Sunday we went to La Chapelle-Saint Sepulcre. It is a small town about 1.5 hours south of Paris. It is the country home of Chris's uncle where Chris has many childhood memories. It was nice to see Chris walk around the property sharing his stories with the children.

We then took at short trip to a town called Montargis. This town is often called the "Venice of the Gatinais" because of its canals and bridges. Its quite an old town- dating back to ancient times and then when it ceded to France in 1188. It is where pralines were first made in the 17th century- we bought some pralines from the original shop that is still in business.

As we headed home wondering what to prepare for dinner- we discovered a fantastic chain called Picard. It has gourmet frozen food and desserts. It is quite small- only two aisles but I spent a good 30 minutes exploring all my options- everything from lasagna to paella to stuffed clams. I have found my go to place when I don't feel like cooking. I am still getting adjusted to our tiny kitchen and I haven't quite figured out the buttons on the stove. This is my struggle as of now- the electronics. I don't know how to retrieve my voice mails, set up the clock on the stove or set the proper settings on the laundry machines. We just discovered that we have a condenser dryer- meaning there is no vent. Rather, there is a tray at the bottom that holds the water that needs to be emptied often! Thank goodness for google translate or we would have never figured out what the blinking red light was telling us!

I forgot to mention that Saturday was our first date night!  Chris and I always find a sitter - it's a priority for us.  We already have two here- one that starts every Saturday evening and another for occasional nights and she also does overnights!