MM Douze: Spring has Sprung!

Finally a new Monday Minute!  But, it might have to hold you over for a while---Saturday our first visitors from the U.S. come and I'll be traveling next week with them! :)

I know the Midwest is having a hard time shaking winter, so hopefully this will give you hope of what's to come!  (Texas, well....I mean, you never really had winter to start with!)

A Very French (and American) Weekend

Once again, no Monday Minute this week because I was too exhausted from our amazing weekend in Normandy!  We started the weekend by getting our carte sejours and then headed to Normandy to stay in a chateau with some friends.

Easter Weekend in Champagne

This past weekend Nick had a holiday for Easter, so after much debate and other plans falling through, we decided to head to Champagne for a short get-away.  Champagne is only a little over 90 minute drive from Paris, so it was perfect!  We could've taken the train, but we decided we needed an excuse to use the car for the first time.

MM Onze: Not So Perfect Prefecture

We've heard over and over again from other ex-pats things like: "Nothing in France is easy." and "Oh, that's just France!" regarding things like moving in, dealing with any state departments, and just all around getting things done.  So we moved here waiting to feel like we needed to say these phrases.  But 3 months went by and everything seemed to go smoothly!  People were very nice, and when we did have problems, they were either taken care of easily or so minor that we decided it wasn't worth the hassle.

But, alas, my prefecture experience finally made me say "Oh, France..."