Friends & French

Many who know me know that I enjoyed watching the show Friends. I find it very funny. And I ran across a clip of Friends the other day that I feel like I can relate to a lot. 

Oh. How I can so relate to Joey and how I very often I feel like that. I hope you all got a little smile over this video. 

Sisters ♥

This post is a little call out to my sisters...

Even though we are miles apart. We find a way to stay connected. Right now it just happens to be through blogging. Andrea blogs about family and friends, Rachel blogs about politics and I blog about traveling. Even though there all different, it's our way of staying connected. Check out their blogs from the link on the left side :)

On a cold cold wet day!

I am sure it is beautiful bright and sunny back home. I know this because I checked the forecast :)

Unlike our forecast which is mostly rainy for the rest of the week. And on a rainy day like this there is nothing more perfect then to grab a cup a coffee and a couple of books. Josiah and I read the "Cat and the Hat" and a few Berenstain Bear books. But with having break this past week and Rachel being in Holland I have had a lot of down time. So I have got a lot of reading done myself. One of them being, "Fatherless Generation". 

This book was very good. It was recommended by my mom who had read that it had a really good review. This book is about our generation growing up without Father's and how it is affecting our family lives, society, and even our government. I would recommend this book to anyone working with kids. It helps us understand why our society is the way it is and how we can prevent it from getting worse. This book was also a really short read. I read it in less then a day. It was very interesting and had my attention the whole time. Have you read any good books lately? Let me know I wouldn't mind reading them myself. 

   

May the fourth be with you!

As Isaac kept reminding us this is the only day of the year, may I repeat the only day of the year you can say that. So in honor of Star Wars we made cupcakes and watched episode one...

The cupcakes turned out great. The icing not so much but everyone was fine with using nutella as frosting :) Yum!

Market

One of my favorite places to go is the market every Thursday morning. To see nice smiling faces of the french people and them not making fun of me when Rachael asked me to try out the little french I know. Sampling the coffee and and the saucisse. And actually feeling like people aren't judging me for being American. It's a nice way to start out Thursday mornings. And having fresh fruit and veggies to eat the rest of the week is a plus too.

Spain!

While on vacation we had a few rainy days so we decided to go a little farther south and head to Spain.  I was super excited to get to see Spain and add another country to my list. 

We ended up eating lunch in a little local restaurant in the town, Cadaques,Catalonia. I tried to go with something original for Spain and chose a Spanish omelet which was rather yummy and went well with my tiny strong European coffee. 

We finished off our trip to Spain by driving up into the Pyrenees Mountains checking out a local lighthouse. 

It was an amazing view and getting the opportunity to stand on the Pyrenees mountains looking over the Mediterranean sea was an amazing opportunity. I am truly blessed!

Le Cap d'Agde

There are many things people should know before traveling in France. When driving/riding in a car remember there really aren't that many restroom stops along the road so don't be drinking too much before hand. While traveling you will have more of a chance to find a bakery that sell sandwiches rather then a fast food place. And thirdly I don't think there is such a thing as non-nude beaches..

The kids loved playing on the beach but we could never be on the beach very long till usually an old lady would be dropping her top. So we never spent much time on the beach. 

The french do pizza a little different in the south.. Adding an egg to the middle of the pizza.yum.

We got to go on a boat ride and take a closer look at the old prison on the shore.

We got to do some shopping downtown.

And take a visit to Spain... I will post those pictures later. So you all will have something to look forward too ;)