A Month of Weekends
Yes, it has been over a month since I posted anything at all. That is not good. It is almost as bad as homestarrunner.com not updating since May 22. There have been many adventures in the last month, so I guess I'll start from the beginning....
The first grand adventure was a vacation with the family Grandidier. Denis Grandidier makes custom cabinets, and is Stephen's boss for the summer. He and his wife have two sons, who are a lot of fun. For this vacation we went to Lac du Der. We rode bicycles and ate food. We went swimming in the pool. We had a blast. We also spoke so much French that I dreamed in French one night. Boy, is that ever frustrating....not being able to understand your own dreams! I also learned that the rooster is the official bird of France.
The following weekend was also spent with the Grandidiers, but this time for a birthday party for Stephen. He didn't know anything about it. He was quite shocked. The day included activities such as catching frogs in a local wood, and then taking Stephen to the doctor because his eye swelled shut due to an allergic reaction to something. Happy birthday Stephen. The following day I took Stephen's place in a "rally" organized by the SNCF (think French trains). It was basically a scavanger hunt around the city that ended at a mine, which we got to tour. It was a great day. I got to hang out with all kinds of French people and speak lots of French. My head hurt by the end of the day, though. There's only so much French I can take at a time.
The next weekend I went to Belgium. But that was a big trip, and it gets its own post in the near future. But to hold you over, picture this: three engineers, one shovel, and more sand than you need. Oh, limitless options!
A midweek adventure at the Music Festival in downtown Metz. There were some good bands there. There were tons of people. And we never did find the jazz music we were looking for. Everything else, yes, but jazz, no. Another weekend with the Grandidiers followed, but I think this weekend also gets its own post at a later date. That brings us up to this weekend, which is also a separate post. Boy was I busy this weekend. And today I was slap worn out. Tomorrow brings lots of work, and maybe another post. At least I know what I will write about.
Thought for today: think outside the box. Lately I've been giving Walter a hard time about thinking outside the box. Walter likes the box. I don't. So, for all of you out there who are always serious, today is think outside the box day. Have fun. And go check out homestarrunner.
The first grand adventure was a vacation with the family Grandidier. Denis Grandidier makes custom cabinets, and is Stephen's boss for the summer. He and his wife have two sons, who are a lot of fun. For this vacation we went to Lac du Der. We rode bicycles and ate food. We went swimming in the pool. We had a blast. We also spoke so much French that I dreamed in French one night. Boy, is that ever frustrating....not being able to understand your own dreams! I also learned that the rooster is the official bird of France.
The following weekend was also spent with the Grandidiers, but this time for a birthday party for Stephen. He didn't know anything about it. He was quite shocked. The day included activities such as catching frogs in a local wood, and then taking Stephen to the doctor because his eye swelled shut due to an allergic reaction to something. Happy birthday Stephen. The following day I took Stephen's place in a "rally" organized by the SNCF (think French trains). It was basically a scavanger hunt around the city that ended at a mine, which we got to tour. It was a great day. I got to hang out with all kinds of French people and speak lots of French. My head hurt by the end of the day, though. There's only so much French I can take at a time.
The next weekend I went to Belgium. But that was a big trip, and it gets its own post in the near future. But to hold you over, picture this: three engineers, one shovel, and more sand than you need. Oh, limitless options!
A midweek adventure at the Music Festival in downtown Metz. There were some good bands there. There were tons of people. And we never did find the jazz music we were looking for. Everything else, yes, but jazz, no. Another weekend with the Grandidiers followed, but I think this weekend also gets its own post at a later date. That brings us up to this weekend, which is also a separate post. Boy was I busy this weekend. And today I was slap worn out. Tomorrow brings lots of work, and maybe another post. At least I know what I will write about.
Thought for today: think outside the box. Lately I've been giving Walter a hard time about thinking outside the box. Walter likes the box. I don't. So, for all of you out there who are always serious, today is think outside the box day. Have fun. And go check out homestarrunner.
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