Just realised how to upload photos (yes Sarah I'm that slow) :)

9th July 21.35pm

I've just looked on livescore for the womens quarter finals: England vs France, and France won 4-3 on penalties, bad times!!! Many of the England players are Arsenal ladies so I'm disappointed for them.
I've had a really fun day! This morning after breakfast, Fabrice, Myriam, Anais and I went to Corque, a closeby the castle in Avignon, it was so beautiful and pictoresque, and it was generally really nice to get some fresh air and see somewhere new. We came back and lunch time and had the best lunch EVER. We had roast pork with vegetables and salad, then birthday cake (belated birthday celebration for Adam) and the whole thing was incredible.we were sitting on the balcony all together and it was just..really nice! And, Fabrice's parents are so lovely, they are so nice to me and are always offering me food and drink! Then we all had a nap, during which I put Amelie on in my room and I felt like I was living such a cliche but it was too amusing to stop! Anyway I watched up until she met the guy then woke up when they were together after following the bread crumb trail (quality quality french film). At about half 5 Mryiam, myself and the kids went to the park and played, and I finally took a nice photo of myself and the kids!
We've just finished dinner, which was the most incredible home made quiche i've ever eaten. I'm feeling so tired from all this eating and generally being happy hahaha. I also feel like my french is getting better!!
peace and blessings...hope you're not all in on a Saturday night reading my blog (lol sorry)

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9th July- still in the Mountains

Decazaville isn't what I would call countryside it's more mountains mountains mountains..
I'm watching Amelie after the most amazing lunch, could this be anymore French?
LOVEEE IT xxx

8th July- welcome to Decazaville

Ok, it’s 22.21pm on 8^th of July and I’m in Decazaville or somewhere near there. We’re visiting Fabrice’s parents and I have literally had the most amazing night of my life. We had a painful-ish 2 hour journey, it was really hot and Anais was uncomfortable (but I managed to get one right on the French I-Spy game which was SO difficult!!!!) Anyway we arrived and his parent were so welcoming and we went straight out to dinner, as we’re walking down the road there is talk of the place being closed and I assume that it’s a restaurant. We turn a corner and walk into a village party with massive long tables, stalls selling amazing food and a live band. I was so shocked, I thought it would be a restaurant!!! We sat down, I met all of Fabrice’ parents friend (wasn’t really awkward, they were all so friendly haha) then we sat down and ate. (Oh in this part of France it’s 3 kisses…which is hilarious as English people normally don’t even want to shake each other’s hands!! So yes food, I ate this local speciality which was sausage with this potato dish with cheese on it…then I ate a whole crepe…and had a beer. Best night ever. There were live flamenco dancers and everyone was so happy! Even the baby was dancing!! I laughed so much with Myriam and it was really hilariously pictoristique! I said to her: “C’est une blague oui?” (this is a joke right) and then I said “C’est pour moi oui parce que je suis anglaise?” It was really funny and everyone started to joke that they were going to make me stand up and make a speech in front of the whole town.

Such good times, such good food and such good company!

Bon nuit from… (where am I again?)…AH YES Decazaville (I think…)

Peace and blessings xxxxx

8th July 2011

Possibly the best babysitting night ever! Adam whined a bit but they were both asleep by 9pm and then I watched UK shameless in French haha! Was my last day at the school today, so sad!!! I'm going to miss everyone, obviously I'll see most of them, but still...will miss Christophe haha!
Off to French countryside today to visit Fabrice's parents for the weekend, god knows how it's going to be...I hope they like me!!
Will write on a word document then post into the blog on sunday as they might not have internet,
peace and blessings
hope everyone has a good weekend!
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7th July

20.52pm
babysitting (praying children sleep)
so tired
need sleep.

My ability to get the night bus astounds me (is that even a word)

it's 1am and i'm in bed...and tbh I walked into the apartment...hammered....like pink pantha...as i'm trying not to make too much noise...as soon as I open the door I see that all the lights are on and that Myriam and Fabrice are still wake....(it may seems early but the last night bus is 12.30am so yeah you get the picture)..i've have 2 pints and a margherita....wankered basically...in light weight terms. So chat with Myriam a bit, try not to see to hammered and stagger to bed...(which is now).
Tonight was actually hilariously amazing...we just went to a pub in St Pierre...with the usual lot (Juan, Kristen....) and there were two new people, Alex, a spanish boy who supports a 3rd division team that used to be really good (after an 1hr of football conversation and discussing how amazing Raul is) and Alice, a scottish girl who has just moved into Juan and Julia's host house. She has just done her 3rd year abroad in France and is studying at St Andrews, can you believe it!!!! So we were talking loads IN FRENCH  about year abroad etc etc! They were both hilarious and generally awesome people to talk to!
Such a fun evening! it's a miracle I managed to get the metro/nightbus...i'm pretty sure I fell on a guy on the metro and sent some people some illegible texts but hey C'EST LA VIE
I LOVE FRANCE
I LOVE ALCOHOL
need sleep, got school tomorrow!
tout a l'heure (may be sick any moment)

sorry if this post doesn't make much sense, can't really hold my head up and i've had too many margheritas (1)
WHAT IS MY LIFE
now i'm sneezing ridiculously loudly and trying not to wake the kids
LOL
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6th July

SALUT PEEPS,

So yesterday (tuesday) I went to school as normal, had lunch with the newbies then went to supermarket to get stuff for dinner as I cooked! At 5pm, I picked up the kids for the first time from childminder/activity club thing and it was fine! Of course it was about 40 degrees (35- still...not that much of an exaggeration!) Anyway went to pick Adam up first and found him eating a snack, which is a bit of baguette with a chocolate bar inside...wtf??? weird french children, then I got Anais, which took about 15 minutes as her childminder would not stop talking lolz. Got them home and then started on dinner! They were so calm! Adam just watched tv and Anais played with her toys for like an hour and a half! it was amazing lol, so I got the spagbog cooked...easy peassyyy!! (peacccy? no idea how to spell..SARAH HELP) Myriam and Fabrice got back at like 6.45 and she was so really sorry that they were really late haha, I was just like don't worry haha! After dinner (which they ate...and liked!) they put the kids to bed and then went to the cinema...Adam got up once after they left to say he was thirsty..so i gave him water then told him to go to bed and he did haha. 

