June 30, 2008 at 3:53 am (my life in france)
Tags: lunch
David took an early AM flight to London and Portsmouth, England, to return on Tuesday night. I attended a salad luncheon at the Church. There were approximately 100 ladies attending and each of us brought a salad. What a wonderful meal.
June 27, 2008 at 4:11 am (my life in france)
Tags: food, paris, restaurant
The church was full today as with everyone returning to Paris after the Summer holidays. Weather here now is cool – highs in the lower 70′s. After church we toured the Pompidou area of Paris and ate lunch at the restaurant “Paris, Tx.” The fajitas were good but nothing like what we get in Texas.
We went to a few restaurants like that with David and Georgia when we visited them in Paris. I got the feeling the “beef” was something like horse meat (probably not) or something else that I had not had before, but it was not cattle / cow beef like we have over in the U.S., at least not at that time.
June 26, 2008 at 4:07 am (my life in france)
Tags: market, papers
A great market day. I looked forward to it and even bought long stem beautiful, red gladiolus for 20F ($4 USD). David took the RER to Versailles in hopes of completing the last step toward out being legal here in Paris. He did not complete this task as government offices were under reconstruction, some were closed and others couldn’t communicate.
So back to the office and Louis submitted our request for a residence card thru this IBM contacts. Our boxes shipped from the U.S. on Tuesday, 9/3 will not arrive until next Thrusday (12th). We’re anxiously awaiting our American goodies.
June 25, 2008 at 3:56 am (my life in france)
Tags: images, paris, vacation
A lot more people on the streets now as they have returned form vacation and the stores are beginning to re-open. In fact, there are lots of people on the streets.
David brings home flowers as he knew the empty vase would be waiting on the table
We began framing the numerous posters/pictures purchased in Colorado (at a bargain price). The concrete walls are fun for hanging things.
Here are a few photos that Georgia took of the Living Room and the Dining Room. This is before they put the pictures/posters on the wall from Colorado.
June 24, 2008 at 3:45 am (my life in france)
Tags: holiday, spain
(Labor Day in USA, but not here) – Jet lad had set in for me. I tried to go to sleep about 10pm last night but since I was still on Dallas time and wishing I was watching the Dallas Cowboys (3pm in Dallas), I was wide awake until 5am my time. (my payment for taking the Sunday afternoon nap.)
David took a 7:30am flight to Spain and I finally slept a few hours. He returned Monday evening from a good meeting and really tired and ready to stop flying for a while.
When Deborah and I went over to visit them the first time in Paris Georgia forced Deborah to stay up all day by taking us to the Eiffel Tower and various other tourist attractions so we wouldn’t fall asleep. I think Deborah by dinner time was about ready to kill her because all she wanted to do was sleep.
June 23, 2008 at 4:45 am (my life in france)
Tags: airport, arrival, spain
We arrived Charles De Gaulle airport about 9AM local time. I was never even asked to open my carry-on of canned pickles, spaghetti sauce, mayonnaise, etc. The weather was rainy again and cool.
Upon arriving home very exhausted at 10AM Paris time (3AM Dallas time) we took a much needed nap (both of us knowing it to be the wrong thing to do). It’s unpacking time and David ventured to the office in preparation for his Monday AM trip to Spain.
Beautiful rain storms today.
June 20, 2008 at 4:42 am (my life in france)
Tags: flight, vacation
After a 3 week USA adventure of working and semi-vacation and becoming re-acquainted with our home in Southlake, a picnic with the family at our Cedar Creek lake property and an exceptional time visiting the beautiful mountains of Creede, Colorado, being with more family – we departed for Paris.
I know they had many more photos of their trip back home but I wasn’t able to locate any from the picnic. If I run across any I will post them to this entry.
June 19, 2008 at 5:20 am (family)
Tags: garden, southlake, texas
Well David and Georgia spent a good few weeks up at their cabin in Creede Colorado and now they made it back down to their house in Southlake Texas before the flight back to Paris. This photo is one Georgia took of her garden before they flew back to Europe.
The caption on the back reads: 22. Southlake yard – Aug 1991
June 16, 2008 at 7:05 am (family)
Tags: colorado, creede, home, u.s.
If you are new to this blog please jump over to the about pages for a little information to understand what these post entries relate to in the life of Georgia. This blog was setup to recount the journal entries she did while she lived in Paris France and Munich Germany.
We are at the end of chapter one, their first trip back home to the United States after being gone several months. Each entry in this blog corresponds to an entry in her journal. Please read the About page for more info about this blog, and Georgia for more information about Georgia.
This time period David and Georgia flew home to the United States. Along with visiting everyone at the house in Southlake Texas they took a trip up to their property in Creede Colorado. These two photos were taken during the time in August when there were in Creede.
David purchased this property sometime around the age of 19-21 when he was in the Navy. I think he said he purchased it for around $3,500. The motor home is sitting where the driveway is located and the cabin now sits just off the photo behind where the motor home is sitting.
This image above is Adelyn (Harold’s wife, David’s Brother), Georgia, and Mary Christal (Raymond’s wife, David’s brother). Mary also had a cabin in Creede and pass away a few years before Georgia.
David and Georgia will be back in France in September 1991 and we will resume the journal entries at that time (in a few days) after a few photo posts of their trip home.
June 12, 2008 at 4:29 am (my life in france)
Tags: home, packing, trip
No need walking the street. Most all shops are closed until September, as most of France is on Holiday (vacation) the month of August. So, it’s laundry, packing and diary writing.
Coffee social with the church group at an apartment overlooking downtown Paris. Very enjoyable day. Finally received our mail delivery from Dallas today (one day late).
One day trip for David to London and I finish packing for the trip home.
Homeward Bound! And really looking forward to being with family, neighbors, and friends.
This is officially the end of Chapter 1 in Georgia’s journal. Chapter 2 starts August 31st after a 3 week stay over in the U.S., in which they went all over the place in a very short time. Georgia’s journal consisted of their life here in Paris (and Europe in total) so she did not write during these three weeks.
She did however take a lot of photos of the different places they went while they were in the U.S., and I am going to piece them together and post them here for the next few days, and then pick up on August 31st back in France.
