Another Productive Weekend

Good morning!

Bo and I are currently enjoying a fresh breakfast on the couch with a side of Grey’s Anatomy. Our Sunday breakfast routine in Geneva is a cup of French press coffee with only a splash of local 2.3% milk, toasted maize bread from the farmer’s market, grilled chicken sausage from the local butcher shop, and a poached egg.  We both love that nothing is processed nor laden with preservatives or artificial sweeteners. Historically, my coffee mug would be topped off with skim milk and Splenda even though smart dieticians like Kath and Anne have been trying to convince me to change my ways for years.

While it’s tough not to watch my favorite football team play between the hedges, waking up to read the highlights of an amazing win against Steve Spurrier and the South Carolina Gamecocks is a great way to kick off Sunday! (photo credit)

Let me back track to Friday and Saturday and fill you in on our weekend.

Friday

Since it was Ryan and Amy’s last full day in Geneva, we wanted to spend as much time together as possible. Amy and I are running the Hartford Marathon together in October so enjoying a ten mile run through Geneva and France was the perfect way to cap off a great week together. We spent the entire time talking in only a way best girlfriends can; finishing each other’s sentences, talking about our husbands, venting, opening up, and planning future trips. We barely thought about the run other than when I pointed out special sights such as crossing into France or local Geneva attractions. After work, the three of us headed down to Bains de Paquis as I can’t let visitors leave Geneva without a swim in the lake, especially when it’s 80 degrees and sunny at 5pm! Since Bo’s flight didn’t arrive until later we stopped by Cottage Cafe for a glass of wine and a few tapas.   We met Bo at home within minutes of a huge thunderstorm starting which kept us curled up in our flat, sipping wine together, enjoying an amazing cheese and meat tray, and laughing about our terrific week together. Saturday

After dropping Ryan and Amy off at the airport Bo and I spent the day checking things off our to do list while also discovering new spots in Geneva. The hardest thing about this move is settling in to two cities versus one. This means that the first three months or so we expect to spend the majority of weekends running errands, setting up electronics, unpacking, and trying to get our lives together versus spending our entire weekend with friends our and touring Geneva and London.

Since Ikea is only 5 minutes from the airport we picked up a few needed items bright and early, before the crazy crowds took over. Who knew that Ikea has beer, wine and spirits in addition to home goods. We didn’t buy any as we saw them after checkout but next time we may have to buy some just so we can say we’ve tried it! We relaxed for the next few hours meandering through the Carouge Farmers’ Market or Marche de Carouge. The rest of the afternoon included a run through Parc Des Eaux Vives, hours of working on the flat, a delicious cheese plate, dancing in the kitchen while cooking dinner, and buying a vacuum. See, our life isn’t all that exciting especially when we force ourselves to be productive. Now, it’s suddenly Sunday and we both feel as if we have an overwhelming amount of work left to do. The sound system has to be installed, there is a pile of dirty clothes screaming at me, dinner has to be cooked, and a pile of paintings and pictures have yet to find their way onto the walls.

How about you? How did you spend your weekend?