\tI hate the idea of living with regret. And I hate the idea of leaving France, regretting that there is someplace we didn\u0092t go… didn\u0092t see…. especially if it\u0092s someplace nearby.<\/p>\n
\tThere are lots of places we wanted to go and just didn\u0092t get to. Places that aren\u0092t a quick drive away. Austria. Norway. Prague. Greece. I\u0092m pretty pleased, it really isn\u0092t that long a list. <\/p>\n
\tThen there\u0092s the list of places in France we haven\u0092t gotten to. It\u0092s longer: Provence in summer and for more than a day, Normandy, Brittany, the Loire Valley, the Dordogne. Those are places I wish we\u0092d gone. Even though I know it wouldn\u0092t be as magical as I imagine, right now I\u0092m even wishing I\u0092d just put Kaitlyn in the car and gone to Provence with her for the week. I mean, I can get to Provence in just a few hours. A villa.. wine.. olive trees… relaxing. I suppose watching travel shows about the region is probably not a healthy past time right now. I mean, I\u0092m watching the show and thinking how lovely it sounds to sit outside at a cafe with a Pastis. I hate Pastis. Yet, here I am, pining away for one. I am kicking myself for not ordering the aoli special at the restaurant in Aix en Provence. I am thinking that I need to cook up a big pot of ratatouille and sit with a glass of wine and a fresh baguette to enjoy it. And, I suppose, maybe I will. It actually is something I\u0092ve learned how to make. <\/p>\n
\tI need to start to watch travel shows about places in the United States. To start to crave Chicago deep dish pizza, New Orleans creole, Seattle coffee. To long for long days spent exploring every corner of the Smithsonian. <\/p>\n
\tI guess I have to be honest, I do regret not taking advantage of the chance for more weekend trips. But I also have to admit that Europe likely isn\u0092t going anywhere. And in just 11 short years, Kaitlyn will be away at college and then maybe Bill and I can return for a leisurely, grown-up tour of Provence. Or wherever we chose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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