Monday, December 25, 2006

Provence travel log 2006-12-25

Christmas! We slept in and straggled downstairs one by one, met with the sound of Christmas music and the smell of fresh-baked bread.

A loosely-defined, “grazing”-style breakfast eventually congealed into a spaghetti-and-squash lunch, courtesy of Chef Anna and Chef Nathan. Sated on pasta, wine, and Christmas cheer, we opened our presents.
We’d set up an exchange beforehand where everyone would give and receive one gift, and I was pumped to receive a Puma-style “BERLIN” exercise shirt from Nathan. Here's me with the shirt, "mad-dogging it" as the Alldredges might say:
Throughout the day, we ate, drank, napped, played games, told stories. Lauren and I squeezed in two walks before dinner, one up the hill behind the house, and one on top of the castle ruins in the center of town.

Finally, it was time for a home-cooked frittata dinner, the requisite dishes and dessert, and immediate nodding off.

Joyeux Noel!

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