Life in France: Week Two

Here's an update for my second week in France [Oct 5 - 11]

TL;DR Version:

W 5 Oct // Day 8 : Good day. Half day at work. Missed my family!

Th 6 Oct // Day 9 : Pretty good day. Felt a little depressed about emergency drill at school. Rest of the day was uneventful.

F 7 Oct // Day 10 : Long and boring day at orientation.

Sat 8 Oct // Day 11 : Very social day. Had a lot of fun. Met lots of new people.

Sun 9 Oct // Day 12 : Lazy day, danced around my room, toured my new place on Snapchat (video coming soon)

M 10 Oct // Day 13 : Went out for lunch with my colleagues! Had an even more depressing moment from conversation about Guns in America / mass shootings.

T 11 Oct // Day 14 : Worked at home. Went bowling. Skyped my friend.

First Weekend - Friday

Hello everyone! YES, I'm alive and happy & I've finally found some time to write a post. This last month has flown by so quickly and every day was filled with either fun, stress, or relaxation. Leaving no space so far that I could justify dedicating to my blog. Have no fear though, you'll get the full scoop soon!

I've been in Europe for 32 days now and I have so much to catch you up on, but for now let me just tell you about my first weekend alone in France . . . PART I

Going Away Party

Today my wonderful family threw me a going away party, and it was AWESOME!

CLICK HERE to see all of the photos from the party!

Picnic Time

Our good family friend's had a picnic today! Our families have been very close ever since we moved to North Carolina. Kathy and her daughter Jackie (who is two years younger than me) lived across the street from us and we've become a big part of each others' lives.

Stephanie (one of Kathy's other daughters) is in the Air Force with her husband. Jackie and I spent a few summers with her in NC & TX when we were kids. Stephanie & Tony are now stationed at the Spangdahlem Air Force Base in Germany with their two kids. Which is awesome because this means that I will have family close by when I'm in France (in addition to the Diaz family)!!

Stephanie came to the U.S. for a conference and had some time to visit with family and friends. It was great to see her again and to be able to sit and chat about me moving to France. She's told me all about what Christmas will be like and said I could possibly travel with them while I'm there. Having Steph's family close by is really going to be a blessing and it just gets me even more excited about everything!

Here are some pictures from the picnic!

Me & Stephanie	Me & Jackie	The 'After Party' with vin
Me & Mom	Me & my nephew Chase