We are all together again!

The little one, the animals, and I made it to France with the help of our dear friend.  We are still adjusting, as you can imagine.  We arrived on a Thursday morning...slept most of the day and really began our time here on Friday.  It is now Tuesday and E left on a business trip yesterday for 4 nights/5 days.  Fun times!  Oh and the wonderful weather we were having prior to her departure has left with her...  It is now rain and strong winds.  Blech! 

On a happier note, we will be getting the keys to our apartment on Friday afternoon when she returns and we will move in on Saturday.  our appliances should also be arriving on Saturday, too so the apartment should be ready for us.  Now - if we only knew when we would be getting our stuff.  I am not even sure if our stuff has left the US, yet or not. 

A few randoms things that I have noticed since being here. 

The yogurt taste much better here and I am not the only one to notice...  Little one has eaten his weight in yogurt.  Seriously!  He is eating on average 4-5 baby yogurts a day.  I think the first day he probably ate 6 or 7....he couldn't get enough!  He also loves the cheese...as do we!  Speaking of cheese, I wanted to get him some of his favorite string cheeses.  There are 3 kinds here - Nature, Emmenthal, and Gouda.  His favorite, hands down, is the Gouda.  He is also a big fan of the bread and the bakeries.  How funny, so am I! 

Dogs are allowed pretty much anywhere.  Unless there is a sign that explicitly says no dogs, you can pretty much take them with you including to dinner!  We were shocked when we saw not one but two dogs at a nice restaurant the other night.  I am not sure if we will ever attempt that but it is nice to have the option.  :) 

If you need to use the toilet and you are not in your apartment, you better have 50 cents with you whether or not you are a customer.  I got to experience a free toilet the other day...it had no seat.  That was a pleasure.  ;) 

So far - I have not experienced the "rude" French people.  All in all, our experiences have been positive.  Well, except for that rude Italian woman at the Eiffel tower but again, she wasn't French.

Things to do in the upcoming weeks - find French lessons, find a midwife, learn French, walk off all of these jambon et fromage sandwiches!