Saturday
It turns out that I can sleep incredibly late when I don’t have an alarm of any kind! Midday approached as Alli and I headed downtown Valence to pick up our food for the day. It was bitterly cold, so we decided against climbing up the local mountain to see a castle. Instead, we hit up the market for beef stew supplies. We grabbed beef shoulder, carrots, fresh sourdough bread, and some handmade pesto pasta (to eat for lunch). Our next stop was Monoprix for the wine (I miss Monop!).
When we got back, we enjoyed our wonderful artisanal pasta and started prepping for the stew. We invited Maggie and Jenni over to help us eating everything that we bought. While everything cooked for a few hours, we watched Bridgerton and enjoyed some wine. Dinner was absolutely fantastic. We made plans to meet again on Sunday for a Valentine’s day brunch. Very excited!
Alli and I hung out the rest of the evening and then I went to bed early. Even though it had been a really fun day, I felt disconnected from everyone at home and down in the dumps. I worried about all the consequences that came with losing my phone.
Mary-Est-En-France 