Vintage Fair Fun!

Yesterday's trip out to Abbotsford with the girls was fun!  The weather was amazing, so the drive out was lovely and scenic. 

We arrived at the Vintage Fair, which was actually inside this year, we were all expecting it to be outdoors in a goat field like it was last year, but alas they opted for indoors and there was a line up to get inside when we arrived.  

It was packed! really really busy and a ""wiggle your way in game" was happening at every turn, it was quite the art trying to get into the vendor stalls to look at or snaffoo items before someone else picked them up. LOL There were some amazing Vintage items there and we all scored something we loved.  

The doll is Jo's and the two small cosmetic cases are mine :)

Afterwards we put on our "A" for Adventure hats and made our way into the old downtown part of Abbotsford and stumbled across Paper Nation, a scrapbook store.  Of course we stopped! Brian, one of the owners was lovely, we recognized each other from BC Crop for Kids and the sweetie that he is, offered us a special discount since we'd come all the way from Vancouver. :)  

Upon departing Paper Nation, I asked Brian if he could recommend someplace for lunch and he pointed us in the direction of the this really fun and funky 50's diner called Ann Marie's Cafe.  So fun and retro!

Fun 50's Retro Diner

Remember these little push pedal cars for kids!

Jo and Hayley

Guess who?

Kathy with her SMASH book memorabilia

Love the pin!

After lunch we had a quick stop at Roses and Rutabagas Antiques and Home Decor shop.... I wanted to move in! Loved this store! and I scored myself a new coffee mug here.  Love it!

Loved this outdoor store display!

The new mug.... it's so me!

Thanks girls for the fun day and Kathy.... thanks again for driving all of us out to Abbotsford!

Social Butterfly

I had a chance to be a real Social Butterfly this week and see many of my friends!  It's been wonderful and this weekend will be more socializing and fun too!

Monday I met my friend Diane for lunch, she had to work on the Victoria Day holiday.  I met her downtown at the office and we wandered down to Dunsmir St. for some lunch and a visit.

Wednesday I had the day off and Sue (Soozeeque) and I bottled our Australian Shiraz! What fun we had :) afterwards we went out for lunch. 

Friday morning I made my way out to Sue's (Sue F) and we started to "tidy" her studio in preparation for our girls gathering next weekend.  Sue's new office has been painted now (it's gorgeous) all that's left now.... buy & build the office furniture and then put everything back into the office, it's all currently stacked in Richard's "Man Cave". 

Friday evening - Jo and I had a nice dinner at Joey's, we dined Al Fresco, it was such a lovely evening! and then we went to the Members opening of the Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Amazing exhibit - I'll be going back to see it again.  check it out if you can :) The exhibit opens to the public today and ends September 30th.

Today I'm going out to a Vintage Fair in Abbotsford with Kathy, Sue F and Jo! I've slathered myself in sunblock already!  Forecast...Sunny and 24C! woo hoo!!

Sunday, I suppose I'll have to catch up on some chores.... you know, things like laundry and ironing! but Sunday evening it's dinner out at Kalamata Greek restaurant with Rick to celebrate Norbert's birthday (it's on Tuesday).

So that's me in a nutshell this past week... next week.... living on a houseboat and cat sitting for friends for a few days, and fun at Chateau Farrant on Saturday night!

On another note, not social at all! LOL  I'm so excited, when DH's Tante Ingrid came to Canada for a visit in 2010 she bought us a beautiful Orchid plant.  It bloomed for a really long time and then went dormant! well I carefully looked after it and now..... it's back in bloom!

Enjoy the Sunshine and have a great weekend!

In the Blink of an Eye....

.. the years pass and here we are - 2012 - Christopher is graduating! DH and I are flying up to Kelowna on June 9th for the graduation ceremony and a family gathering. I've been busy making Christopher a "Uni Survival Kit" something fun for him to start off his 1st year of University. He's going to UVIC - yeah! close to us so we can visit him or vice versa. Bodo sent us his prom photos this week and OMG, he's gone from little boy to young man. When did that happen? ... OMG, before I know it he'll be graduating University, then getting married, then.......

 a few memories of Chris growing up :)

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2011

Father and son 2012

Love how he matched the tie with his prom dates dress!

All grown up! 2012

Not the right outcome for FC Bayern Munchen Fans

DH and I went to the Vancouver Alpen Club on Saturday morning with friends to watch the UEFA Cup final.  We had a really fun time but the outcome was not what the German fans expected.

