August 23, 2005, the first day of school and the Fertal household managed to get started without too much drama, and no tears!!! I am not sure if it is because I am still jet lagged from our trip - I didn't sleep a wink last night - or because JJ is in Chicago, so the kids can't play one off the other, but at any rate, I am thankful for the smooth start to our new school year.
Narbonne-Plage was amazing. The vineyard is breathtaking and I think that we will spend many hours discovering the nooks and crannies of the property. JJ and I went on a quad ride down the trails and neither of us could speak because we are just so amazed by it all.
Our apartment has been redone and I couldn't have chosen anything better, I mean the style is totally what we would have done, as are the colors. Again, we feel that we are in a dream world and we are waiting for the "pinch" that will wake us up.
The cruise was lots of fun with amazing ports of call. JJ showed me around Marseille, where I savored a bouillabese, and Nice. Together we discovered Florence and were bowled over by Rome and disappointed in Naples. We walked miles and miles each day. We spent a lot of time talking about everything and not talking about work. We held hands a lot and cuddled. We got massaged and tanned. We spent time with the others on the cruise and got to know them a little better. We felt and feel truly blessed.
Now we are back, we got in on Saturday and JJ left for Chicago on Sunday with his parents and nephew. The kids and I went school shopping and spent time lazing around and hugging eachother, there seemed to be a general need for physical contact on Sunday. We also visited Errol and Patty's new addition. Sabrina Kovitch is totally perfect and beautiful.
JJ and crew come back this evening. My mother is also scheduled to arrive tonight, although we'll see how she does with the Northwest strike issues. We are pretty busy (wow what a surprize!) because the producers of Berthet Rayne Chateauneuf du Pape are in town and we are booked Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Then, to top it all off, my in-laws leave on Sunday. I am not even going to pretend that it will calm down, because I think that we have a crazy fall planned and I am starting to admit that we kind of like it that way.
See ya.
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2 comments:
I absolutely expected that it would be just that wonderful at the Vinyard for you! Dennis keeps talking about Florence, so you need to pump him up about it so he takes me. I am envious of your romantic time w/husband.
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Mlis
Glad to hear of your romantic time with your husband and hope you plan more trips like that in the future. Like Melissa, I'm rather envious because I've been married twice and neither one was the romantic type. Guess I have to stay away from the "bad boy" types! Gayle.
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