I am joining up the for the weekly Hodgepodge. Thank you to Joyce at From This Side of the Pond for our questions!!
1. The Olympics kick off this coming weekend. Will you be watching? If you could watch just one event in person, which one would you choose? I hope to watch some of the Olympics. If I could be there in person, I would want to watch it all - Shooting and Swimming and Artistic Swimming and more!
2. Have you ever been to Paris? Is this a city you'd like to
visit? What's your favorite 'French thing'? I have “flown through” Paris. I have actually run through the airport. My plan was to take a picture from the window so I could pretend I had been there, but I’m not kidding when I say we ran. I had packed some powder in my carry-on. Very important advice from me to you - don’t pack powder in your carry-on. I knew better. I would love to actually visit there.What is my favorite "French thing"? I'm laughing as I type this -- French fries! I know they aren't really from France. I also think French baguettes are yummy. I think a French manicure looks lovely on other people, not on me.
3. Macaron, creme brulee, chocolate soufle, mille feuille,
or an eclair...your favorite French patisserie from the ones listed? I think macarons are so pretty!! I don’t eat dessert but all sound yummy! See those macarons by the cake??
4. July 24th is National Cousins Day...do you have many
cousins? Are you close to them? Will you see any of your cousins on July
24th? I will not see any of my cousins. On my mom’s side of the family, I have at least three first cousins. I think I’m next to oldest on that side. On my dad’s side, I was the baby of the first cousins. Counting my sisters, there were six of us. Now there are four of us still living and 3 of the four are my siblings and me.
5. Last time you went somewhere that felt like 'everyone
and his cousin' was there? About a week or so ago, we went to dinner before a concert and the restaurant was very crowded and we saw a lot of people we knew.
6. Insert your own random thought here. We are finally watching Yellowstone. Oh my goodness. Don't tell me anything about it. No spoilers, please! I will say that the one we watched last night was the one where Tate has disappeared from the ranch. Don't tell me . . . but we are assuming the Beck brothers have him. I wanted to watch another episode last night but Mark didn't. I will be chomping at the bit (no pun intended but it does work with ranch/horses!!) until I find out if he is ok. I get so emotionally invested with characters in a show!