Nowwww i'm at home, it's 14.37, Anais is napping, and i'm eating a baguette with cheese and watching Kim Possible...sweeeeeet life!

Sorry to be boring, but am going out tonight so hopefully something hilarious will happen (aka happen to Juan)!

BISOUX xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Champagne

I'm having the most hilarious evening
I LOVE TOULOUSE

Champagne

Fabrice has cracked out the champagne because I passed second year

OH YEAH I PASSED. 2:1 GOOD TIMES

oh and Myriam has got a new job

GENERAL HAPPY TIMES!!!!
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY

Champagne

Fabrice has cracked out the champagne because I passed second year

OH YEAH I PASSED. 2:1 GOOD TIMES

oh and Myriam has got a new job

GENERAL HAPPY TIMES!!!!
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY

Gutted

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/8616473/Manchester-City-complete-the-signing-of-Arsenal-left-back-Gael-Clichy.html
Bye Gael #legend
(so depressed...using hashtags on my blog)

GAEL YOU FAIL

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/5906478/Arsenals-Gael-Clichy-advises-top-four-players-against-temptation-of-Manchester-Citys-riches.html

LIARRRRR
GET OUT CLICHY
BAD FRENCH MAN
I'M DISGRACED TO BE IN TOULOUSE YOUR HOME TOWN WHILE YOU ARE SIGNING FOR MAN CITY

3rd July. HOW IS IT JULY ALREADY

Saluuutttttttt! I have been busy this weekend!! Friday, I went to school as normal, then Ida (my new Swedish friend!) and I went to Pont Neuf and did some sunbathing! I felt so ridiculously tired on Friday evening, because of the late night on Thursday so went to bed really early, also because I had to get up really early on Saturday morning as I went to Carcassone! (beautiful village outside Toulouse...castle...church...you know the deal). So yes, we met at school at 8.45am, so I had to get up at 7.30am (argh what a hard life), but it was ok as I had loads of sleep. I bought a pain au chocolat and sat outside the church waiting for the others and feeling very french haha (because all french people carry croissants and sit outside church's...lol) ANYWAY, so we got in the bus thing (you can see that my English is deteriorating) and we had free time until 2pm when we had a tour of the castle/church. We split of into groups so Ida and I went with Matts (a hilarious old Danish guy, who is Liverpool FC supporter...SIGH), Sonja (a teacher from Germany) and Kirsten (possibly the funniest 35 year old I've ever met as she acts like a 20 year old)! So we looked around the old town and had lunch, then met back with the others. Long story short...it was boring and I got to know the "youths" ahhaha, 2 spanish girls, one australian girl and some blonde guy, (all under 18 hence youths) and they are hilarious. Due to this new found friendship with people that have more exciting lives than me (argh fml), we decided after getting back from the trip to out. I'M ACTUALLY QUOTING WHAT CAT (not the evil animal, the australian girl lolz) SAID: *cough cough tragic Australian accent: "We're going to get pizza, then go to the river to drink and then maybe a pub". Ok, I'm sorry, am I tragically old...or does that sound so trampish. Well it does, but when we got the river and sat on the steps like every other young french person in Toulouse, it was actually really fun. We were drinking beer and telling racist jokes and talking to french people, so social...and yes so illegal...lol. We walked Cat to the metro and on the way there was a ginger kitten stuck on a windowsill of a 2nd floor flat window (I shit you not...or what the actual fuck as Davies would say). During dinner, Juan (bloke from Ecuador/New York) was telling really racist jokes (What do you call loads of black guys on the moon? an eclipse....STOP LAUGHING YOU RACISTS) so I said to make up for all the jokes, he would have to do a good deed. AND HERE WAS THE DEED. He was drunk enough to believe when I said that he could save the cat, mon dieu! He stood at the bottom of the building and meowed...and the kitten actually considered jumping...and let me tell you , he would not have caught it! anyway all the French people were looking and I had had a bit to drink so couldn't stop laughing. ANYWAY, after walking Cat to the metro station we went back to the same place to a pub (the kitten wasn't there anymore...dead or saved...) I had a beer and a tequila shot...and if you know me well you know that I was basically on the floor. (Rudman I'm going to deny anything I said I did in the text you got OK?) we all had to leave at 12.30 to get the last metro and I needed to get the night bus. I managed to get on the metro and find the night bus AND I got off at the right stop (thank god for Fabrice's directions) and got home safeeeee! I was so drunk though and felt so sick and the only thoughts running through my mind were DON'T SLAM THE DOOR AND DON'T THROW UP.
So here I am 12.34pm sitting on balcony, Adam is spraying me will his water pistol and Anais is crawling around on my feet. OH and we went to the park today, (Myriam, Adam, myself and Anais) after looking around Castenet, and it was so much fun, I missed parks, why don't we still go there...oh yeah because we're not 15year old emos who deal drugs....AH TO BE YOUNG AGAIN. (Mum I never did this)
also, I cba to spell check this...so yeah...Norwich you can list all the mistakes and write them in a comment, and i'll tell you where to go in the reply haha

tout a l'heure xxxx