Yes to all of you who care New Moon was wonderful! The two hours went by so fast... the book of course is better, but the movie was great! I had to watch it dubbed in French so the voices weren't the same but oh well! I went to see it in St. Maxime, which is an hour bus ride away. The theater was complet (sold out), and we had to sit on the front row. I'm just so happy I got to see it though!!!
Saturday my host mom and I went to the shopping center in Toulon. This was my first time to go to this one; usually we go to Le Grand Var which is a bit before Toulon. We left mid-morning and had a good shopping trip. I bought two shirts. Then we headed back home. Saturday afternoon we watched the French movie LOL (Laughing Out Loud). I loved it!! I'm really hoping I can find it to buy in the states because dvd's here don't work in the U.S. LOL is about a teenage girl who lives in Paris and her life at high school and with her family. The mom in the movie is played by Sophie Marceau who played in the movie La Boum when she was about 14; LOL is a take off of La Boum. I have yet to watch La Boum, but I hope to get around to it sometime before May.
Sunday I returned to St. Maxime, but this time I was with my host mom. Why did we go to St. Maxime? Because that's where one could find Le Salon du Chocolat that was held this past weekend. My host mom heard about it on the radio and decided we should go. I, of course, did not object to this idea. We got to St. Maxime, searched for a parking spot, finally found a parking spot, then went to the port to enter the exposition. The delicious smell of chocolate wafted through the space as we entered. We shuffled through the aisles amongst all the people, looking at all the scrumptious treats all the venders had to offer and taking a sample of whatever was offered. I tried dark chocolates, white chocolates, milk chocolates, and even chocolate wine. Yes, white and black chocolate wine was there... quite interesting. I did not leave empty handed, but the chocolate I bought is going in my Christmas package to my family. My host mom bought some chocolate, though, to eat with our afternoon coffee.
Which brings me to my next topic. I do believe it was destined for my host mom and me to live under the same roof. We've bonded so much over her yummy desserts, my attempts of making decent cookies with French ingredients, and chocolate. She had a few days off from work at the end of last week, and she made some different little desserts. She had also made some little cakes that we have yet to finish. Tuesday of this week there was une grève (strike) for the teachers that chose to participate in the schools (J'adore la France). Only one of my teachers was present that day so I stayed home. My Tuesday morning instead was spent baking triple chocolate chip cookies. Also, last week my host mom had bought a box of these little cakes from Spain or Portugal that she had tried at work. So we sat down after lunch to our coffee with a multitude of dessert options and just laughed. After, we almost forgot to have our piece of chocolate until a commercial reminded us. But we ate a casserole of zucchini and cheese for lunch that day so as long as we keep it balanced we're all good.
Oh I forgot to mention last post that in France everyday has a saint. Today, for example, was Sainte Catherine. Saint days aren't a huge deal, but one would usually wish another a happy saint day as need be. There are also fete days which are the same thing. I don't have a saint day, but my fete is the 17th of November (on Sainte Elisabeth, probably because Leslie somehow derived from Elisabeth). I went downstairs that morning to find an adorable coffee mug with candy and a card that said Bonne Fete Leslie. I ♥ my host parents! They're so sweet and considerate; always doing little things like that, that mean so much. I must say I'm very happy in France.
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