Cannes

Friend Reunion

Tonio went to school with two guys named Thomas and Edgar.  They've all kept in touch throughout the years.  They all got married.  They all had babies in 2015.  And WE ALL met in Cannes last Saturday before Easter.

Here's what went down.

Daphné's 3rd train ride.

A natural.

Bundle of fun.

This face makes me melt.

Tonio and Edgar.  [Note: Tonio's shirt was specially picked out for today.]

The men and their littles : Tonio & Daphné, Edgar & Hector, Thomas & Clément.

Hard to get three distracted dads and 3 kids all looking and smiling with eyes open at the same time.

Edgar and Thomas switched babies for fun.

The girls.

Maëva & Clément, Céline & Hector, Me & Daphné.

It was like a scene from a movie.

I mean, look =).

Take your marks, go!

Tonio holding Thomas & Maëva's little Clément.

We are thankful for our friendships.  Looking forward to seeing these 3 grow up knowing each other.

Love Linz

Calvary Chapel France Pastor's Conference

2nd Annual Calvary Chapel France Pastor's Conference in Cannes

Representing Lyon, Paris, Chambéry, Bourges, Nice, Cannes and possibly in the future, Bordeaux.

They were only all together for a total of 24 hours, but it seems to have been an encouragement to all.

Check out this beautiful website my husband created for Calvary Chapel France :

www.calvarychapel.fr

Love Linz

ps - thank you Manu for the photo

Marathon 2015

So, you may have seen the hiking pictures... Well, this was just a mellow insane way to spend the day before a marathon, but now being married to one for 5 years, it's evident that the Petrignani men are no sissies!

Here are a few pictures from the Nice Cannes marathon that my husband and his bro ran together on the 8th of November (funky layout problems, sorry) :

Ready to run 26.2 miles / 42 kilometers.

About 15,000 runners!  Some running the whole, the half or a relay.

En route.

Running by the Antibes ramparts.

They finished in 3 hours, 57 minutes - under 4 hours, which was their goal.  A well-deserved dip in the sea after the finish line.

Daphné and I came to see them at the finish.

She's happy in her sandy element.

As you can see =).

Bravo Daddy and Uncle Seb!

Does it even look like they ran an entire marathon?!

The train ride back home = the entire route they run... I'm so amazed and proud of these guys!  They set a goal, stuck with it, stay disciplined in training and got 'er done.

Well done guys!  Antoine = Tonio.  Paul = Sebastien.

Here's a map of what they ran!  Crazy? Yes.  Impossible? Nope.  Proven.

Love Linz

(a proud wife and sis-in-law)

Gilligan's Island

Leaving : Cannes
Destination : Îles de Lérins
9 August, 2013

Meet the Skipper, Edgar.

The Professor (Thomas) and Thurston Howell, III (Tonio).

Ginger Grant (Maëva) and Misses Howell (Lindsey).

 I definitley won in saying Yes to this man =).

I love him.

 We were in good hands with the Captain.

Parking.

Mini waves.

We never did find Gilligan or Mary Ann.

The famous rock throwing challenge.

Tilt-shift.

Squinty.

Our own private beach for the day.

Shoes : mandatory.
Sea urchins galore !

Island along the French Riviera, my handsome, good friends...
La vie est belle !

You can see l'Île Saint-Honorat, the other smaller island with a monestary.

One doesn't always need to go very far to enjoy God's creation.
And yes, I realize how blessed we are to live where we do.

Funny red sea thingy.

Time to say, "À bientôt."

We'll be back.

Here is a picture that may be familiar, leaving France in May for my sister's wedding {post}
You can see the islands in the distance, left of the center.

And another image by another traveler {site}.
We were on the bigger one, Île Sainte-Marguerite.

Fun was had by all.  Thomas approves.


We thank God for our wonderful friends and opportunities like today.
Love Linz