Tidbits

Mommy:

I freaking feel like I’m the mommy out here! I plan activities, eating and traveling arrangements, and handle all of the business stuff. I wake people up every morning and make sure they’re getting ready on time. I have my bag of tricks which typically contains waters and extra money for everyone, hand wipes, gum, shout wipes, tissues, extra headphones, chap stick, travel documents, lotion, and snacks. My goodness! You would swear like I’m traveling with my two year olds! Nope, my children are 24 and 31. And Johnny acts like he’s three sometimes. He likes to get excited about his stories, which is great, but he also tells the same stories OVER and OVER! He’s kinda loud and obnoxious at times. He’ll wake up and blast his rap music from 5 years ago SO loud while we’re still trying to sleep. He has no concept of an inside voice.

Massages:

Before we left I was convincing Johnny to buy us all massages once we got out to Paris. Now I’m REALLY needing one because I have to carry around my Mary Poppins bag everywhere. I’m disappointed though because our hotel has apartments only, which just means big rooms! Our apartment had a kitchen and living room (Johnny’s room) downstairs and then two rooms and the bathroom upstairs. We had maid service everyday, but no room service, no spa. No spa?!?! I know. No spa =/ Which meant no massages. On the bright side, Tamara and I have become pretty close so I’m thinking of hitting her up to work out the kinks in my back. LoL. I’ll return the favor though. She’s been complaining about her shoulders. You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours right? Haha It’ll give us more time for girl talk ;-)

Belt:

So like most guys, Johnny bought a pair of pants without ever tryin them on. He gets out here and they are way too big. He's walking around grabbing is crotch area to hold up his pants. So I insisted we find him a belt before dinner. Of course, he finds a Dolce&Gabana belt that’s about 200 Euros… which is close to $400 I believe. Two days later, he finds a belt he likes better…. And spends another $300!!! ON A BELT!!!!! Absurd!

Rip:

I ripped my jeans =/ my FAVORITE pair too! They’re still wearable, but they look kinda tacky now. They were made to look a little torn, so there was a small hole in the knee. Well I was in a hurry to get ready the second day and I shoved my foot right through the hole and made it MUCH larger. I’m so sad because they were REALLY expensive! Good thing about Buckle and Nordstrom is that I can take them back and they’ll probably exchange them, no question asked, even though I’ve had them for about six months now =)

Hair:

I’M DYING!! I really need to straighten my hair, but I can’t! I brought all of my tools, but we only have two converters, which could work, but there’s only one plug in the bathroom. I’m going insane. Dirty hair is disgusting and I feel like a dirty animal!!! Haha

Clothes:

I thought I packed too much, now I’m realizing that I totally didn’t pack enough!! I’m freaking running out of underwear!!! I think I’m going to have to wash some clothes in the sink and hang them up to dry haha I thought about going shopping they do have an H&M here, but things are ENTIRELY too expensive out here! Every meal is almost $150, well, lunch and breakfast at least. Dinner is around 300 Euros, which is around $500!!! I can’t believe that Johnny is spending this much money without stressing!

UPDATE: The apartment in Cannes has a washer and dryer. Yay!!!

Showers:

Showers are now my favorite thing to do. I usually take pretty quick showers in the morning just because I wake up at the last moment possible and I don’t have time to take a long shower… and I’m not down for wasting so much water. But here… we’re out all day long walking around and that’s my only time to be alone without Johnny asking me a million questions and reminding me of things he’s already asked me to do. The only time I get for complete SILENCE! The shower is really weird because it’s a normal shower/tub, but instead of there being curtains or a door, there’s only a tall strip of glass shielding the front half of the shower. Therefore, the back half is completely open!! I haven’t figured out how NOT to turn the bathroom floor into a swampy mess. Anyway, back to my showers. The water pressure is really hard and there’s a HUGE shower head that reminds me of a vichy massage and the spa. I end up taking 30 minute showers and just standing there… eyes closed, ready to fall asleep standing up. Then, afterwards, I go right back into the battle field. How quickly the peacefulness is covered up with annoyance!

French People:

Everyone warned me that the French are rude and smelly. So far, I have not ran across any that fit that description. Granted, we have been at restaurants and such, so of course they’re going to be very nice, but either way, walking along the streets, people in the cafes and stores… no one is rude. No one smells. In fact, they ALL dress very nice and rather spiffy! I’m totally dressing like a Paresian this winter with my peacoats, scarfs, and boots!!

Bathroom Trauma:

So I got locked int he bathroom! Johnny apparently broke the INSIDE knob to the door and I didn't know. So I closed it and locked it and when I realized I forgot something, I tried to get out but couldn't find the handle!! I was freakign out and started pounding on the door. I guess instead of fixing it or letting somone know he broke it, he left the handle laying in the corner on the floor. Hm, not exactly the smartest thing. But then again, who said Johnny is smart in those areas? Not I.

Toilet Paper:

IT'S PINK! How cool is that?!?! OK not everywhere, but a lot of places. Fancy!