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Category Archives: travel
The Friendly Island
Greetings from Sint Maarten. Mike and I are spending our last couple of days of our two-week vacation here. Assuming a negative Covid test, we will return home tomorrow. We have had a very relaxing time. We have watched the … Continue reading
Remaining Fresh
What keeps a business in business? Why do some retail establishments weather changes, and others not? What makes a business a destination that people flock to, even when one main aspect of the business is subpar? I found myself pondering … Continue reading
Looking Back
Before we get too far into 2021, I want to look back on 2020, specifically the COVID time, March to December. I do not want to forget this time. This will be my month-by-month chronology. March 2020 started out as … Continue reading
Posted in change, life, thankful, travel
Tagged 2020, 2021, ambiguity, beach, Blowing Rock, change, children, COVID, daughter, death, family, Fralix, Georgia, grandchildren, happiness, Hilton Head, How to Move to Canada, Key West, life is fragile, loss, masks, NC, Oak Island NC, pandemic, Patti Fralix, Raleigh, social distancing, St. Marys, stress, thankful, The Fralix Group, travel
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Making Memories
For the past six years, our family has taken a winter ski trip to Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Our children and grandchildren ski, and Mike and I relax, glad to be able to share this time with them. Some years there … Continue reading
Posted in family, traditions, travel
Tagged Elsie, family trip, making memories, Mary Grace, memories, Patti Fralix, skiing, snow, snow skiing, Steamboat Springs Colorado, Stephen, Tara, The Fralix Group, tradition, Virginia
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Loving (and NOT!) Las Vegas
Las Vegas is somewhere I never wanted to go, until I did. I imagined Vegas to be a city of only gall and glamor, a city that never sleeps, and of non-ending buffets. Well, it is those things, but so … Continue reading
Posted in life, travel
Tagged A Year in the Life of a Recovering Spendaholic, Bottega Veneta, Desmond Tutu, Dos and Donts, Excalibur Hotel, Fralix, gambling, Las Vegas, life is too short not to eat well, Love and don't love, MAGIC trade show, Mandalay Convention Center, Mike Fralix, Patti Fralix, shopping, The Fralix Group, traveling, Venetian
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Doing More Than Talking
In last week’s post, I mentioned meeting someone recently, a meeting that I believe is divinely inspired. In this post, I will introduce you to Charlie and explain his impact on me. Before doing so, however, I should mention that … Continue reading
Everything Happens for a Reason
Mike and I were in Las Vegas earlier this week for a meeting. Las Vegas is a place I never wanted to go to until I went there! I had visions of seedy gambling joints, large unhealthy buffets of food, … Continue reading
Posted in life, travel
Tagged Bellagio, Caesar's Palace, Charlie, city, food, Fralix, Las Vegas, Patti Fralix, resort, shopping, The Fralix Group, things happen for a reason, traveling, Venetian, West Gate Resorts, Wynn
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Common Courtesies Not So Common
Our family is on our annual week-long trip to Hilton Head. There are 10 of us for the entire week, and there are a few others for a portion of the week. We are staying in more than usual this … Continue reading
Posted in family, life, travel
Tagged cell phones, Common courtesies, connect, family, Fralix, Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island, parenting, Patti Fralix, pool etiquette, pool noodles, puzzle, role model, social media, The Fralix Group, travel, vacation, World Cup Soccer
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More Experiences/Less Things
Many people today are electing experiences over things. I am one of them. While I have always loved things, I have become more and more aware of the impermanence of them. Regardless of what we collect, things wear out, break, … Continue reading
Posted in family, life, travel
Tagged 9/11 Memorial, Bergdorf's, Broadway, Brooklyn, Central Park, Eataly, Empire State Building, Fralix, Gramercy Tavern, Grand Central Stationn, Le District, Macy's, magic of New York, Metropolitan Museum, more experience less things, My Fair Lady, new york city, New York Public Library, NYC, Open air bus, Oren's Coffee Shop, Patti Fralix, Perfect Pint, Saks, Statue of Liberty, Tavern on the Green, The Fralix Group, The Today Show, Tiffany & Co
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To Russia With Love!
Mike and I recently returned from a trip to Moscow, Russia. It was business for Mike, pure pleasure for me! I have had many thoughts about our experience there and want to record those before some of the details fade … Continue reading
Posted in thankful, travel
Tagged beauty, Cathedrals, Erwin Restaurant, food, Kremlin, Mike Fralix, Moscow, Patti Fralix, Red Square, Russia, Russian People, shopping, Shops, Subway, The Fralix Group, travel
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