BAYERN MUNCHEN  1 - 1 CHELSEA

(Pens 3-4) 

 Everything was in Bayern’s favour except the fact that they actually had to put the ball in the net.  Chance after chance was missed, they dominated the field in the first half.  Then late in the second half the room exploded.... Bayern Munchen scored!!! it was 1 - 0. Chelsea were hanging on in there and then Didier Drogba of Chelsea scored the equalizing goal.  Silence hits the room..... and now everyone is on the edge of their seat.  

Munchen and Chelsea played two 15 minute overtime halves.  It was inevitable the penalty shoot-out would take place.  

And this is the part I dislike... a penalty shoot! come on, play the game until someone wins!  Shoot outs are exciting in their own way, but it's such a sad way, for any team, to lose a championship after all that hard work and team playing for 90+ minutes.  C'est la vie I guess.

 Regardless of the outcome, we had a fun time with our friends!

Giacomo

Markus and Tim

DH and I

Beer anyone?

Road Trip!

Di and I had an amazing 5 day trip to Portland Oregon and La Conner Washington.  The road trip down was great, stopping along the way for some rest stops - we even found this out of the way little Craft shop!  Di bought a really cute gift for her friend Robin here!

Our time in Portland consisted of the Dance show and shopping!  and when I say shopping I mean shopping! Di can power shop and she is the "shoe queen" - she ended up with 9 pairs of shoes by the end of the trip. LOL All hail the shoe queen!!!

Our Dance show was amazing! the music and energy from these hip hop guys was fantastic and I loved the fact that they used national music.  Brazilian and French!  My favorite was the energetic dance set to a Brazilian Tango... OMG amazing!

We power shopped at the outlet stores in Troutdale (just outside of Portland)  This place had 45 stores, we arrived promptly at 10am and didn't finish until 7pm!!! LOL a full day of laughs and fun!

The following day we power shopped at the Lloyd Centre in Portland - hitting Macy's, Nordstrom's, Marshall's, Ross, Barnes and Noble, Victoria Secrets and a whole host of other shops in the mall.

On our way out of Portland we stopped at Costco, Jo-Ann's, The Container Store (OMG! I could live there!) and made our way to La Conner.

La Conner was lovely - loved all the cute little shops and signage.... we took lots of sign photos and enjoyed sitting by the river in the sunshine.

There were some other shopping stops on the way home too.....Target, KMart, WalMart et al! Di was on a hunt for some basketball/baseball cards for her son and some Haribo Gummies.

Let's just say, with all the walking we did, it's time for a pedicure!

Here are a few photos for you to enjoy :)

May.... yes I said May!

OMG! when did we get to the 5th month of the year? I must have been time warped into the future or some time bending fanatic pushed the clocks ahead on me.  Seriously...I blinked and here it is May and life is a flurry of activity... that's not surprising is it? perhaps that's why I feel like I missed the entire month of April, it's just plain ol' busy and on the horizon.... May, June and July are filling up too.

After the Rosemary Heights Retreat weekend I was busy with work, Vancouver Women's Music Society and socializing.  I've been also helping my friend Sue get her office space ready for painting before we reorganize her office.  It's been fun!  I went out there recently and after we had emptied the office we went to Mink for coffee and then stopped in at Winners, she had found a bargain on Thickers and I wanted to check it out.... LOL! I'm set now, I won't need to buy Alpha letters for scrapbooking for quite some time.

 Ann and I went to the Hotel Vancouver for "High Tea" to celebrate her birthday! what a wonderful afternoon we had :) and it was so yummy!!

This past weekend I went to Qualicum Beach to visit my parents.  An early Mother's Day weekend for me since I will be away in Portland Oregon (actually on the way home) on Mother's Day.

We had a great weekend, the weather was glorious! Mom and I made a start on making me a summer dress. We went to Courtney for an Art Festival, did some shopping, walking in the forest with Glenn (their dog) and out for Thai dinner too!  

Diane and I are taking off Wednesday morning for our trip to Portland Oregon.  I'm so excited! I love Portland and we're going to a dance show again too! We will be seeing ....

Compagnie Käfig (France/Brazil)

Explosive Hip Hop from France and Brazil

 

Artistic Director Mourad Merzouki is at the forefront of the international, hip hop dance scene. Käfig’s sensational double bill of Correria and Agwa derives from an encounter between Mourad and 11 young male dancers from Rio de Janeiro at the Lyon Dance Biennial in 2006. Their individual stories about their lives in the favelas (Brazilian shanty towns) and how they were determined to make something of themselves inspired Mourad to create two heart-stopping works that showcase the young Brazilians’ astonishing acrobatic skills and dazzling virtuosity.

That's it for now....I'll post when I get home from Portland!  Enjoy the glorious sunshine :)