Our move to the south was successful...and not as hectic as I expected. There's not much to highlight from the trip itself BUT I did buy Vogue Paris in the train station with Brittany and it just so happened the Roloffs from Little People, Big World on TLC were there.
I wasn't sure what differences to expect between here and Normandy, but there are some pretty extreme ones:
-The temperature is always over 80.
-There are lizards and scorpions running around. [David, I'll do my best to bring one home for you, but the thought of that creeps me out so you may just have to settle for another souvenir]
-We're in a village so there's not much night life.
-AND the villa we're staying in now is about 3 times bigger so we're not living on top of one another which is kind of refreshing.
The woman we're staying with is named Amanda, originally from New Zealand, and has been living in Southern France for about ten years now. She's quite a character! Matt is currently her favorite because he lived in NZ for about 6 months and the two of them are always chatting it up about Auckland. The house is beautiful and of course the pool is our common area, which I'm enjoying :)
A staircase down to the pool:
Our patio:
The kitchen:
My 'Buddha Bed' down in the basement:
The view from the upstairs balcony:
After spending Sunday relaxing and settling in, we went kayaking yesterday under the Roman aqueducts. It was a lot of fun and I was surprisingly not very sore this morning even though the rafting trip was about 3 hours long. There were so many people out on the river; it was definitely the party spot!!
My ladies on the river:
I can't believe my time in France is already half-way done! No worries, I'm enjoying every minute and I know these next two weeks will be just as full and exciting as the last. I'd love to hear from you!
Currently listening to: The Lighthouses Tale by Nickel Creek
Au Revoir!
xoxo
Caitlin
caitlinboyd72@gmail.com
80 degrees sounds so nice! We’re stuck with 103!! Needless to say I’m dying in the heat lol. Did the Roloffs have a film crew with them?
ReplyDeleteHey Cait! First, I want to thank you for the wake up call. Do it anytime! Second, did the Roloffs speak French to you? OK, how about English? Crud..... Your new villa looks like a great place. How can you go wrong with your own pool & BBQ? David might like one of those scorpions encased in a blob of plexiglass. Gotta run. Have a great one! Luvs!!!
ReplyDeleteI missed the last blog so i will post in this one. thanks for the shout out i miss you too! i hope you were kidding about not coming home though... unless of course i could run away with you that sure would be nice! hope you're having the time of your life!
ReplyDeleteHey Sweet Girl.....were you teasing about the scorpions???? Total faint on my part!!!! Love the pics of your new digs...Can you believe how fast the month is going??? Your Mom and Dad leave the cutest comments .... I love you and thank you soooo much for doing this blog for us!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCaitlin, What a wonderful experience you are having! Is it more humid there? We are having a record heat wave. We broke our record today. It was 106 in the Couve today. Tomorrow will be even hotter. Our low is suppose to be 75 tonight! I'm loving reading your blog and seeing the pictures. You are in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteHi love, so good hearing your voice. You understand that there will be quite a group of us coming to join you if you stay. Have a villa ready. Dad and Q have a lot of work to do out back now that you have sent me such wonderful patio pictures. I'm liking the idea of recreating southern france in the backyard!CJ will have to assist I'm sure. Kisses. Lil' mama.
ReplyDeleteHi Caitlin!
ReplyDeleteLove the new pictures and I hope you are laying by the pool, reading your Vogue Paris, and getting an awesome tan. I'm still very jealous of your trip but I'm so glad that you are having a wonderful time! I hope to see many more pictures eventually.
If you decide to stay let me know. I will immediately buy a ticket and come stay with you.
LOVE YA!
Stephanie (and Erik and Avery Jayne too!)