Onyx the Olympian

Well, I know it's been a long time! I guess you could say we've been having a Blue Christmas and I haven't really been that inspired to write. Our past 6 days have been busy with waiting for plumbers and other Frenchmen to "fix" this or deliver that... taking their sweet ass time and charging us hundreds of Euros for a job (not at all) well done. It has been less than pleasant. We didn't get to go Christmas shopping or decorate the house because of it. No fun - but we will get over it!

Cindy found a restaurant called Le Rotonde for our Christmas Eve dinner though and it was amazing! Check this out http://www.rotondemontparnasse.com/ By the way, our vegetarian days are over. I had veal, of all things - and it was to die for! We had a nice eve - but then came home to find our stackable dryer had crashed to the ground and was broken. We were bummed, but in the end, Cindy fixed it! Who knew she was such a good handy-man?

One thing that cheers us up... finding simple groceries that we recognize. Today we found some Hellman's Mayo, Pop Secret, Skippy, Pringles and (sorry Jano) Campbell's Soups. We were so excited! It's funny how the little things (that you might not even eat normally) can make you feel at home! We have really noticed how we tend to take things for granted at home. Things are easy in the US. First of all, the air in TX and in TN is a lot warmer! Customer Service is a way of life for us, in the states. English is a beautiful language. And having a Wal-Mart or Target on every corner is the most luxurious thing I can even imagine right now! When you run out to the corner store to get a light bulb or to Target for a curtain rod - and you drive there in your own car, and park in the free parking lot, and drive through the Starbucks window on the way home - think of us - and then thank the Lord in Heaven that you are in the good ole US of A :-)

So to what inspired me to write tonight: Onyx. She is such a goof ball! This evening, she decided to do a back flip onto our coffee table. It was really scary - and then funny. (She thought that the coffee table was the ottoman). She jumped up, flipped onto her back and landed on our dishes that were on the table. She only broke one bowl - but scared the crap out of us and out of herself! LOL - What a monkey!

So that sums it up for now. We really miss you all and can't wait to hear from you!

Au revoir,
Les Girls