Love Songs and Fire Crackers

June 14^th –

It was the first day in a long time that we got to sleep in. We had a lazy morning and stayed in the room until noon, when we met Will’s dad to go get lunch. We found a restaurant, and I decided to have another cassoulet. Will ordered pigeon and had me try a piece, so now I’ve tried a new kind of meat.

We spent the next couple of hours shopping. Will and I split off from Will’s dad for a bit. Of course it starts to rain as we are shopping, but Will and I had an umbrella from the hotel luckily. We have really been unlucky with the weather because there have been very few days of sun here. I did not expect the weather to be like this, so of course I don’t have any clothes for this kind of weather. Will didn’t even pack a jacket, but of course says that he doesn’t need one. He’s crazy. ;)

So Will and I went into this one store that was pretty much empty except for the sales woman. There was music playing on the radio, and as I was picking out some gifts for my friends, Will tells me to listen to the song that started playing. I recognize it almost immediately as “our song”. For those of you who don’t know, “our song” is sung by a French singer, Francis Cabrel, and it’s titled “Je t’aimais, Je t’aime, Je t’aimerais”. I was wondering if we would hear it sometime on this trip, and it actually happened! Ok, I know it’s not really exciting for the rest of you, but Will and I were pretty happy to hear it by chance.

After shopping for a while, we met up with Will’s dad again and headed back to the hotel room for some relaxation time. Will’s dad was in our room when he decided to investigate some type of fire cracker that he had bought. Before I know it, he lights one of them. I don’t know why he thought this was a good idea. At first it was just like a candle. All of a sudden, there are two extremely loud BANGs and the fire cracker shoots to the ceiling. Umm…clearly they are not intended for indoor use. There are now two black spots on the ceiling (really high ceilings, might I add). Brilliant! *sigh*

Will and I watched some episodes of “Friends” on his laptop, and then I took an hour nap. For dinner we found a restaurant nearby. I wasn’t feeling very hungry, so I just had some onion soup, which was a lot better than I thought it would be. Will and his dad got meals that came with dessert, and Scott didn’t really want his so I picked out a chocolate mousse to eat. Mmmmm….it was delicious, and a good way to end the night!