The past two and a half weeks or so have been quite eventful. About two weekends ago, we were invited to watch the Paris vs. Marseille football match at a pub on the Lake in Annecy. We met a teacher from the high school there for dinner and then watched the game at the pub. I love going to pubs and watching football (soccer) matches on TV because it's always such a great cultural experience and although I know nothing about soccer, the energy from the crowd gets me so pumped up.
Last week was full of Thanksgiving festivities. Tuesday night we went with our roomate and neighbor to a Thanksgiving dinner that was held at a beautiful house in a village down the road. The Fiores, a couple from church, cook Thanksgiving dinner every year and invite all of the young people from church. This year they cooked for 65 people! It was delicious and really unbelievable that they cooked for that many people!
Wednesday, Lauren and I spent all day in the kitchen preparing for our Thanksgiving party that we had at our apartment. Now, if you knew how little we had in our apartment, you would be utterly amazed that we pulled of a Thanksgiving Feast for twenty people. It was only by the grace of God that we pulled it off. No, seriously. We had barely enough silverware and thanks to our friends who donated pots and pans and chairs, we were able to make it happen. We ordered a twenty pound turkey and made stuffing, rice dressing, salad, sweet potato casserole, corn bread, green bean casserole, corn, cranberry sauce, pecan pie, and pumpkin pie. Just about everyone that we invited had never experienced a Thanksgiving dinner before. I explained the story of thanksgiving, we said a prayer, and then we GRUBBED! The food was pretty delicious (thanks to mom who brought some necessary ingredients and thanks to the American Market in Geneva) and the company was awesome. Gobble gobble!
Other than Thanksgiving, things have remained pretty busy. We both have started doing some babysitting and Lauren is now volunteering for World Vision International http://www.wvi.org/wvi/wviweb.nsf . She does research for the accountability division and is currently doing research on the role of spiritually in development. She basically researches other faith-based humanitarian organizations to see what role christian values play in their relief efforts among impoverished countries. She has really enjoyed getting to know the people there and she is finding the research really fascinating.
We are still playing volleyball and have joined the ski club here in town. We are supposed to be going skiing this weekend, if the snow keeps on falling! Today, although it was rainy in St. Julien, a good amount of snow fell on the mountains and its really starting to feel and look like winter!
Speaking of winter, the christmas lights are up and they are on! Geneva is so beautifully decorated! I love it! And I can't wait to go caroling with some of my friends in a few weeks in the Old Town of Geneva! Joy to the World! :)
This weekend we will be running in the Course de L'Escalade and we are so excited. There are 30,000 people signed up! It's the biggest Fete of the year and it is sure to be a good time. After the run, Lauren and I will be cooking a big pot of gumbo and some jambalaya at a friends apartment. I don't know if I'm more excited about that or about the race...
Well, it's getting late here. The undefeated New Orleans Saints play tonight and how badly I wish I could watch the game. Who dat!!!!!!
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