HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Errrrrrrrrrk!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Euro locker room etiquette is quite different than what we are used to....walking around naked, putting on your make up naked, talking with your friends naked....it's the normal scene. Of course I haven't brought myself to yet partake in such clothe-less communal activities but I thought I would at least brave it and attempt to take a shower at the gym so that I could run a couple more errands. I worked up the nerve and started towards the back of the locker room (where I had never been before) and was ready to take a shower in my nice private shower stall. I then encountered this times 20:

Errrrrrrrrrrrrrk! No thanks! I'll stick to my American Puritan-ish roots!

Remote Control Cars and Ski Lessons

This weekend was fun. Chance earned himself a new remote control car for good behavior so we set off for the head of the lake to give it a spin. Friday we spent most of the day doing that, torturing the swissies as the little car drove in to people's feet, under park benches, and drove up and down the walk path as if being driven by a drunk. So, Chance's steering needs a little work but it was fun to see all the smiles it produced on the faces of the passerby's. We stopped to feed the ducks and swans some crackers. I told Chance "Chance those ducks are so happy you are giving them lunch...I am sure they are saying thank you Chance thank you." He then proceeds to look at me and say "oh mom, don't you know ducks don't talk?" Check out the video of this in the left hand column.

In the past I have sometimes mentioned the complete inability of the Swiss to me mindful of others......this picture captures it all. I was sitting on a park bench getting ready to take a picture, this lady clearly sees me doing this, and without hesitation tells her daughter to go sit on the wall RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. Nevermind that she is now in the center of my photo. Unbelievable.

Saturday we headed for the mountains to attempt Chance's first ski lesson. Apparently my planning was a little lacking since we got to the meeting point without skis yet, and not knowing we had to rent skis in the down at the base.....long story short we ended up having to pay the store owner to give us a lift up the mountain so Chance could make it to class on time but once that was behind us, watching the munchkin ski was quite an amusing time. See full video coverage of our day in left column