adventures of an american housewife in the south of france

Roses, Spain: Back to the Costa Brava

A few weeks ago, we headed down south to pick up our friends Marq and Dawn , who began their European Adventure in Barcelona.  They invited us to spend a few days in Barcelona with them, but with all we've had going on lately and the fact that we just went there about 6 months ago, we decided to let them have some privacy, and pick them up for a night on the Costa Brava instead. (As a side note:  I know I...

Three Years ♥

7.25.09 To celebrate our One Year anniversary, we snuck in a fancy dinner in between two important business trips for Michael (he came home just for the day!)  We spent our Two Year anniversary frolicking in Cannes and living the high life.  Our Three Year anniversary will be spent at home, with take out and a movie because after 5 straight weeks of visitors and the extra 20 lbs. I'm carrying around in...

Very French Things

Some days, especially with all our friends here lately, I forget that I actually live in Europe.  In a foreign country.  Then all of the sudden I'll find myself doing something that jerks me back to reality.  We live in France.  Here are a few Very French Things I've done lately. 1.  Partied in a 19th century château.  Michael's co-worker and his girlfriend live on a family vineyard and had a birthday...

One Night in Toulouse

Our adventures with Shawn and Kate concluded in Toulouse, where they were catching a flight to Greece.  Michael and I were excited to have an excuse to finally visit the 4th largest city in France, so after our afternoon in Carcassonne, we all piled in The Pony and continued onto Toulouse. Toulouse definitely has a very different feel than the rest of the cities and towns we've visited in France.  It seemed...

Knocked Up Abroad: The Third Trimester

Honestly, I'm having trouble believing that as of Saturday, I'll be 27 weeks and officially in the third and final trimester.  How is this going by so fast? !    Back in the spring, it seemed like I had all the time in the world to find the right doctor, set up a room, and - you know - figure out how to take care of a baby.  But here we are, in the thick of summer, and we're realizing that our little Bonbon will...

A Visit to Carcassonne

We were thrilled when our friends Shawn and Kate wanted to make visiting us in France a part of their honeymoon.  They begin in Paris, trained down to Montpellier, and just needed to get to Toulouse by the 25th to catch a flight to the next part of their trip in Greece.  We were happy to take them to Toulouse, since we'd never been, and decided to break up the 2.5 hour drive with a side trip to the medieval town...

Knocked Up Abroad: French Etiquette

Want to know how the French treat pregnant women? Like Queens. It's awesome. Seriously, I don't have to wait in line ever.  Not at the grocery store, not for a fitting room, and definitely not at the airport.  I get offered a seat wherever I go, especially on the tram,  and restaurant servers even agree to let me order my meat bien cuit.  People here are so accommodating and it's very...

Celebration Vacation: Part 2

Even though I had already done plenty of celebrating during Part One of my trip back to the States, the real party was about to begin: My Sister's Wedding!! I'm not going to lie, there was still a lot left to be done for this event when I arrived back home.  But thanks to the help of friends and family, everything got done and the wedding was spectacular!  The weather was great, the party was rocking, and most...

My Husband, The Hero

I have to apologize for my radio silence last week.  On the days that we weren't hosting our fabulous, honeymooning guests, Shawn and Kate, I couldn't move.  That's because it was so hot here that even typing on a computer would make me sweat.  It typically doesn't get this hot in Montpellier until mid-July, but I heard rumors that some strange winds coming in from Africa caused the temperatures to climb to the...

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