This is a sort of test post since I’ve never blogged before and I’m just getting this all set up.

It’s been 16 years since I’ve been to Europe and I’ve been planning this trip for about a year. We haven’t set a date yet but I have a leave of absence scheduled at my job starting May 1, 2019.

We have our passports!

So far the plan is that we (the 4 kids and I) fly ORD-CDG early May and return when we feel ready, most likely sometime in July, no later than July 28. My mom will come with us and stay the first two weeks. Nole will join us sometime later and stay as long as his job will allow him to. We have no set itinerary yet but my main goal is for the kids to learn French (and for me to improve my French) and to immerse ourselves in French culture and history for about 3 months.

I’ll stop here for today since I don’t have time right now for a long post but I’ll update as our plans firm up. Thanks for following!

Jessica