Ashley Attitude

The trip has been wonderful so far, and I have had a great time. I didn't get any sleep on the plane; therefore, I have been trying to catch-up...here's my story:

We arrived in Troyes on Friday morning (late Thursday in the U.S.) and were greeted by our French friends. I must say that they all are so nice! Anyway, Serge wasn't there to meet me, and Eliezer wasn't there to meet Haley. We waited with Phil and Michel. When they came to get us, the four of us, Julien (a great friend) and a new friend, Landry, took my things to Serge's apartement.

Serge had class, so Julien took the rest of us to Eliezer's house so Haley could get settled-in. Bynow, we are both very tired (très fatiguée), but the guys wanted to show us around Troyes. Poor Julien, he drove us to this great store called Carrefour, which is like a Wal-Mart with a gourmet grocery section. Somehow, the guys talked Haley and me into cooking dinner. We decided to cook hamburgers after we realized that they don't have ribs for sale or pork-n-beans. Eliezer bought the ingredients, and we went back to UTT to meet Serge.

Meanwhile, it's been like 20 million hours since Haley and I slept, and the students just want to talk and have a great time with their friends. Finally, we explain that we are hungry and tired, so we bought pizzas from this place called Fast Rabbit Pizza.

Finally, after what seemed like hours, I went to bed.

WAIT!!! There is more...

On Saturday, we had a full schedule--another reason to be tired. I was falling asleep between destinations and so was Annie...bobbing her head in the back seat! That night, Serge wanted to talk and look at pictures, and we did, but I was about to die of the lack of sleep.

On Sunday, I went to church. The service was way too long...I wanted to eat and sleep. Then we did a lot of nice things, but for dinner, all of the students (American and French) had dinner at a creparie. By the time the third hour had rolled around, I had developed an attitude. I was so tired and furious that dinner could take so long! After all, what did we have left to talk about??? NOTHING!!

To make a long story short, I hinted, rather boldly, that it was time to leave. I was so ill, and I felt bad, so I later apologized to Olivier, Julien, and Serge. Julien said that he felt the same way when he was tired; he said he liked my "Ashley Attitude"!