a weekend of eating..nomnomnom

Friday October 23 2009:

I have officially been here for more than one month and two weeks.
I woke up at 8ish this morning but didn't get out of bed till almost 9. I showered, got ready, ate a bowl of cheerios while reading an aricle in a magazine. Then I went to blow-dry my hair. I couldn't figure out why I had such a bad headache, but then realized that it was 10:30 and I hadn't had a coffee yet.
I turned on my computer, but it had 38 updates to install, so now it is doing that.
I will walk down to get the boys, firstly, because it is a lovely day today, and secondly, I have no vehicle.
It is a lovely day! The rain has stopped, the sun is shining and it is 10.5 degrees at this moment.
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"Be present in all things and thankful for all things" - Maya Angelou.
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We left the house at 2:30ish and got to Fred's parent's place at around 6:30. The drive was long and painless. The boys slept half the way there and only started acting up at the end of the trip. I don't blame them. I remember long car trips in the back seat with two other people.
The scenery was amazing. I don't think that I've seen so many mountains before. It was neat.

When we got there, we chatted in the kitchen and got aquainted with the family, and then moved into the livng room area for drinks and snacks. I showed everyone on Google Maps where I live and they all saw the pool and stuff. That was cool. They did not really understand how we can swim in it, becasue to them, it is cold in Canada...Just because it snows for five months of the year............
People asking me about home, and if I miss it, and about my family really makes me think too much...Like now for instnace...
For supper (oh, man am I ever full!) we had:
1st: Some sort of loaf with ham and olives in it, and salad. (I picked the olives out as I really do not like them)
2nd:Potato pie (t'was really yummy)
3rd:Meat of some sort (I found out later that it was pork) (I chose not to eat it)
4th: Cheese (3 more kinds to add to my list!), and bread.
5th: Desert (I chose coffee flavored pudding) and Gillian's cookies.

I am tired and lonesome. This is usually how I feel after being around a lot of people who do not speak English. AT ALL.

Hopefully I can sleep in tomorrow.

Fred's sister Celine is very pretty. His younger brother could pass for his twin, and his parents are both nice. Alex and Ben haven't spoken English since we got here.
They ate supper so late here! I am just getting into bed now and it is 11:00 pm. I think we started eating at around 9...
There is a painting in the dining room here that looks like the one that mom and dad have in their room. It made me miss my house.

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Saturday October 24th 2009:

Today I woke up at 9:38am.
It is raining. I feel sick-ish. I kinda would like to be in my bed in the basement of a house labeled 159 Campbell Drive... That'd be nice.
So, Lunch....More food!
1st:Quiche with leek and salmon (I picked the salmon out)
2nd:Roast beef with green beans (Yes, I ate red meat...My belly is hating me right now.)
3rd:Cheese and bread (Brie this time, it was yummy)
4th:Tiramisou. It was also yummy. I ate two pieces.

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Jill, the boys and I, along with Fred's mother and sister went to downtown Clermont-Ferrand today. It was neat to see another town. It is a lot more hill-y (meaning NOT flat) than Montpellier. We went into a huge cathedral made out of volcanic rock, which spooked me out more than it interested me. The stain glass was pretty and colorful, but the rest was dark and gloomy. People were in there praying and lighing candles...
We walked around some more. On our way back to Fred's parent's place, we stopped at a discount store. I tried on a winter jacket but I didn't like it enough, so I left it there. I did buy some Smarties, because I hadn't seen them in one month and 16 days.

Day light savings is tonight. We all gain an hour of sleep. Horray!
It is 7:44pm and supper hasn't even been dreampt of by people here. I am hungry. I also can't wait to get back to Gillian and Fred's. We will leave tomorrow after lunch, which means that we will leave at around 3 or 4pm...

We had to wait for Fred's brother and sister-in-law to attend for supper. We didn't start eating until around 9 and finished at 10:30. I don't think that I've eaten so much in one weekend..EVER...
1st:Pizza (with goat cheese) and more quiche (I just had pizza)
2nd:Leftover pork and beef (Yes, I ate beef again) and carrots and peas.
3rd:Bread and cheese (another new kind to add to my list. This one I did not like though. It is called Roquefort.
4th: Cookies and an apple.

I got an internet connection, and so I am talking to mom on msn.

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Sunday October 25 2009:

I didn't go to sleep until like 2:30am. I will justify that by saying it was actually 1:30am because of the time change.
I woke up and ate breakfast and then just chilled out for the morning. I showered and then chilled out some more. Fred and Gillian and the boys went for a walk.

Lunch:
1st: Pate and bread. (This brought back memories of sitting in Mr.Vallees french class with his pate breath. I opted out of eating it in fear that I'd never eat meat again.)
2nd:Pigeon, Chicken and some other kind of wild bird. (ew) I ate chicken...green beans and potato fry things.
3rd:Cheese and bread
4th: Ice cream with homemade apple pie.

We left at around 4pm. I has been a peaceful, yet boring drive home..
I need to find something to do for the week.

When we got back to Montpellier, we stopped at a Quick, which is a Belgium food chain. I got chicken dips and fries. My first time eating fast food in over a month.