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Slow and Steady - Paris Friday Update

It's been a quiet week in Paris news. The BIG HEADLINE is we picked up our visas on Wednesday from the French consulate, so we're officially official now. Paperwork is a go.

Our Bus Stop Buddy
On the apartment front, I'm basically pulling out my hair looking at the same four favorite apartments each week. Our next opportunity for apartment hunting (in person) isn't until after Thanksgiving, so we've got a looong month to go. I'm not so much a fan of waiting.

On the school front, our application is complete for our school of choice, so now we're just sitting tight as it goes to the Admissions Group for review. Not getting into this school might change things... big things like where we'd live. So ... this is just another waiting game. Hopefully, it will only be a week review.

Lastly, the hunt has started to find Lando, our two-year-old dog, a new home. We're all going to be bummed to see him go because he's such a big part of the family, but we know the transition to Paris would be hard on him if we tried to bring him along. So, fingers crossed that we find a great family to take him on.



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