Just yesterday Teenie and I were talking about how fast the year has gone by so far. 9 months almost done and MAN has SO much happened in such a small amount of time. Time flies the fastest when you're having fun...isn't that how it is? ha ha
Well tomorrow Albertine and Ben are off to experience Las Vegas and on Sunday Rod and I are off to Nicaragua for 2 weeks. We can only continue to be awesome and creative and fun if we let ourselves do things we want to do. And so we'll travel. So there.
Anyways. I'm just trying to explain why the blogging has slowed down a bit. We're trying real hard to get 'er done.
Hope you're enjoying your rainy Tuesday. Over and out.
September 25, 2007
September 19, 2007
courtice dutch imports (a.k.a. mom and dad schenk)
I'm so proud of my parents. They started this co-op dutch import company in their basement and every month they pile it all in the van and set up shop at the Whitby Durham Homes. It was SO amazing to see them at work. I took a few pictures because I thought it would be nice to have for the website I'm making for them, well the website I'll make for them one day when they have time to sit down and discuss it.
Here are some fun pics of their portable store. The gouda is a big seller and so is my mom's raisin bread. MMM! It was delicious right out of the oven. Ya. I know people.
Have a great day!
Here are some fun pics of their portable store. The gouda is a big seller and so is my mom's raisin bread. MMM! It was delicious right out of the oven. Ya. I know people.
Have a great day!
September 12, 2007
our hearts of wildness
When I got home from work today there was a package waiting for me in my mailbox. I knew it was coming but I am still excited it's here. MY WILD AT HEART DVD BOX SET!! It makes me want to watch our episode again...and it also make me want to remind you that you wanted to watch it. Remember? Maybe you should put a reminder in your cellphone calendar to take the time to watch our Canoe/Camping trip at Pitt Lake Episode #3.
Because you all aren't as lucky as Teenie and I, you can only watch it online at www.knowledgenetwork.ca/wildatheart.
It's been over a year since we filmed the trip that changed our lives. For Benny's birthday weekend extraordinaire, they're heading off to the same location to camp and canoe. I guess being a part of that show really did make an impact on Teenie because she's actually going camping!! I got what I wanted. I win.
I am off to Ontario for a week to visit family and "meet" the boyfriend's family. Wish me luck!
September 8, 2007
a big pile of gratitude
You'd think after 4 and some years in business wedding invitations would get old, and looking at our invitations from previous years would get boring, but I must say I'm constantly amazed by all the work we have done and the amazing people we have met. We've got to know couples from all over the world and in a strange way this has made us feel a little closer to places we've never visited.
Albertine and I had lunch on Friday with the Blue Olive Duo and had a good time reminiscing about starting a business and making it work and finding the time to build your business into what you always wanted your business to be...although this image in our head is constantly changing. Change is wonderful and scary and thrilling and causes anxiety, but how different would life be without feelings and drive.
We often look back to the beginnings of our business because 1. we are asked about it and 2. it baffles us how far we have gotten and how amazing we are. We're living this great epic of a tale! And the story continues. What wonderful adventures will Tean and Bean get into next? Wait and see. That's exactly what we're doing.
The support we have received from everyone that has crossed our paths since the beginning of BSD is overwhelming. We thank you for believing in us. We ARE better together.
September 4, 2007
family trip to ucluelet
On Friday, the family piled into a purpley/blue van and headed to Ucluelet, BC. It was a much longed for vacation/Deanna and Jimmy's wedding weekend. Mr and Mrs Gay, Benjamin Krich, Albertine De Leon and me (Brina Schenk) enjoyed 4 days on the island bbqing, laughing, tossing the frizbee on the beach, eating, drinking and enjoying the old growth rainforest. Beauuutiful.
We had neighbouring cottages at Reefpoint, which were very nice but strangely built close together, just like the suburbs I grew up in. I felt like there should have a been a plaza next door with a zellers, macs and shoppers drug mart in it. Still, it was very comfortable and we had lots of fun there.
[What my little bobo failed to mention in her beautiful introduction to this blog is how we spent our evenings out on the westcoast of the island. (This is teenie, by the way.) Apparently, we all had ingested too much clean island air, that-or we were all just beat from life that our vacation meant much deserved and needed rest (read: we were all snoring-I mean, SLEEPING, by 11PM!)-so, rather than go out and do it up and party like it was 1999, instead we (the family unit) opted for cooking our dinners on our bbq and sitting outside on our deck for the evening...counting down the minutes until the first one of us started complaining about the mosquito bites. That, or Bunny's stuffed nose, was our signal that it was lights out time.
