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Communication Breakdown

Since we've been in France for almost a year now (can you believe it?!), I thought I'd give you all an update on how our French is coming along.  It's been awhile since my last update, so maybe you think we're fluent now? Yeah right.  In a nutshell, here's how I'd describe our French:  meh.  It's a really difficult language to learn in your thirties.  I sort of feel as though we've hit a plateau...

Ahoj From Prague!

Ahoj! Just a quick note to update you all on two things. First of all, we're having an amazing time in Prague. It's odd, but the city feels like a perfect combination of many of the places we've visited over the last year, like Stockholm for all the bridges, Copenhagen for the bright green rooftop spires, Amsterdam for the winding cobblestones, and Annecy for the numerous Easter markets. We feel right at home...

Friday in France

A few of my random thoughts this Friday. Figgy's 7th birthday is on Sunday and Michael and I will be in Prague.  Fig will be with his second family, who absolutely adore him, but I am feeling oddly guilty about not being with him on his birthday.  Not like he knows, right?  Still, I feel like a bad mom. I'm pretty much completely obsessed with smoothies and someone probably needs to have an...

International Travel: Toddler Style

Some people might call her crazy, some might call her optimistic, but I call her One Brave Super Mom.  My sister-in-law J.J. courageously traveled thousands of miles to a different country with her 2-year old son, just to visit us in France!  Thanks to the (huge) help of her parents, the trip went smoothly and can officially be considered a success.  When I asked J.J. if she minded sharing some tips on traveling...

Dylan’s France

There is nothing quite like experiencing a familiar place through a new set of eyes.  Especially when those eyes belong to a 2 year old boy. We had such a great visit with Michael's family, and the highlight was getting to spend 10 days with our sweet nephew Dylan who, at 2 years old, is now his own little person.  My sister-in-law J.J. did a great job of showing Dylan pictures of us and Figgy as well as...

Four Stories for Your Monday

We've had a lot going on over here recently, bouncing around from one project to another.  Michael is working on a new game that requires him to spend a lot of time in Paris and I've been working on what I hope will turn out to be my first for realz writing assignment.  We're also preparing for a visit from Michael's family next week, including our adorable 2-year old nephew!  That's right, our 2-year old nephew...

Life Lately

Hello Friends! Did you think I fell off the face of the Earth?  Well between all the travels, visitors, and getting sick, I almost did.  But I didn't!  Here's what I've been up to lately. I spent a lot of time on a plane... ...to meet this guy! We had lots of cuddle time while Mommy tried on wedding dresses (and picked one! yay!) I ate lots of food that I can't get back in France....

FOMO

You all know what FOMO is, right?  I like to think my friends and I made up the term, but I'm not really sure.  Regardless, I've had a bad case of the FOMOs lately. The whole purpose of the blog is to document our time here, both the good and the bad, so I feel like I need you all to know that while we are loving our experience here, it's not all amazing vacations and delicious food.  Sometimes I get homesick....

A Pony of Our Very Own

As I've been writing all these posts on our recent travels, I realized I haven't told you much about how we've been getting around.  Within a few months of moving to Montpellier, we  decided we wanted to look into the idea of buying a car.  There was so much to see that was right at our fingertips and we wanted more flexibility than the train could offer.  Plus, we love road trips.  You guys know that. We...

I’m Still Here!

Hello lovely friends!  Just a quick note to let you all know that I'm still here.  We've had a crazy busy month traveling and visiting with friends and I can't wait to tell you all about it.  We spent this weekend doing absolutely n-o-t-h-i-n-g and it was so relaxing and exactly what we needed after this whirlwind of a start to 2012. We'll be hanging here in Montpellier until early February when I am heading...

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