My DAD came to visit!!

And I had such a good time! It's been almost two months now since I've seen my family. Usually when I was in college, I'd go a few weeks or something like that. But I never went an entire quarter without at least seeing them once. But basically, I'm going to go that equivalent when my mom and sister fly out in December.

So that was good.

The worst part though -- and by worst I mean best -- was the eating. I have this problem which involves me going out and seeing decently-prices MULTI-course menus. And I order them, then feel obligated to eat it all. Of course at the end I must have my dessert. Yep, whether I can fit it in or not, I need to have it. And right now my stomach hurts so bad from the past three days, haha. But it was good. At least I don't go out to restaurants too often :)

Another neat thing about having my dad and his boss down here was the car! I've been to Antibes, Cannes and Monte-Carlo during this trip by bus and train, but it's been 99% walking for me. So having a car gave us more access to things than I'd have by just foot alone.

So yesterday we got to see Downtown Cannes, the chestnut and horse festival in Cagnes-sur-Mer (although, I didn't see one single horse) and Monte-Carlo in the evening. Maybe Dad will update his side of the story on his blog.... if he can figure it out ;)

I'll post all of the pictures on my PicasaWeb site soon, but until then here are some of my favorites:

November 16th: Dinner at Le Brulot in Old Antibes.

November 17th, The Ritz Carlton in Cannes.

November 17th, Chestnut Festival in Cagnes-sur-Mer. Nougat is probably my favorite candy here!
November 17th, The Casino in Monte-Carlo.

I definitely can't wait until next month (less than one month really!) when the whole family comes out here! It's going to be great :)

But until then, Thursday's Thanksgiving and I'm starting all the preparations for my nine-person dinner party I'm hosting in my little apartment! It's going to be three American girls, one English girl, a Swiss chick (I think), two French men and my French roommate. Come back for pictures and stories about that!