My Sunshine

Sunny Sunday afternoon

It may not look like it, but in this picture, I am suffering from a migrane left over from the day before (at work).
I had to walk behind Martin the whole time so he could block the sun from making things worse.

A walk through the forest

Martin and I take advantage of beautiful, sunny Sundays to go for long walks in the neighbouring forests. Sadly, we have not seen the sun in the past 3 weeks. The sky has been consistantly cloudy all this time.

This was probably one of the last days the sun made an appearance.

Grade A meat

One of our neighbours is a butcher's shop. The butcher is this nice, old man with an important black mustache, maybe a little smaller than Samity Sam's. His hair is short and grey and his eyes are a crystal-clear blue that really pop.
He sold us a steak from a "génisse". He told us to cook it "un aller-retour sur la poêle". It was really good. The Limousin region is known for its great meat.
This is a "limousine", a name the locals also go by.

Sacrifices

I am sorry I haven't posted anything new in a little while. Lately, I have been a little overwhelmed. I am not saying that my 30-hour/week job as a cashier has flooded my schedule. I have also been searching for a new job for January because I have not yet been promised a full-time contract at Toys'R'Us and in any case, I might want to find something with better wages. I would like to help Martin pay for rent and gas.
Martin is being a real champ about all my situation. I don't make as much money as he does even though I try to take on extra hours. He thinks it is only normal for me to pay what I can. I wish I could split everything down the middle but for now, it is a little difficult and I don't like it.
I am upset about a few things: money, education, prospective careers, dog, winter weather in France.
I feel like everything is on hold for the moment and I am a little confused.