Allez les bleus! Wait, that was last year. Let me try that again. Let's go Blues!! I'm not saying the Saint Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup just because Colin and I moved here, but we do seem to be good luck for Blues/Bleus championships. I'm only sorry we can't hop on a plane right … Continue reading Saint Louis Blues
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The problem with living in your old hometown
The weather in St. Louis is something else. In the last week alone, we've had a tornado warning that sent me fleeing to the basement, a flash flood that knocked over our recycling bin, and temps hotter than tickets to the Stanley Cup final (let's go Blues!). After more than a decade of living in … Continue reading The problem with living in your old hometown
Reluctant self-improvement: or, trying to parler français in St. Louis
Shout out to this blog for holding me accountable! Remember when I told you I'd definitely keep up my French lessons à Saint Louis, if for no other reason than providing entertaining blog fodder? Well, I arrived, and I looked into affordable options, and I found exactly one—a meet-up group that gets together for two … Continue reading Reluctant self-improvement: or, trying to parler français in St. Louis
Stray observations: St. Louis edition
It's been almost three months since I've been back in the U.S. When we first arrived, I couldn't bear to switch my home address in Google Maps from our Paris apartment. Finally, after months of having to type it in every time I wanted directions, I ripped off the band-aid and updated it today. So … Continue reading Stray observations: St. Louis edition
Practice Makes Parfait 