A long overdue post!

These last months have been all about marital bliss and settling into our life as a married couple and it has been wonderful. We have also managed to fit in a whole lot of fun things in between! Here is a recap of some of the highlights from the last months!

My lovely husband surprised me with a night away the weekend after we got back to Switzerland. We stayed at a fancy hotel in the town of Vevey - lakeside town about a 30min drive from Lausanne. We wined and dined and had a wonderful 24hour escape. 

 

A swim in the lake was needed, so we rented a pedalo boat and enjoyed the sunshine and the warm water!

We took advantage of the gorgeous autumn we have had here and hiked to Rocher de Naye from haut de Caux, about a 3 hour hike surrounded by the most beautiful views. Switzerland never disappoints!

 We also took a long-weekend trip to England to watch two rugby world-cup games at villa park. The first was South Africa vs Samoa and considering the large amount of South Africans living in the UK, I was surrounded by green and gold! The second was Australia vs Uruguay, and we enjoyed the atmosphere of both games. We also saw Chris's mom and brother and did some shopping. When we first arrived on the Friday night, we stayed with one of Chris's good friends and his family, and it was a really special time with them. Time spent with other families is precious to us considering we both miss ours every day!

Montreux is a lakeside town close by, and considering that Chris and I have travel passes here, we decided to take advantage of the public transport and took the boat from Lausanne to Montreux. The view from the water is beautiful and some hot chocolate was in order too! It was a chilly day, but so lovely to be out on the water. We had a snack in Montreux before walking around the town and taking the train back to Lausanne.

 One of our favorite activities to do together is to cook on the weekends, so we have tried our hands at some Venezuelan dishes, some roasts, and have perfected our chocolate fondants and chocolate mousse! We have loved having friends over for meals and enjoying rich conversation around the dinner table!

With all the good food, some physical activity has been necessary! I have kept up with bootcamp, and Chris and I have enjoyed a couple of lake-side runs. We participated in the colour run - a 5km lakeside run where the point is to get as colorful as possible! Every km or so you get different colored powder dumped on you - it was a fun experience. Chris and I also participated in the Lausanne 10km - one of the races included in the organization of The Lausanne marathon and half-Marathon. We didn't feel very prepared, but we actually  had a good run and were happy with our time.

Some good friends of ours from church got married, so I helped organise a surprise tea for the lovely bride-to-be, and then friends of ours organized a surprise apero for them - it was fantastic to celebrate the new couple . 

This autumn has been gorgeous - warm, blue skies and colourful trees. Walks in the Sauveblin forest and in the Lavaux are my favorite  ways to enjoy this stunning season. 

And finally, this weekend we took a trip to Bern to explore the city and watch an outdoor show in the evening. A show is projected onto the main parliament building in Bern, and set to music it  was quite spectacular!    Today we runt for a run this morning and had an incredible and very delicious brunch at the Movenpick hotel before enjoying another gorgeous walk along the lake. 

And of course in between I am adjusting to a new job, the commute and learning German and we are both   keeping up with our church commitments. Marriage admin, laundry and grocery shopping keep us occupied the rest of the time