Happy Birthday to Derek... making sure to have an extra sweet and warm celebration, a new flannel, cupcakes, and chocolates, hot cocoa, and a giant pain d'épice make aging a little easier. And all this was after crepes for brunch and a hearty chili dinner.
Since it was a sunny afternoon, we took a walk to Saint Jean de Gonville for their annual marche de noel to see some local handy crafts and check out the Christmas trees. Ooops, they forgot to change the date from last year's sign...
We decided it might be a bit far to carry a tree from Saint Jean back to Thoiry and up the mountain, so we stopped in our town center and picked up one from the florist there, then up the mountain with the tree, stand, and some swag. It should be a tradition not to start Christmas until after Derek's birthday, but it was a nice day to get a tree and decorate back at the apartment. So happy birthday to my woodsman :)