Anyways...as my story goes, our first night on the deck was filled with bottles of wine and loads of BUD and our first introduction to our sneaky stellars jay friends hanging out by the tree near by. So of course, Benjamin (aka Lover of All Animals) finds some extra hotdog buns to feed our little pals (much to all the signs we saw the following day saying: DON'T FEED THE WILDLIFE). It was cute, it was fun, it was exciting! Our little bird friend came and ate and slowly built his confidence and hey, maybe even got a little cocky.
Cocky, you say? Not as cocky as our little Bunny(aka Snow White of Ucluelet)! Miss Brina Louise, herself, decided that it would be AWESOME if the bird ATE out of her hand! So there she sat: hand outstretched, bun in her hand, calling out for the bird...waiting, waiting, waiting. But what? Bun in the hand not good enough? Hey! Let's try feeding it from our MOUTH!!! yesssssssss, THAT's the ticket! Sigh, lemme tell ya, I haven't laughed that hard since Towlie.
If you're ever by our office, remind us to show you the video of Bah-rina. It's a good time. had. by. all.
Teenie out.]
Over the weekend we managed to get out there and do some West Coasty things. Rainforest trail CHECK, Long Beach watching the surfers CHECK
Our main purpose for visiting the island was for Deanna and Jimmy's wedding. And what a wedding it was. Gorgeous location, fanastic couple and guitar hero. My brother Trevor would be very impressed with the guitar hero part. All three of us rocked out. Thanks Dee and Jim! A weekend to remember.
Our perfect weekend ended with a yummy italian sandwich and coffee on Commercial Drive.
We had neighbouring cottages at Reefpoint, which were very nice but strangely built close together, just like the suburbs I grew up in. I felt like there should have a been a plaza next door with a zellers, macs and shoppers drug mart in it. Still, it was very comfortable and we had lots of fun there.
[What my little bobo failed to mention in her beautiful introduction to this blog is how we spent our evenings out on the westcoast of the island. (This is teenie, by the way.) Apparently, we all had ingested too much clean island air, that-or we were all just beat from life that our vacation meant much deserved and needed rest (read: we were all snoring-I mean, SLEEPING, by 11PM!)-so, rather than go out and do it up and party like it was 1999, instead we (the family unit) opted for cooking our dinners on our bbq and sitting outside on our deck for the evening...counting down the minutes until the first one of us started complaining about the mosquito bites. That, or Bunny's stuffed nose, was our signal that it was lights out time.
Anyways...as my story goes, our first night on the deck was filled with bottles of wine and loads of BUD and our first introduction to our sneaky stellars jay friends hanging out by the tree near by. So of course, Benjamin (aka Lover of All Animals) finds some extra hotdog buns to feed our little pals (much to all the signs we saw the following day saying: DON'T FEED THE WILDLIFE). It was cute, it was fun, it was exciting! Our little bird friend came and ate and slowly built his confidence and hey, maybe even got a little cocky.
Cocky, you say? Not as cocky as our little Bunny(aka Snow White of Ucluelet)! Miss Brina Louise, herself, decided that it would be AWESOME if the bird ATE out of her hand! So there she sat: hand outstretched, bun in her hand, calling out for the bird...waiting, waiting, waiting. But what? Bun in the hand not good enough? Hey! Let's try feeding it from our MOUTH!!! yesssssssss, THAT's the ticket! Sigh, lemme tell ya, I haven't laughed that hard since Towlie.
If you're ever by our office, remind us to show you the video of Bah-rina. It's a good time. had. by. all.
Teenie out.]
Over the weekend we managed to get out there and do some West Coasty things. Rainforest trail CHECK, Long Beach watching the surfers CHECK
Our main purpose for visiting the island was for Deanna and Jimmy's wedding. And what a wedding it was. Gorgeous location, fanastic couple and guitar hero. My brother Trevor would be very impressed with the guitar hero part. All three of us rocked out. Thanks Dee and Jim! A weekend to remember.
Our perfect weekend ended with a yummy italian sandwich and coffee on Commercial Drive.
August 27, 2007
August 23, 2007
hi, bear!
