On the road again!
I’m pretty sure that we drove from Switzerland to France… back to Switzerland… back to France… to Italy… then to France… to Switzerland… then to France… then to England.
You see why I had to laugh when I was asked for an itinerary before I left? It has been hard to put together this blog posting because we were all over the map for a couple of days. Its hard to keep track of where we were on which day!
We spent one afternoon visiting friends (yes, 4 more friends from 4 other countries!) while in beautiful Geneva before heading off to Cornier France for a couple nights. On our way, we drove through Evian where we were pleasantly surprised by Le Fabuleux Village ou La Légende des Flottins (A village created out of driftwood) just outside of the Evian Casino. If you are a Christmas/Holiday lover, you can read about this very cool annual tradition here.
Our next stop: Italy!
Don’t worry France… we will be back! Versailles is calling me!
Lake Geneva
A holiday with Max wouldn’t be complete without taking a vintage beauty for a drive through the country side. I think driving around in the Beatle was one of Ryenne’s favourite parts of the trip! 
Next Stop: Italy! 
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Have you met Ashley Srokosz yet?
Ashely is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist helping people from all over the world learn how to “Love what you eat”.
The part that I love most about Ashley’s business is that it truly comes from the heart. Ashley was struggling with food allergies and didn’t know where to begin. She started researching how the food she consuming was making her feel depressed, anxious and drained. When she learned of her food allergy, it was pretty intimidating having to learn how to change her food lifestyle all on her own. Thankfully, she has done all of her homework and has compiled all of tried tested and true recipes, and can help you with your individual lifestyle plans to help you feel energised, fresh, and healthy too!
Ashley can help you with easy and delicious Gluten free meals, learn how to deal with Celiac disease, learn to make healthy meal choices when dining in or out of your own home, and even menopausal symptoms. She can help you learn how to break free from the confusion of reading nutrition information labels on everyday foods and how to make the right food choices in a sea of options!
Let’s not forget about the outside of our bodies! Learn which natural skin care products the Nutritionist use!
You can find Ashley here: www.lovewhatyoueat.ca
Talk about Love What You Eat… Ashely made me one of her amazing Gluten Free cupcakes with the most amazing butter cream icing! One of the many reasons to love my job! 
The interview: Ashley tries to be serious, but she can’t hold back her contagious the smile for long!
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Santa Baby, it just occurred to me tonight how excited I am that Christmas is just around the corner.
I am not complaining at all about this, but I think without snow this year I just haven’t been in the Christmas spirit… until now!
I felt the need to go out for a walk tonight, maybe because the sidewalks are still clear and the weather is still fairly mild considering it is December. I felt a little guilty for not going out to enjoy it while I still can! Thankfully I had my iPhone with me to help me capture a little cheer that our quaint village has been spreading around. I could hear some Christmas music off in the distance as I walked which got me thinking about the celebrations… I started wishing that Chatham had a winter festival with hot chocolate, mulled wine, roasted chestnuts booths… winter crafts for kids… maple candies… lights… games… WAIT! Could it be? Could I be wanting winter to happen!? Hmm… Interesting. Perplexing. Astonishing even. Santa Baby, have you put me under your spell?
I don’t think that this will last long my friends… so you had better soak up Festive Veronica while you can!
Once again, photography has made me change the way I see things… so therefore the way I see things change.
This week I had the opportunity to have a power hour session with Arica & Joshua Klassen of Manifesto Photography.
These two are a wealth of inspiration, knowledge and energy, and are always willing to listen to me babble on erratically after I have had entirely too much caffeine!
A couple month’s ago, Manifesto Photography teamed up with the Freckled Owl and The Pottery Cupboard to put together a beautiful prize package for a winning Facebook fan… which happened to be me! The prize pack consisted of a photoshoot with Manifesto, a knitted scarf from the Freckled Own and two mugs from The Pottery Cupboard! How sweet is that! This could not have come at a more perfect time! I have been snuggled into my awesome scarf (which I get complimented on all the time!) while drinking tea from my super huge mugs! I can’t wait for the spring to get my photos done with Arica & Joshua… we are going to have a blast! Thank you again to all involved!
I haven’t done a gift giveaway online in a long time and this has certainly inspired me to pay it forward and pass along the kindness to someone else! So keep your eyes open for that in the very near future!
Another fabulous thing that has been going on in my life is the crossover from Blackberry to iPhone. I did love my blackberry… sturdy, easy to type, semi good photos… eeerk…semi good photos? Time to upgrade! A girl like me who is non-stop with the photo taking can’t settle for semi-good photos on the tool that is most accessible at any given moment!
So I now have a shinny new white iPhone which I have completely fallen in love with and clearly the camera on this thing is my favourite part! I have so many super fun camera apps and I am highly considering making a small album of iPhone photos! How fun!
So, this is me… with my new scarf… taken with my iPhone (Hipstamatic App). Clearly.. I’m addicted to this thing! Look how fun it is!
Stay tuned for Giveaways coming!!!
Thursday, November 24, 2011 Posted in Family
by Veronica
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