Les vacances!!

Can you believe we have less than 2 weeks left in France?? It has gone so quickly!! Mixed feelings about returning - I would love to stay (another Month would be awesome) to better my French and meet more people and see more things and go to school more etc etc, but on the other hand, I cant wait to relax and chill in English when we get back home, to Summer and friends and family and normality. But 2 weeks is much too short!!

Ok, so Tuesday was a pretty average day. My watch had stopped during the night, so after breakfast, i went in search of a jewellery store and attempted to explain my plight - actually it was very successful and so I returned in an hour to find a working watch. (6€ , not too bad?) In that tie, I had a White Chocolate and Raspberry Tart and wandered a little. I found the cool chocolate shop that Emma was telling me about.

Then I returned home for lunch, helped carry the shopping upstairs (a big chore, like 10 of those ginormous bags and other stuff up 3 flights!!) and then we all had lunch. After lunch Mireille and I headed out to see a movie (the Australian one actually) but we had the times wrong so Mireille returned home and I continued wandering. And wandering... for the most part of the afternoon before returning home, writing some final postcards and then dinner and bed.

Yesterday morning I met up with Issy, Mia, Emma, Kasey and MoniQ at the fountain and we had morning tea. (I went halves on Apple Tart and Mixed Fruit Tart with Emma) Then... guess what - shopping!! This continued for most of the morning - I had to find a present for my host mum as it was her birthday. In the end I settled on a nice photo frame and I will sometime put in a nice photo of all of us. Then more shopping - Emma and I bought matching T-shirts (I liked it first!!) and we had waffles for lunch! (Savoury of course - 3 cheeses for me!) Then a hot chocolate from the cool chocolate shop and Emma, MinQ and I got on the tram to go iceskating. The line was literally out the door, so deciding we would try again once all the tiny kids were back at school, we headed back into the city. Here a little more shopping and wandering, some crepes for afternoon tea before I headed home.

As it was Claires birthday, we were doing a special dinner, so once Laurent arrived home, I helped cut up leeks and capsicum and set the table etc etc for our dinner. And we had champagne and the cake was a traditional Christmas log that Mireille had made and it was all very nice. (And i think she liked the photo frame?)

So that is the last 2 days. Today I think we are going somewhere (but not sure whether this morning or afternoon??) and no idea about tomorrow. Then the weekend - I have been given choices - where shuold I go?? Avignon, Arles, hiking, A town in Provence, Nimes... Those who have been please tell me which one to choose. I dont like choices!!

Must go, Miss you all but (unfortunately) will see you all soon!!