Snow in the mountains!

That's right, it's 65 degrees in Antibes and snowing in the mountains of Nice!

Now that I'm off the hook from teaching for about two weeks, I can start to do things I haven't had time for here in Antibes! Or things I haven't been adventurous enough to experience over the past month.

So after my usual day-off trip to the médiathèque, I noticed that the mountains in Nice were covered in snow and really wanted to take some pictures. Not long after I realized it was a beautiful day! And the rest is history :) I headed out to Fort Carré and Port Vaubin to read my newest book from the library -- For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, in French of course. Hanging out at the port made me realize that I need to start making some friends down there! Entire groups of French, English and New Zelanders were sitting in their yachts, basking in the sun and eating their lunch. Actually, it was more like they were beginning their apéro just before lunch. I could smell the pastis a mile away! (Or should I put that in metric??)

Speaking of food, I really need to calm down. I've definitely gained some weight again, UGH. But it's so SO hard to restrain oneself with all the brioche, pain au chocolat, bon-bons, Pims, biscuits, tartes aux fruits, etc. I guess I've put the expression, "Like a kid in a candy shop," to shame. My clothes still fit the same, but I noticed that I'm not looking the same as before I left...

However, the one thing I'm really bummed about during this vacation time is that I can't eat in the cantines at my schools anymore, well until I go back to teaching next month. Three-course 2 Euro meals were AWESOME! But maybe taking a break from those will do me some good as well.

So I've made the decision to stop buying cookies and nutella! My new snack of choice is first a large bottle of water, and then some fruit. I've been running a lot lately and doing a bunch of sit-ups, so hopefully I'll get back to what I was before. Pace yourself, Monique.

Wish me luck!!