Valentines Day! (and Jeremie's birthday)

Valentines day for me in France was definitely a very good day. Because of my prior week at home recovering from a pulmonary lung infection, I was relieved to feel better and wanted to get out of the house! (I am much recovered now, still really exhausted, these things don't heal overnight). Jeremie and I started off the day by taking a walk along the Garonne, the river that runs through Bordeaux, where there are stores open even on Sundays! We had a great lunch at home and after we had to celebrate with our favorite little friends, obviously Jeremie couldn't blow out his own candles! After our afternoon dessert and tea with friends, we rested, well I rested.
Later that night we went out again to have dinner at our sushi place, which is really close to our apartment. It was too cold, literally, for me to walk any further than our local sushi place. I took the pictures below after walking home from dinner. I had a great day and hope that everyone in the states had a wonderful day as well!

On a completely different note, I find it hilarious to watch the Olympics from the French point of view. They definitely are the biggest fans of the biathlon. I don't think I have even ever watched one from start to finish, and so far I have seen every single one. Pretty different. I guess we don't watch them in the states because the Americans finish 40th....but you know.
I send much love to everyone and assure you that I am on the recovery path. I start two weeks of break tomorrow. We are leaving for Normandie next week sometime (staying in Jeremie's grandfather's country house), my plan is to spend time walking around in the forests, and sleeping.