I saw my first bear up close this afternoon. I managed to take a few pictures of it before I scared it off by saying "hi bear". This was completely involuntary. It just came out. Afterwards Rod said to me "so did you think the bear would come up to you after saying hi? or did you WANT to scare it away". HM! I totally don't know why I did it. hahhahah but it's awesome that I did!!
our stumbled links #2
OK it's been a while since I did the first one, so here's #2. I haven't been the stumble master since arriving in Fernie, but I have still managed to find a few sites worth mentioning.
here is a list of 3 artistic sites/pages and my personal reasons for enjoying them.
1. marcel duchamp - nude descending a stairecase, no. 2, 1912
This painting was one of my favorite pieces in college, and probably still is. Years later I was visiting my parents in Philadelphia and we took a trip to the Museum of Art, the Rocky museum (yes I ran up the stairs and cheered), and this painting was there! I was so happy to see the original. And then the other day I stumbled on a link to the painting! weird!
2. photography series - la vida de vagabundos americanos (42 fotos)
Not sure who took these photos but I think they're very interesting. I had to do a triple take on one of the photos because it looks insanely like my friend Louvens. I'll have to ask him about that.
3. Gustav Klimt
Obviously a fantastic painter, but I was initially attracted to this website because of the song playing in the background. I used to play this when I was a weeeee child pianist.
here is a list of 3 artistic sites/pages and my personal reasons for enjoying them.
1. marcel duchamp - nude descending a stairecase, no. 2, 1912
This painting was one of my favorite pieces in college, and probably still is. Years later I was visiting my parents in Philadelphia and we took a trip to the Museum of Art, the Rocky museum (yes I ran up the stairs and cheered), and this painting was there! I was so happy to see the original. And then the other day I stumbled on a link to the painting! weird!
2. photography series - la vida de vagabundos americanos (42 fotos)
Not sure who took these photos but I think they're very interesting. I had to do a triple take on one of the photos because it looks insanely like my friend Louvens. I'll have to ask him about that.
3. Gustav Klimt
Obviously a fantastic painter, but I was initially attracted to this website because of the song playing in the background. I used to play this when I was a weeeee child pianist.
August 20, 2007
summer adventures 07
I have managed to get a few things done outside of the work world this summer 07 and it's not over yet! It's been a really really crazy year for blue skies & daisies, so it's really nice when we get the chance to do something fun in our spare time. Even if it's just hanging out at the PNE or grabbing lunch with a friend. There's always time for extra bits of fun.
Spending a bit of time in Fernie with my man has opened up other opportunities for me (brina). I have included a few pictures to show you what I've been up to.
We hope you've been enjoying your time!
There's more to come! Teenie, Ben, Almonds, Matt and myself go to Uclulet for a long weekend/wedding and then Teenie and Ben fly to Las Vegas for another wedding!! HOLY FUN! And who knows what else. That's what makes life so exciting!
Spending a bit of time in Fernie with my man has opened up other opportunities for me (brina). I have included a few pictures to show you what I've been up to.
We hope you've been enjoying your time!There's more to come! Teenie, Ben, Almonds, Matt and myself go to Uclulet for a long weekend/wedding and then Teenie and Ben fly to Las Vegas for another wedding!! HOLY FUN! And who knows what else. That's what makes life so exciting!
August 8, 2007
dinner with the vasseurs
My parents are in town, visiting from North Carolina, and my siblings and I take these visits as opportunities to get together to laugh and make fun of each other as we revert back to little kids. This year, the annual trip brought us together for a Keg Dinner with The Vasseurs.Our little clan seems to be slowly growing with the only kid representative being Lexybear, Court & Karen's 2 1/2 year old daughter, and if you include Benjamin, we're about 8 strong. Mind you, if we include everyone we would be able to make up a small rural town or even a nice representation for a United Colours of Benetton ad.
Our evening was filled with indulgence including steaks, lobsters, starters, mains, sangrias, beers and laughs. Somewhere between the getting up to ring-around-the-rosy with Lexy, the bathroom breaks, the mad dashes to take pictures of Tony Robbin's bike, and the excessive eating of that devilishly good sourdough bread, we forgot to have dessert! I think Karen and my mom are the only ones that really were heartbroken over it...especially since the rest of us did manual CPR on each other with all the arteries we clogged up over the course of dinner.
Although Court, Simon and I all live within a 40 minute drive of each other, it seems as though our busy lives make it difficult for us to see each other more than once every few months. Monday night's dinner out makes me remember how good it is to be around family and because of it, at least one of these siblings is going to make sure we all see each other again before 2007's out....hey, maybe even twice!
with love to my family,teeniebear
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