So this past week and weekend was a "stay at home and relax before things start to get even more crazy busy" week! We had a normal work week (both for Cam and I--he at work and I at the hotel). We still made time for errands and for checking a few things out though. Two nights we went on a walk and found that if we go a backway through the city it seems to be a lot less crowded so we went that way. While out on our walk both nights we had the opportunity to listen to live music by street performers. I thought it was the coolest and could have stayed to watch all night. Cam liked it but didn't want to stand around to watch so we just walked by and heard the music as we passed. I think it is the little things like street performers that make this place and it makes me a little sad to think about when we go home how we don't have that type of culture back home (at least in Derby!). As the time goes faster and faster I find myself appreciating a lot of those moments more and more- the street performers, the friendly English speaking clerk at the grocery store, the sounds when you have the windows open (the hustle and bustle and people speaking French). It's crazy to think that we have been here almost 2 months already--we looked at the calendar last night and the next month (which is basically all we have left) will go so fast. We are getting ready for Kerry and Melinda to come visit this week (they get here Thursday!!) And we going to PARIS this next weekend! I am so so so excited!! :-) So this past week we have been preparing for the next few weeks! We have Paris this next weekend and then some sightseeing at the beginning of next week then Kerry and Melinda will leave for a few days and then come back to Toulouse as they head home. After they leave we only have two weeks left and we still have some stuff on our to do list to check out.
But back to this past weekend--
On Friday we were invited to go to a retirement dinner for one of Cam's co-workers here. We went to dinner in Blagnac and we had a really good time! We were able to dress up a little (as best we could with what we brought) and I got to meet some of Cam's co-workers. Funny enough Cam only works with 2 French people, the rest are from the UK--it was really fun to talk with them and hear their accent! We also had a good time talking about all the differences between France, the US, and the UK. We ended up staying out really late so by the time we got home we crashed.
On Saturday we slept in and then we decided to go shopping/run some errands. We were able to check out the open air market they have here (it's open everyday except Mondays). This market was HUGE! It stretches down several blocks and it has fruits/veggies, meat/cheese, and a few other misc. things. I didn't have my camera with me so I don't have pictures to show you but we will go again and I will snag some pictures then. Once we made it through the market we hit up some shops and then hung out at the hotel (which by the time we got back from shopping it was already like 4 or 5 pm) So we chatted with some family and had dinner.
Yesterday was another chill day (the weather here the last few days also helped the chill mood--cool and cloudy with some sprinkles). We did go out for a small walk during the afternoon to see if they had art down by the river but since it was sprinkling we decided they must not have set up. We played a few games of Yahtzee and did some research on-line. (Cam's been itching to work on something but since we are on the 3rd floor of a hotel that limits what he can do so he has been settling looking at truck stuff on-line ;). We had a quiet night and ended up watching The Avengers again--so thankful I have my iPad here to be able to watch movies!
So basically that sums up our week and weekend--today I have been doing laundry, catching up on emails/blog, and getting things ready for Kerry and Melinda and our weekend trip! I don't have any pictures for this entry--didn't carry my camera with me much this week-but I switched my memory cards out and put a new one in in preparation for the upcoming festivities--I will most likely take ridiculous amounts of pictures in the next few weeks! We don't get back from Paris until Monday afternoon and then we have stuff planned for Tuesday/Wednesday so I won't probably write again until then (I will probably do a quick update when Kerry and Melinda get here but just a short entry).
With that I better get going again and get some more stuff done--it's already after 12 here and I have a list for this afternoon! We hope you all have a great week!!
Jenny and Cam
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