Saturday, February 9, 2008

The Two Happy Brits in Europe

We arrived in Torre del Mar in the south of Spain on February 2nd. and found that we had rented a fabulous villa with terraces front and back and views to the Mediteraneon at the front and of Velez-Malaga at the back. See the pictures.








It was great to see Suzanne's sister Linda and our brother-in-law Roy who live here.



We have already visited some of the restaurants we have enjoyed on previous visits, but as it is earlier in the year then we have been before, many of the beach bars are not yet open.



Much of the first week has been spent completing mundane tasks such as stocking up the frig and the larder and organizing our office.However we have had the opportunity to have plenty of fun with good food and wine. We have also been able to relax in the large spa!



Watch this space for more news of our three months here in Spain and Italy!

Friday, January 18, 2008

2008 Kick Off Event in Miami

We attended a training event and won "rising star" awards. You can see our excitement as it was announced.
Our wonderful friends, Karla and Don, arranged to be the presenters.That made it all the more special.
Here we are after being interviewed in the "green" room by company co-founder Shane Krider.
We both had the opportunity to say a few words on stage. The whole event was so exciting and everyone was congratulating us all weekend.

Saturday, January 5, 2008

New Years Eve in Napa, CA

Where else would we go for New years Eve, but to our fabulous
friends, Karla and Don, in Napa.
The desert was scrumptious
Even cooking the meat was a riot. Maybe it was the drinking!
The hats don't do much for us, but they came from British Christmas crackers and a good time was had by all.
All good things come to an end and we had to wave goodbye.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Vacation in Mexico December 2007




We just returned from a wonderful vacation with close friends in Nuevo Vallarta.




Here we are enjoying a Mexican Fiesta poolside at our hotel.



Living the Life sitting on huge throne like statues on the beach in nearby Puerto Vallarta.





Having dinner at a fabulous restaurant, Le Kliff, with one of five best views in the world!

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

FUN with Karla Keyser and Don Silver

Wow - what a weekend we just spent with Karla and Don at their home in Napa. It was nostalgic for us as we lived in the Napa Valley for five years until we moved back to Los Angeles seven years ago. We enjoyed three days of terrific conversation, wonderful food, great wines of course, lots of laughs and the opportunity to mastermind with them.



Hard to believe that we only met them for the first time in Sydney, Australia in June this year, got together again for dinner in Las Vegas in August, had an absolute blast with them in Cancun in October, and now here we were as houseguests in their home in November

Our plan is to be in Spain for the whole of February and March next year and then share a villa with them in Tuscany for the whole of April. We are still pressing them to come to Spain for at least some of March! Taking our business to Europe for three months will be an amazing experience and opportunity for us.



As you can see from the pictures, we were treated just like "Visiting Royalty" dining at some of the best restaurants and enjoying a fabulous winemaker's dinner at our favorite winery, Clos du Bois.


We'll be getting together again in Miami in January and we just can't wait!