A Lil Bit O' San Antonio in San Raphael

Okay so I just realized a hidden file of photos, so I am going to make a major 'faux pas'... and place this one now instead of the family trip to Mexico, but don't worry....that one will be next!

So having returned from the depths of my photo archive.... this one is alllll the way back from August.

Me, your lovely San Antonio-an visited a lovely beach town called San Raphael in the south of France. Yes....I, Veronique Barretto, can finally say "I vacationed in the south of France...hmmm" How chic!

Well as all good roadtrips must start, we had to make sure the tires were up to par.

But please tell me how much the word for 'tire' in french looks like it would be pronouced like the english word for the male anatomy...? (Imagine....a 4x4 penis?)

This was my "I'm vacaying in the south of France" face!

This was Dolce's "my mom is so strange" face.

He was working on an important merger deal thing.....

And this was my merger thing....

The real reason we went to San Raphael in the south of France was to spend a weekend with Stephane's family at this resort place. So the first night we arrived, it was Spanish food night at the resort......this was the big vat of Paella....mmmmm!!

Steph and his momma!

Me and Steph's bro.....Pascal!! He was shocked I didn't wear any makeup!

I woulda made a great boyscout.....cause I'm always prepared!!

The theme for the entertainment was "Grease!!" it was really ....ummm....interesting to hear Grease reinacted....in french.....but all in all, they get an A for effort.

Summer lovin' had me a blast! Summer lovin' happened so fast!

Go Rydell High!

Beauty School dropout...

Why this car is systematic, hyyyyydromatic....why its Grease Lightning!!

Chchchchchchchchc Buhm Buhm Chchchchchchchc.....

Go Grease Lightning Go Grease Lighting !!!!

Saaaaandy, baaaaby, I'm in misery!

The resort decided to have a firework show to celebrate my arrival! It was sooo nice of them to do that for me!

The next day we took a tour of the city! C'etait magnifique!!!

Went tanning in the little cove!

Oh la la!

This was a brand of sugar, called 'Daddy', that was on the breakfast table.....the translation for the words in black says.... "Daddy takes the form of all your desires!"

The bold part says, "Daddy....all round, all white, it has all that is good!

The bottom says, "Click, Enter, Savor....Daddy.fr"

Either it was early or this was the msot fallic suger advertising ever!



A typical french resort breakfast....accompanyied by Champagne! Not sparkling wine.....no no, the real deal!

On the last night we went out for a night on the town!

The Adjou Famille

Stay tuned for the next entry, our trip to Mexico....this time it will be in chronological order =)

This is Veronique, the American formerly known as Ceci ... signing out!

Full Steam Ahead !!!

Alrighty kids, we are back in business! Sorry again for the delay. I guess I was still butthurt about getting my camera stolen, then I went back home for a month and had zero time to get on my computer in between all the glasses of wine, parties, and catching up with friends and family. (Plus I was soaking up all the people calling me 'Ceci') But now I am back in France (and now I'm called 'Veronique') and I've got a new camera and new laptop in hand.....so here we go! The ever-famous Veronique Moves to France Blog is back!! And I would like to say a big thank you to all my readers who made it a point to tell me how much they missed my blog!! Smootchies!!

Sooo, naturally you want to know how my time back home in Texas went.....lets take a small journey down memory lane.....

Well for those of you who know me, know that my life is centered, at all times, around a glass o' vino......but this Christmas trip back home was an exception......Everything was centered around a bottle of wine at all times!! I have officially declared my blood type as 'Cabernet' ..... and my liver is still angry at me!

I took Stephane's family to show 'em how to really make wine! Hee hee! They insisted that even thought the bottle said 750ml....the bottles looked bigger here, but I just told them that once they crossed the border into Texas.....there is a vision force field that gives everyone Texan-Vision so that everything looks bigger.......Cause they can't have false advertising charges for the slogan "Everthing's bigger in Texas"

Stephane's brother, Pascal ......Thats Pas-Cal ..... not Pascual (for all you Mexicans out there)

well, he has a love for doughnuts, but in France doughnuts taste like cardboard... so we took him to Krispy Kreme......the pictures say it all!!!

I took the Adjou Family to see the lights dowtown....

And then it was Christmas!!!

The Barretto's & The Adjou's Christmas/Noel Throwdown 2008

There was an overload of gifts....many of which were contraband from France.....=)

My dad had to call Santa and Pere Noel and tell them they needed to join the "Go Green" movement because it was better for the environment and for his head!

So the gifts.....

My sister got her chocolate fix...

Liquid Chocolate for him, K.Y. for her....and him, too ;)

Stephane finally got his Texas Passport and his Honorary Citizen of Texas Certificate. His french name maybe Stephane Fabrice.......but his Texan name is "Stefanny Febreeze"

The BYOW Crew got an official BYOW T-Shirt !!!!

And I was apparently very naughty......so I got a letter from Santa and coal !!

So at the risk of keeping you too long from your job, chores, homework, or another glass of vino.......I will put the rest of my Christmas Break on other entries....to include the deux familles vacay to Mexico, New Years, & BYOW Madness !!!

Stay tuned & Welcome Back!

This Veronique, the American formerly known and Ceci ... signing out!

Alas, the period of mourning is over...

To all my beloved readers....

I am truly sorry for the month long hiatus I have taken from this blog. It was due to the fact that my dear, dear digital camera was stolen a month ago at a bar here in Lyon called the Q-Boat.

Whoever the horrible person was who took my camera, I hope that it takes horrible pictures for you and I hope that karma finds you well. That being said, it took me a while to muster up the emotional strength to continue writing this blog. So until I get back to the U.S. and can buy a new camera, please bear with my posts as I am going to have to dig deep into the unknown corners of 'My Pictures' to produce the ever-popular blogs you have come to enjoy. And to kick of this new period of my blog [sans digi cam] I shall quote one of my previous post titles...

LET THE GAMES [RE]BEGIN !!!

R.I.P.

DIGI CAM TZ5

Give the damn thief hell !!!

This is Veronique, the American formerly known as Ceci...signing out!

*This is my "death look" for the person who stole my camera!

**Disclaimer: My "death look" is not actually meant to impart death on anyone....it is merely meant as "you-are-a-punk-and-may-karma-kick-ya-where-the-good-Lord-split-ya-and-may-your-children-look-like-monkeys"