Saturday and Sunday Fun

SATURDAY:

Today was more of a chill day to recharge from our fun yesterday.  I slept in and had a small breakfast then did some homework (yes I still have homework to do from America...it stinks).  It's okay though because she had some homework to do too.

We then went to her friends house to pick up my belt I had forgotten.  The good part about this was that I got to see Clarisse one last time!!

On our way home, through the French countryside, we stopped at the local lake where all the kids go during the summer.  It is not the prettiest weather today, but it is never not pretty in France to me so I took some pictures of the Lake and where we walked.

Just a random pic of the cool tree archways that are everywhere here.  We passed this on our way to the lake.

The stunning lake!!

One of my favorite pictures.  This shows the beautiful background as well.

The ducks came swimming when we got there.

They kept gathering around and quacking because they wanted food.  Sadly we didn't have any.

When we got home Clara and I baked a chocolate cake together.  She knows how much I love chocolate and she loves to cook so when you combine the two together it gets pretty delicious.  Earlier this week we made the best chocolate chip cookies that we devoured in two days.  The cake was just as delicious as the cookies too.

Our yummy chocolate cake!!!!!!

After cake making we headed out for some fun bowling with Clara, Valentin, her mom, and their family friends I had met before in Toulouse my first day.  They are some of the nicest people I have ever met.  The mother, Marie, owns a take-out service in Montauban because there is no such thing as take-out in France.  After losing in bowling it is home where I showered then ate a delicious Spanish dish.  This is the second time I have had it and I love it.  You take toasted bread and rub garlic on it then rub a tomato on it to get the juices on it then put thinly sliced ham on and eat it.  It sounds weird and disgusting I know...but it is DELICIOUS.

Side Note: When we were going to the bowling alley we stopped at a super market to pick up a few things and there was a Frozen picture thing (idk what you call it) there so you know I had to take a pic with it.  I got some strange looks because I got so excited but thats okay its a good picture!

I am Olaf and she is Elsa

The end to my Saturday was by far the best.  After having the delicious dinner I got a call from my mom telling me I got accepted at both UNC Chapel Hill and Wake Forest University.  Because my French family is so amazing the father immediately put in Bon Jovi (because he knows how much I love his music) and the mom grabbed the champagne glasses to celebrate.  It was a great end to an even more fantastic day!!

SUNDAY:


We woke up rather early today (compared to yesterday) and headed out to Toulouse with the whole family.  When we got there we walked through the Royal gardens on the way to the Toulouse Natural History Museum.

The scene entering the garden

My awesome sis and I (she is so much taller than me haha)

A bridge over a street leaving the garden

Funny looking bird duck thing in the the garden

After a visit to the natural history museum we met up with their family friends from bowling to enjoy a delicious lunch out at a cafe.  Many things are closed on Sunday so it was difficult to find a place, but it worked out.  I got a delicious burger and the best cheesecake I ever had.

Now it is homework and relaxation for the rest of the day as my last week of school starts tomorrow.  I am very sad that this is my last week, the experience has gone by so fast...

<never stop wondering, never stop wandering>
Marian