Gorges du Verdon and Moustiers St. Marie

A highlight of our trip to France was a visit to the Gorges du Verdon. When I saw pictures of the Gorges during my research phase, it looked too good to be true. I have learned that many bloggers edit photos to look more amazing than the locations actually are. But in this case, it was just as impressive in real life. 

A popular activity is to rent a boat and cruise along the water. You can rent a paddle boat, kayak, canoe or an electric boat. Because it was ungodly hot, we opted for an electric boat to reduce the amount of effort we would have to exert. It turned out even better than we thought because the electric boats have covers unlike the other boat options. This is a win for us pale skinned folks!

In anticipation of this trip, I searched out tips on how to pose in pictures. This is my attempt to be more "Instagram worthy". The water was a beautiful turquoise color! 

If I am correct, this was a first for Charles--driving a boat. It was so easy and relaxing. 

These sandals are amazing! If you need some cute, but super comfortable sandals for walking, check out Ecco! 

After our boating time came to an end, we visited the nearby town of Moustiers St. Marie. We parked below the town in a lot off the main street and took a little train up to the town. It was perfect because it was hot, hot, hot! Luckily there were fountains scattered throughout the town. We splashed water on ourselves to try to stay cool. 

The town was adorable! We stopped for cool drinks at a café and had gelato at another place. 

If it had been cooler, we probably would have spent more time in town. But it was just ridiculously hot and uncomfortable. Before heading out, we did stop at a market vendor selling pottery. Charles picked out a mug and we chose a cat figurine to add to our little collection.

Design: Walking Challenge

When I was first working at the mortgage company, they told me how they used to do their own Biggest Loser competitions. But they had not done one in a while, so I suggested we have a walking/steps challenge. With everyone in the office so busy and loaded with work, I thought a walking challenge would be easier than a Biggest Loser. I had fun designing a flyer to share with the office.

We only had a handful of people participate, but it was a super easy competition. Everyone who participated just had to keep track of their steps each week and report back to me on Monday. We only counted Monday through Friday, but if I ever do something like this again I would include the weekend, too. Sometimes it can be hard to get all the steps you want into the work week. The weekends are a great time to catch up.

Everyone put in $10 to join in. The winner received all the money at the end.

Fonts used:
Taffy
Apple Chancery