A Vacation of Sorts

We didn't so much go on a vacation but on a picnic (first week in a while with out a vacation). If anything it was really a vacation from reality. Well at any rate, let me explain.

Gigi and I came to La Souteraine for the weekend to hang out with Kendra. I wore a suit. The only reason I wore a suit was because I brought two to France, and haven't worn them, so I figured I would make an excuse to wear one. So this weekend I have been walking around in a three piece suit. We used to get heads to turn walking around in casual clothes, but when we walked into the grocery store yesterday, everything shut down to make sure we were appropriately stared at. Also walking through the full playgrounds to get in and out of the Kendra's apartment gets us stared at like we are bizarre celebrities or something. 

We wanted to pick up picnic stuff from the grocery store for doing laundry at the laundry mat. The initial plan was to get a pizza, but both pizza places were closed. So we picked up a spread and headed to the 5 machine laundry mat. We arrived and there was 1 guy sitting alone waiting for his clothes to dry. We start our laundry and cover the folding table with our cheeses, bread, cider, olives and other snacks, the three americans of varying height and one in a suit. People came and left as we sat, ate, and played cards. The owner came in, said bon appetite, and left immediately. When we felt appropriately full, we felt bad for the mess we made with all our food, so Kendra went to her apartment and picked up some brooms and a dust pan, and then three americans (one in a suit) swept the whole laundry mat, while a few locals sat and watched with puzzled expressions on.

Other than that, business as usual over here. We have been swimming a lot at the community center, watching movies, planning trips, and not working a whole lot. Not a whole lot of picture taking, has been going on, but I'm sure that will change soon again. I put some albums up on facebook, I will put links below, but I don't know if it will work for non members. we'll see.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2639480&l=067ae&id=13948936

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2639082&l=51f51&id=13948936

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2634632&l=15555&id=13948936

Well if it doesn't let you connect with the link just copy and past it in your address bar. It looks like it should work..

Love you all