Nice, Nice and more Nice

   If you couldn't tell by the title we stayed home this weekend. It was nice to just relax and get caught up on things, but unfortunately there isn't really anything too exciting to report. Basically Bryce did work and I did school all week and then on Friday we went out for dinner at a American food restaurant that had good ratings. We get much excitement from trying new things here, but this time I just wanted to go somewhere I knew we could trust. We got burgers and fries and delicious juice and ate until we were stuffed, we slept well that night.
   Saturday we were going to go to the Nice Soccer game(they are one of the highest ranked teams in France). Unfortunately we discovered it was an away game so we went and visited the Nice observatory instead. The observatory was HUGE and still in use so we got  to see them open a part of the roof up and then spin the entire roof around so that the opening was facing in whatever direction they need. They also had a huge reflector that stretched the entire length of the observatory. It was very interesting and even though the tour was in French the tour guide would explain things to us in English as we would walk from place to place.
   Sunday we went to church for the first time in awhile. We got there early which we were a bit nervous about because we knew someone would come up and try to speak to us in French and then we would have to quickly end the conversation by saying we did not know any French. However the first man that came up to talk to us said "welcome home", and then continued to ask about us in very good english. Next the bishop came up and talked to us for a bit, he had so much love for us and was so glad we could come. Following him another man came up and told us he would be our english translator and pointed to where the headphones were. On our way to get headphones the sister missionaries caught us and started talking with us as well. One of them was from Forth Worth, Texas and one was from Italy. We were lucky to be there on fast and testimony meeting so that we could hear so many testimonies and stories of the awesome people in the ward. Most of them were converts, one woman was even getting baptized in a week. Their testimonies were very humble and simple but very touching. On our way out a man caught up to us and thanked us for coming and offered us a ride home. While we love our time here, it has been hard to be in a place that is so different in culture and language. Most of the time we feel like we stick out like a sore thumb where ever we are. While there is nothing wrong with standing out, it felt so good to go to a place and know that no matter who you are, you will be welcomed and loved and taken care of. We are very grateful for the example of Christ's love that ward set for us.
   We don't really have any pictures except for the few Bryce took on his phone of the observatory. However, seeing that I haven't really done a photo shoot for awhile I have resorted to photoshopping old pictures I have already photoshopped, and using the new techniques I have learned since then to make them better. Its might be a waste of time but its fun to see the difference. Any who so I have just a little collage of some people you might know. To see more and get full size images go to bozar.dyndns.org

Eurolols:

- Today I saw an older gentleman on the beach drying out in his speedo.  Nope, it was a grandma.
- Chelsea let out a chirp as she fell down the last few stairs, landing on her rump.  I picked her up, brushed her off, and asked how the european trip went.
- Stayed up till 2 AM Sunday night to watch the superbowl, then found out CBSSports doesn't stream to Europe.
- Eating at McDonalds (again, I know) Chelsea left me to get ranch dressing for her salad.  She came back with something I can old describe as two thin dry breadsticks in plastic wrapping and said, "at least I didn't have to pay for anything".  She enjoyed her dry salad.