Update update update! We've got an apartment! We're having to share rooms between two as it's only a two bedroom apartment, but the rent is 940 euros a month altogether, which works out as 235 each - and with CAF taken off that means we'll be paying 150 euros a month each, which includes bills :) and it's right on the river, with a big living room and a fully equipped kitchen. I haven't actually seen it yet cos the others went to see it while I was with Mum and Pete, but I trust their opinions (I think... :P) So yeah, we're going to move out on the 31st October and give this place a go. If it does end up being too cramped or whatever then it'll be really easy for one or two of us to move out or whatever, there are no agency fees or anything so we wouldn't have to pay anything to move out like we're having to do to leave this place. In some ways I'm quite looking forward to sharing a room ... it'll be like being back at school in a dorm :P I'll probably be sharing with Demelza, and Helen and Patrick will share. The only time when there might be a problem is when Geo comes to stay, but he's coming for a week in November and that's probably it for the year, so it's not worth basing our decision around that, we can work around it and it'll be fine.

Mum and Pete have just gone back to the airport - I had a lovely few days with them living the high life (!). I took them round various bits of Bordeaux, and we went to the beach yesterday (despite the cold) and had moules frites and muscadet on the seafront!! How very French. So now I've also got Dad's visit on Thursday till Sunday to look forward to as well :D And George has finally booked flights to come and see me from the 11th-18th November so I'm really excited about that - it's only three weeks tomorrow! It'll have been over two months without seeing him by then, the last time I saw him was the 5th September. So that'll be really lovely :)

That's all I wanted to say really ... until next time!