Living the Lux Life
Puns and alliteration? Damn, I am in real form tonight.
Ok. So I am resuscitating my livejournal in order to keep a record of my time in Luxembourg. It's gonna be exciting, guys. Really exciting.
So yesterday (and partially the day before) we flew in. I can't sleep on planes. I don't know why. We landed, I took a nap, organized all of my shit (it is so organized) and went to Cora, the big grocery store here. Can we talk about how swank everything is here? The grocery store is like a pastry shop, a high end grocery store, and Costco had a baby. Everything is in generally smaller packages, but they also have a lot of Cora brand stuff, which is about 1/2 the price and serious quality. This is not a paid ad. I just need to tell you how legit this store is. So I bought all of the stuff that was too large, weird, or liquid to take on the plane along with some food. And the clerks all sit down. Which, while nice, makes me feel very productive. Because if I sat down at Buschs they would fire my lazy butt.
And then we went to a Chinese restaurant called Pearle de Chine, which is owned by Mai, a Chinese woman who has a grip like a wrestler, speaks at least four languages (including French accented English which is sweet), and makes me feel inferior due to the sheer awesome she radiates. And all of the food was awesome. And it is ten seconds from the apartment. Baaaaaller.
Today I woke up and used the freaky bathroom surrounded by mirrors. It's like brushing your teeth at an upscale wedding dress retailer. Then we sat around and watched TV on the slingbox until we got hungry. Mom and I walked to the nearest gas station which is SO SWANKY. I know I keep saying that, but it was fancier than any gas station I have ever seen. They had gourmet sandwiches, citrus fruits, quality wine (a lot of it), and clerks who look nothing like Norman Bates.
Then we went back and at them. I said I wasn't tired at all and then took a three hour nap and slept so hard it hurt to wake-up. And then I helped Mom make dinner in the tiny kitchen, ate, and blogged about it.
Tomorrow I will go out with Tess (who speaks some languages) and hopefully have photos, videos, actually stories to share tomorrow.
Ok. So I am resuscitating my livejournal in order to keep a record of my time in Luxembourg. It's gonna be exciting, guys. Really exciting.
So yesterday (and partially the day before) we flew in. I can't sleep on planes. I don't know why. We landed, I took a nap, organized all of my shit (it is so organized) and went to Cora, the big grocery store here. Can we talk about how swank everything is here? The grocery store is like a pastry shop, a high end grocery store, and Costco had a baby. Everything is in generally smaller packages, but they also have a lot of Cora brand stuff, which is about 1/2 the price and serious quality. This is not a paid ad. I just need to tell you how legit this store is. So I bought all of the stuff that was too large, weird, or liquid to take on the plane along with some food. And the clerks all sit down. Which, while nice, makes me feel very productive. Because if I sat down at Buschs they would fire my lazy butt.
And then we went to a Chinese restaurant called Pearle de Chine, which is owned by Mai, a Chinese woman who has a grip like a wrestler, speaks at least four languages (including French accented English which is sweet), and makes me feel inferior due to the sheer awesome she radiates. And all of the food was awesome. And it is ten seconds from the apartment. Baaaaaller.
Today I woke up and used the freaky bathroom surrounded by mirrors. It's like brushing your teeth at an upscale wedding dress retailer. Then we sat around and watched TV on the slingbox until we got hungry. Mom and I walked to the nearest gas station which is SO SWANKY. I know I keep saying that, but it was fancier than any gas station I have ever seen. They had gourmet sandwiches, citrus fruits, quality wine (a lot of it), and clerks who look nothing like Norman Bates.
Then we went back and at them. I said I wasn't tired at all and then took a three hour nap and slept so hard it hurt to wake-up. And then I helped Mom make dinner in the tiny kitchen, ate, and blogged about it.
Tomorrow I will go out with Tess (who speaks some languages) and hopefully have photos, videos, actually stories to share tomorrow.