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nine days to go
// That jeep was sitting across the street from the restaurant where I had my birthday lunch. I was this close to hopping in it and driving straight to The LPV (when I say, ‘this close’, you have to picture me holding my thumb and forefinger barely a centimeter apart with my eyes all squinty……
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the birthday lunch
I like food. I like eating it, I like cooking it, I like reading about it, I just like, it. So it’s not surprising that I like restaurants too. I love trying out new ones and revisiting old favorites. Researching new ones for special occasions fills my heart with a special kind of joy, I…
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mon anniveraire: un reportage photo
Disclosure: Since I like to stretch out my birthday celebrations for as long as possible, this is actually a photo essay of my birthweek. I’ve tried stretching it out to my birthmonth but 1. Gregory put the kibosh on that and 2. I don’t have that kind of time at the moment… drats. // My…
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Behind the Photos XIII
Like my last edition of Behind the Photos, this one features family, which I think in is a nice and feel good tribute to my last sixteen days in The LPV (eeeeek!) and my last nineteen days of life in Europe as an expat (double eeeeek!). In August 2010, my Aunt, Uncle and mother popped over from…
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the why
Ever since Gregory and I started to tell people about our move, the number one question we’ve been asked is, “why?“ “Why are you leaving France?” “Why Massachusetts?” “Why not go back to Dublin?” “Why aren’t you staying in Texas?” And I get it, people are curious. Heaven knows if one of my friends dropped…
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and then that happened
// Today, as in the 5th of February, is always my least favorite day of the year (except expat Thanksgiving of course, but I don’t have to worry about that one anymore). It’s the day after my birthday and I’m invariably feeling deflated like one of those sad looking helium balloons the day after a…
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the unexpected
We’ve been gradually selling off items in the house, mostly furniture and big things; the couch, the dining table and chairs, Gregory’s weight bench and boxing bag, things like that. Then there’s those little things; small lamps, decorative storage boxes, canvas prints, things that I figured we’d end up giving away, I mean without a…
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precious moments
One of the most important things to do when maxing out your last bit of days somewhere is to spend quality time with those you are leaving behind. A couple weeks back I got to do just that with my cousin, Mrs. London. We decided to let Gregory join in on our girly time since…
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I hear the train a comin', it's rolling round the bend
I am so happy January is almost over. Not that I’m wishing away time right now because trust me, I’m not, it’s just that January is soooooooooo boring, and dull, and sad. BLECH. And since it’s so boring, and dull, and sad, I’ve been forced to also be boring, dull and sad and I’ve been…
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Behind the Photos XII
I’m feeling nostalgic lately. But I guess with only thirty-two days left in The LPV, a big ol’ case of nostalgia was bound to happen. And what better way to deal with the nostalgia, then with another Behind the Photos trip down memory lane. This one features a family trip to Auvergne in the Summer…
It's Me, Sara Louise 