Rock Climbing... again

Oklahoma eatin'

For labor Day weekend, we went to the Kansas lake house with Michael and Corrine. On the way there, we have to go through Oklahoma, it's pretty boring but we did manage to find some good places to eat.

First, the Railhead diner in Purcell on the way to Kansas

And then the best Vietnamese restaurant so far, in Oklahoma City, on the way back to Dallas

Tennis

Most sundays, we play tennis with a few friends in the morning. The usual suspects are Marina, Corrine, Michael, Christie and Kit.
Last sunday, Jay brought his new camera and had some fun.

Corrine took some pictures too

Marina and Jay



Michael and Corrine

Christie

Kit and Christie

Kit

Kit is flying!

Looking so british!

Marina and me

Baseball game: Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox

A few weeks back, we went to the ball park to see a pretty important game: Texas Rangers vs Boston red Sox. Of course the rangers won :)
It was a fun evening with friends and hot dogs.

It's never that full!

Mike, Liz and Terry

Christie and Kit

Back in Dallas

Hello everyone!

We have been back in Dallas for quite some time now and we have settled in the married life pretty easily :) 

The wedding has been great, everything was wonderful and everyone was so nice and generous! We were so happy that so many of our far away family and friends made it to France to be with us on our wedding day. Thank you everyone!

Since we've been back, my mom (coucou maman!) and my grandpa sent me this article from the local newspaper. Jay and I now officially had our 15 minutes of fame!

More info about the wedding pictures will be coming soon, so stay tuned!

Last details for France

Hello Everyone!

So, it is almost time to go to France! Are you as excited as we are?

I just wanted to fill you in with last details. First, when you arrive in Habère-Poche, you will need to stop by my parents' home to get the keys to your guest house. My mother will buy some breakfast food and such so you don't have to worry about it. You will probably need to go to the store at some point though. There is a little grocery store called Petit Casino at the entrance of the village, coming from Annemasse.

Here is a simplified map of the village. I hope it helps. I will be sending an email to everyone with my parents' address and phone number in case anyone gets lost but I'm sure you will all be fine :)

Then, sheets and bedding are provided but no bath towels, so you will need to bring your own. My parents can provide some if you forgot but there won't be enough for everyone.

There is no laundromat in the village (it closed down) so you will need to go to Thonon or Annemasse, or work something out with my parents, if you need to wash some clothes.

As for internet access, no cybercafé in Habère-Poche but you can find them in Annemasse and Thonon. My parents don't have WiFi but then again, we can probably work something out with them if you really need to check your emails.

Temperature wise, it is nice during the day but gets chilly at night. I would recommend that your bring some sweaters in case it gets cold. Cross your fingers for nice weather please!

I had already posted about some of the things to do in the area, here is the link if you want to check it out again. And this one too.

As for restaurant, I have two recommendations. The first one is in Yvoire, on the lake. It is called Le Bar-Restaurant des Pêcheurs and my dad's family has been going to that place forever! We would recommend that you order the Filets de Perche with sauce au beurre citron. Don't forget to walk all around Yvoire, it is a beautiful medieval city.

Then, a little closer to Habère-Poche is Chez Baud in Bonnes. It is really a great place to have a delicious french dinner. We highly recommend it!

Finally, here is a little diagram of the wedding day timeline. On saturday 25th, please meet us at my parents' home around 3:45-4:00pm. Click to see it bigger.

Don't forget about our hike to Les Replans on sunday 26th. No worries if you prefer to drive to get up there, it is definitely possible. We will meet once again at my parents' home around 1:00pm. If the weather is not with us, we will just go back to the reception place and have our picnic inside.

We want to thank you very much for traveling to be with us on that special day. It means a lot for us that so many people will be coming to the wedding. Thank you!

See you very soon :)

Rock Climbing in Carrollton

Last saturday, while Jay was at his bachelor party (pics to come soon) I went rock climbing with friends in an old silo in Carrollton.

It was a lot of fun, we had gone to our favorite restaurant, Jeng Chi, just before and went to Babe's for some delicious fried chicken afterwards. Sharon, Marina and Lani's cousin, was in town from Chicago so we needed to show her a good time in Dallas!

The silo

Marina and me

We took a lesson before starting. Here we are, learning how to make knots and to belay.

Sharon during her first climb.

Now it's my turn!

Marina was belaying me.

Afterwards at Babe's. Here with Lani.

The whole gang full of fried chicken deliciousness:

Marina, Sharon, Laurel, Matt, me, Warren and Lani