20 days ago I trotted off to France for a week.

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I'm sure it all sounds very glamorous (and obnoxious).  A few months ago, I was in Italy.  Then I'm in France.

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It has been quite the whirlwind.  Previously, I had yet to visit Europe.  Suddenly, I'm a jet-setting fool living a fairy tale life.

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I certainly enjoyed the ride, but I have to be honest with you, dear reader.  I've dreaded writing this post.

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I've decided that I <em>cannot</em> write this post.  In storybooks, fairy tales always have happy endings.  In real life, you can find yourself in a picturesque storybook land, but storybook lands always have a dark forest.  Dark forests are scary.  There's usually a wolf lurking about.

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