Our Life in Dallas: July 2009

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 :)

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!