Tuesday, 17 May 2011

hasard

"hasard" does not mean hazard
"au hasard" means at random
"par hasard" means by chance

so...voilà...here you go...two pictures au hazard

a new red, white and blue flies a little higher for me now
yes, i am very thankful to be an american, 
very thankful to be living in nice, france, 
even more thankful to be married to tonio,  
and the most thankful to be a child of God

the boulangerie ovens just underneath our livingroom
smell of fresh bread everyday, along with the warmth on our feet
the warmth might not be so welcomed with summer on its way...hehe

-L

Monday, 16 May 2011

sunday morning

mon mari est un travailleur
(my husband is a hard worker)

le dimanche matin est le plus difficile
(sunday mornings are the most difficult)

mais, ça aide...
(but this helps...)

un pain au chocolat aux amandes - préféré
(a chocolate and almond croissant - his favorite)

Jésus, merci pour mon mari
(Jesus, thank you for my husband)

--Love Linz

Tuesday, 10 May 2011

La Corse avec les filles

Corsica with the girls
2 Mai - 8 Mai, 2011 

Voilà...quelques de mes photos préférés.
(Here you go...some of my favorite pictures.)


notre ferry
(our ferry)
une tasse de café
(a cup of coffee)
la nuit dans notre tente
(night time in our tent)

interéssant
(interesting)

prête pour l'aventure
(ready for adventure)

quelque part en corse
(somewhere in corsica)

"hmmm...comment ça marche?" -jeni
("hmmm...how does this work?" -jeni)

je crois que je peux voler
(i believe i can fly)

les petites chèvres...maaaaa-aaa!
(little goats)

une feuille
(a leaf)

un chat sur le rebord de la fenêtre
(a cat in the window sill)
un autre petit village
(another small village)
les pieds
(feet)
L'Île Rousse
(Rousee Island)

c'est le printemps
(it's spring)

trop mignon
(too cute)

bleu et vert
(blue and green)

comme spooky
(like spooky)

des vins de pamplemousse
(grapefruit wines)

le restaurant 'a porta' à sant' antonino
('a porta' restaurant in sant' antonino)

des ânes
(donkeys)

il s'appelle caramel
(his name is caramel)

des fleurs et des pierres...jeni a pris celle-ci
(flowers and rocks...jeni took this one)

  une porte
 (a door)
une ballade
(a walk)
jeni, nathalie, et moi
des feuilles très bizarres
(very bizarre leaves)
comme kony à chypre
(like kony in cyprus)

salut !
(hi !)

la maman et le bébé
(mom and baby)
pas de mots
(no words)
notre tente au troisième camping
(our tent at the third campsite)

haute cuisine
(fine dining)

la splendeur de Dieu
(the splendor of God)

♪  "...these are a few of my favorite things" ♪

trouvez le coeur
(find the heart)

d'avantage de pieds
(more feet)
des silhouettes
(silhouettes)
une randonnée comme les français...baguette?
(a hike like the french)

près de piana
(close to piana)

quand en corse...
(when in corsica...)
la plage !
(the beach !)
un embouteillage en corse
(a traffic jam in corsica)

bonne nuit
(good night)

Tonio me manquait beaucoup, bien sûr, 
et je suis tellement reconnaissante pour les amies 
que Dieu avait me donné de même que
ce possibilité voyager et apprendre plus de
la histoire de la famille PETRIGNANI.

(I missed Tonio a lot, of course,
but I am so thankful for the girl friends
that God has given me, as well as
this opportunity to travel and learn more about
the history of the PETRIGNANI family.)

--L

SADE live in concert

I love being part of God's family.
You meet people all over that love Jesus, too.

A few weeks ago, two guys came to Calvary Chapel Nice.
They were here with a band called SADE (pronounced Shah-DAY).

We thought they were part of the sound crew or something...
Turned out, they both sing on stage with SADE - crazy.

They each had 2 tickets to give out, 
and they blessed Tonio and I and another couple 
with seats to the first show of their 80-show tour. 

 Mickey, Alexandra, Tonio, Me

 This is Leroy.
He played the cajon with Tonio and I one Sunday at church.
So fun!

 SADE
"Smooth Operator" is one of her most well-known songs.

 Tony, SADE, and Leroy

 The whole band

 We got to go backstage and see Leroy. 

Alex and Mickey with Tony.

When you think of it, please pray for Leroy and Tony and the band,
for strength and encouragement as they tour until September 2011.

Check out this video of them:


Lyrics:
Nothing can come between us
It's about faith
It's about trust


Thanks for coming with us.
We hope you had fun.

Love Lindsey