Paques

This weekend, being that of Paques (Easter), we had Friday and Monday off.

Friday, nothing special happened. I slept in, as I do all weekends, and hung around with my host siblings. Boring regular day in Stutzheim.

Saturday, Nela invited me to a picnic with a bunch of people. Unfortunately, due to the nature of last minute things, I was given hourly updates on what had changed. The original plan was to go bowling, then have a picnic. This was good. That changed at some point, for some reason, to adding a movie. Then, we decided to change it and just go for the picnic. Keep in mind, I received about two texts inbetween each of these changing times and what not. Finally, when we organized everything, the bus I intended to take DIDN'T EXIST. This has happened many times to me, and is really starting to tick me off. Once I got there (about 2 hours late due to bus issues...) it was great. Sunny, warm, right by the artificial lake and fountain. On top of that, all the Alsacian Storks...I wish I had taken more pictures. But Nela has lots. Of course....There were only 5 of us. Me, Nela, Claire(french friend of ours), Suujin (which I'm spelling wrong...) and the other girl who I can't remember the name of. I have no doubt that eventually those photos that were taken will be given to me, or put on the internet somehow.

The Sunday, a wonderful lunch with the parents of my host dad. First barbecue of the season, with duck, sausage, porc, potatoes and cooked veggies in a tomatoe sauce. Lots of fun getting to meet host grandparents and one cousin.
This is difficult to write at the moment, because I'm being distractde by Into The Wild and a friend talking to me.
I'm fairly sure nothing else interesting happened on Sunday...

Monday, today, was just as fun. We went out to...SomethingHeim and had lunch with my host mother's mom. We had an amazing meal, and I got my very own Easter Lamb. Alsacian Tradition, we get lamb..cakes....NOT like Cowpatties... Anyway, after that the three Forgeois kids (I count myself in there) played at some Monopoly. Antonin, is a horrible player. As Marine says continuously, he thinks it's real life. Takes it WAY too seriously.

Right, that's everything interesting that's happened since I last put a post up. I refuse to talk about the NATO summit.

Oh, there's a tradition in Alsacian villages. They get up around 4 in the morning. And they have noisemakers. And they walk around the town. And they yell. It is NOT funny, or interesting. it is irritating.

Anyway, I'll try to get something up after next weekend, but before the tuesday, as I'm leaving on the EUROPEAN BUS TRIP that day, and will be completely incommunicado until the 2nd of May. Which will be my 2 Month Left date. Not fun...