My mom and sister. They'll be here tomorrow, in less than 12 hours!!!
So in preparation for their arrival -- I figure they'll be pretty hungry when they finally get in -- I tried to make snickerdoodle cookies with whatever was in my cupboard. However, the French don't really have the same cookie ingredients as we do, so I kind of fudged the recipe. And I wanted to be more health-conscious (since I AM on a diet and all -- really? you'd never guess) so instead of loading them with butter, I put in some applesauce.
Anyways, they definitely didn't turn out like cookies should have. They look like cookies. But they have the consistency of a biscuit more than any cookies I've ever tasted. So they're like really hearty cookies I guess. Whatever, they're still good. I guess it just goes to show that you can't have healthy and (super) tasty at the same time. Oh and sorry Mom and Aimee, my roommate and I have probably already eaten six of them.... warm cookies fresh out of the oven are a shameful thing to waste. Especially when their scent's wafting through the apartment air...
But I figured I'd be able to make some goodies because I've lost about a kilo officially. Pas mal. I still feel a little soft around the edges and my clothes still feel sort of tight, but not as much as before. That's progress, right? But like I said before, my legs are starting to get muscles they've never had before and in certain light, they kind of look leaner than before. Yay! So I'll eat three cookies and gain it all back again, HA! I do have to say though, going to the gym for two hours a day on a daily basis does feel good. And I'm not laying around the house all day long either, which is good.
In other news, my phone came in the mail today! The post and parcel services here are really punctual. They arrive at 9:45 on the dot every single day. Luckily for me, I didn't have class today so I could answer the door when my package came -- yaay!
Also good news, I have a plane ticket back to the U.S.! I fly from Nice to San Francisco on Saturday, February 10th and will be home until noon on Wednesday February 20th when I fly back to Geneva. Then I'll spend a long weekend with my dad and slowly make my way back to Nice for my sixth month of teaching.
So all of my holiday breaks are planned out except for the April vacation.... Anyone want to come travel somewhere in Europe with me from April 5th to 21st?! (And help me celebrate my 23rd birthday on April 6th??!) :)
So in preparation for their arrival -- I figure they'll be pretty hungry when they finally get in -- I tried to make snickerdoodle cookies with whatever was in my cupboard. However, the French don't really have the same cookie ingredients as we do, so I kind of fudged the recipe. And I wanted to be more health-conscious (since I AM on a diet and all -- really? you'd never guess) so instead of loading them with butter, I put in some applesauce.
Anyways, they definitely didn't turn out like cookies should have. They look like cookies. But they have the consistency of a biscuit more than any cookies I've ever tasted. So they're like really hearty cookies I guess. Whatever, they're still good. I guess it just goes to show that you can't have healthy and (super) tasty at the same time. Oh and sorry Mom and Aimee, my roommate and I have probably already eaten six of them.... warm cookies fresh out of the oven are a shameful thing to waste. Especially when their scent's wafting through the apartment air...But I figured I'd be able to make some goodies because I've lost about a kilo officially. Pas mal. I still feel a little soft around the edges and my clothes still feel sort of tight, but not as much as before. That's progress, right? But like I said before, my legs are starting to get muscles they've never had before and in certain light, they kind of look leaner than before. Yay! So I'll eat three cookies and gain it all back again, HA! I do have to say though, going to the gym for two hours a day on a daily basis does feel good. And I'm not laying around the house all day long either, which is good.
In other news, my phone came in the mail today! The post and parcel services here are really punctual. They arrive at 9:45 on the dot every single day. Luckily for me, I didn't have class today so I could answer the door when my package came -- yaay!
Also good news, I have a plane ticket back to the U.S.! I fly from Nice to San Francisco on Saturday, February 10th and will be home until noon on Wednesday February 20th when I fly back to Geneva. Then I'll spend a long weekend with my dad and slowly make my way back to Nice for my sixth month of teaching.
So all of my holiday breaks are planned out except for the April vacation.... Anyone want to come travel somewhere in Europe with me from April 5th to 21st?! (And help me celebrate my 23rd birthday on April 6th??!) :)
20 More Days Until France BANS Indoor Smoking! :)
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13 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS IN FRANCE!!
3 comments:
Tell them hi for me!!
pick me, pick me! i want to travel? ...aw, crap, i'm gonna be in california then. sadface.
i mean, i want to travel! no question mark. no uncertainty there.
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