“No matter how far apart we are, I’ll always be thinking of you my sister, because you mean the world to me.”
A Florida Girl stuck in a Snowy World! :)
Hey Everyone,
I am back and settled in to my routine here in Lyon after an absolutely wonderful Christmas break. I was so anxious to get back home to the States after being overseas for 3 months, and as expected, my break was beyond amazing! My flight got delayed by about 3 hours heading home, but I didn’t care when I got as long as I got their! I had two main things on my to-do list while I was at home: 1) eat as much food as possible 2) spend as much time in the sun as possible. For anyone that knows me, the first thing on my list is something I do very, very well :). I got started on the first thing on my to do list immediately. My siblings and I drove around the city of Orlando trying to find something that I wanted to eat at 10pm at night, and we settled on Pizza Hut (as it was the only thing open). Typical of a nightly adventure with my siblings, we sat in the car and waited over an hour for the pizza to be ready. Fortunately, they provide lots of entertainment and therefore the wait was well worth it. In the following days, I continued to accomplish the things on my to-do list, as well as spend quality time with my family and friends. On Christmas Eve, the Deluzio’s had their annual dinner at their home. The food was delicious and we played White Elephant with all that were invited. Christmas Day was even more enjoyable, and also filled with much more food. We started off the day opening gifts as a family, and this yearly event always provides some comic relief. My youngest sister got an iPod and she nearly fainted in happiness. After gifts, we headed to my cousin’s house to eat a delicious breakfast prepared by my aunts and spend some time with my family. After breakfast, my siblings and I headed down the highway to my grandma’s house. Another delicious meal was prepared by my grandma’s caretaker. After that, we headed back to my aunt’s house for “dessert,” which was more like another round of eating and then eating some wonderful homemade cakes. The night ended with dinner and movies at the Deluzio’s house. Mr. D made some amazing wings! I’m pretty sure by the end of this day I gained a solid 5lbs!! Aside from the exceptional food throughout the day, it was great to be able to spend time with all of my family on my favorite holiday. As the story of most of my time at home goes, just when things are getting comfortable it was time for me to head off to another adventure again. Although my time at home was short, it was absolutely amazing and it was worth every mile flown! I will be in Lyon until mid April for the second half of my season. Stay tuned for what 2012 in France has to offer!
I’m a sports junkie, so I will be staying up for this game tonite. I’ve always loved college football! In honor of my Mercury teammates Temeka Johnson and Marie Ferdinand-Harris, both LSU alum I will be cheering for the Tigers tonite! It’s one hour until game time…who’s your winner???
“It’s not flesh and blood, but the heart that makes us FAMILY”
It’s not quite 2012 in the US yet, but I’ve spent my first hour in the New Year here in France so I would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year! Make this year your best year yet! :)
I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! This is my very favorite holiday, and I hope everyone enjoys the time with their families and cherishes the true meaning of this holiday! Merry Christmas!
“I may not be where I need to be, but I thank God I’m not where I used to be!
-Joyce Meyer”
In lieu of my new overseas addiction, I feel that it is imperative to share with everyone just how great my new love for the TV series, Prison Break, really is. I remember when this show first aired back in 2007, and I watched a few of the episodes. I was always intrigued by the complexity and the creativity that the writers had to compose in order to write the script for the show, but because of my schedule at the time I was never able to catch the episodes in order. Well, now that I have an excessive amount of free time here in Lyon, France, I have decided to pick back up watching this TV series. Since I watched the first episode of Season 1 about a week ago, I have not been able to part ways with my computer since. Although the story lines get a bit shaky in the latter seasons, it is still one of the most intriguing TV shows that I have ever watched. It is one of those shows that I look forward to coming home after practice and getting to watch a few episodes before I go to sleep. So, as I step off of my Prison Break soap box, if you ever have the time and would like to start a new TV series, this series gets “Two Thumbs” way, way up!
Hey Everyone!
WOW! I has been quite some time since I have written a blog post. As I go through each day it seems as if time is crawling by, but then I look up and whole weeks have passed by. I mean its December already…time is flying by! Although nothing too exciting has occurred since I last wrote a post, there have been many casual events that I have enjoyed. First, we are currently on a 3-game win streak! I know this may seem minor, but after starting off 1-7 we have started to hit our stride and have made some great progress in the right direction. If we can finish off the last 3 games before Christmas break stongly, we can put ourselves in a great position for the second half of the season.
Although this country does not celebrate Thanksgiving, the other American on the team made a small dinner for myself and another teammate to celebrate the holiday. The food was absolutely delicious, and the company of one another was even better. I told my teammate that I will eat her cooking all day, every day :).
Another one of my teammate’s apartment has proven to be a very comfortable spot for off-day movie marathons. We have reeled off several hours of movie watching along with tasty snacks, which makes for great “lazy days.” I have become quite a TV show/movie buff over the past few weeks that I have been here. I am currently watching Prison Break, and I do admit that I am rather addicted to the show. I watched a few episodes when the show first aired, but now I find myself not being able to stop watching the episodes.
The weather has cooled down here. If you ask anyone who lives here, they say that the weather is not cold enough for the winter time. If you ask me, the native Floridian, I think it is plenty cold, and I will not argue if it does not get any colder for the rest of the winter! :)
Well, I know that I jumped around alot throughout this post, but I just wanted to drop a quick update on how things are going. The countdown in on for my return to the States for Christmas break….I can’t wait!!!
Until next time…Au revior!
