on the beach in boracay in the philippines.)

so we ...
October 9, 2010

have you ever been in a situation when you know you shouldn’t fret or worry about something cuz you know it will work out in the end? ya that’s what i thought..only i have been.. ;)
well..this afternoon while getting all the juice from jonathan’s weekend ...
October 8, 2010
ya you read right..that is MY blog post title today.. chuckle.. why? well i was reading vancity Buzz’s feed today (if you don’t subscribe to their RSS feed, you should..sooooooooo much good, informative, fun stuff on there about our amazing city and what’s going on ...
October 6, 2010
if you follow my facebook or blogs, you know that we, as a family, are making our way to the philippines in december. to move. for a long while.
if you DIDN’T know, then i have done a not so great of a job of keeping you in the ...
October 3, 2010
today’s wedding was great! the sky was clear, the sun was shining, my couple was so excited.. it was a great wedding to end my 2010 season! congrats to mr & mrs aaron turnbull!! :)
just a couple shots from today’s wedding.. cuz i can. :) more to come soon!





October 2, 2010
i love seattle.
i dont love very many US cities (no offense my american friends!) but seattle..L-O-V-E! everything about it..the mild weather..the downtown..the COFFEE! oh the coffee.. the ambience. the water.
yes..seattle is beautiful. and when my friend darlene said we should go on one ...