My name is Suzanne Thompson. I enjoy photography, dining at non-chain restaurants, trying new vegetarian recipes, reading, blogging, and exploring new locations...the three most valuable are family, faith, and friends.
I was born in England, moved to Ethiopia when I was four, then to America when I was seven. In American, I have lived in eight states. Bob and I were married in January 2010 and we currently live in California and North Carolina.
A best way to learn the real culture of a country is to spend time with the local residents. Bob and I got an invitation from a member of our denomination to attend one of the two local churches. What an interesting and rewarding experience. The services were in French…a language that neither of us...
After a brief stop on Moorea, our plane landed on one of the motu’s in Bora Bora. We were greeted with fragrant leis and led to our water taxi for a half hour boat ride to Le Moana Resort. Upon arrival our hostess offered us a wash cloth and refreshing mango drink while checking in....
We spent the first two days in Tahiti. When we arrived at the airport, we were greeted with fresh flower leis. Mine was still fresh the next day.The hotel delivered us this plate of fresh fruit. The whole trip had a wonderful selection of fresh tropical fruit…mango, papaya, pineapple, etc. Bob was really excited to...
Flying over San Clemente Island as we head off into the sunset on our honeymoon to Tahiti and Bora Bora.
What a wonderful day! We shared an intimate wedding with about 30 family and friends. We had beautiful weather, a colorful sunset and great food. We are so happy to be married. I have a wonderful husband and I’m looking forward to a lifetime with Bob. We had a busy morning packing to take everything...
It’s the night before our wedding and my dinette area has turned into a floral desiger center. Vanessa (Bob’s daughter), Dawn (my sister) and Sherelle (Bob’s daughter-in-law) pulled out their floral expertise and past experience and started designing the flowers that we bought yesterday. I love the selection of flowers and greenery that we selected:...
Okay, so here’s a surprise that I’ve been dying to share that’s been in the development for the past couple of weeks. I had talked to Bob’s daugher-in-law, Sherelle about having them come to the wedding as a surprise to Bob. Ryan (Bob’s son) has a thesis due for his masters, so they weren’t sure...
Bob and I decided to do our flowers for the wedding a few weeks ago. So today, Bob, Vanessa (his daughter) and I went to the LA flower market. The air is so fragrant as you get close to the buildings. We walked around selecting flowers for a couple hours, then loaded up all the...
Can you believe all the rain that we’ve been having? I think we’ve had more rain in the past three days than we have the whole a two years I’ve lived here in SoCal. My mom said my town was on CNN news tonight for having flash floods at the golf course. And did I...
Today, Bob’s office group surprised him with a celebration of cake, goddies and a gift. He sent me the picture below on his iPhone. We also had cake at my work to celebrate our upcoming wedding. My parents arrived tonight and one of my brothers and his wife are supposed to be getting in later...
