Cousin Bonding like Never Before :)

Last weekend (I know a little late, I'm sorry!) my cousin Kate from Wales came to visit for the weekend! I honestly couldn't stop telling her, "I feel SO spoiled I have gotten to see you 2 times in 3 months!!"  I hadn't seen Kate in 5 years until August of this summer at her sister's wedding so I loved getting a full 48 hours just us two...definitely some major cousin bonding :)  Friday afternoon I got to leave work early to go meet Kate at the airport.  There is nothing better than picking someone else up at the airport, which is something I haven't gotten to do for SUCH a long time!  I brought her back to Rue Muzy to get settled before we, along with Mags and Lauren, had dinner at Chez ma Cuisine.  We feasted on chicken, salad, pommes de terre, and wine before making our way to the "outside bar" for drink before making our way home.  The next day I showed Kate around Geneva in a typical visitor's fashion.  We hit all the major spots, took tons of pictures, and even stopped in this cute cafe for some of the most delicious hot chocolate I think I have ever had!  We lazed about for a while before meeting up with Mags and Lauren and taking the boat over to the other side of the lake.  We had decided to pay a visit to Les Bains des Paquis after a co-worker had highly recommended them.  Little did we know what we had gotten ourselves into...lets just say we all took our friendship/cousin relationship to the next level.  There was a sauna, a hammam, a turkish bath, and a bitterly cold Lake Geneva involved.  I will let you fill in the rest. All in all, a memorable night to say the least--but SO much fun!  We came home, concocted a feast of food and while our intention was to go out dancing, we ended up all cuddling up and watching The Dark Knight!  The next morning we woke up, made the Fair Scones Mom had brought with her and enjoyed a completely lazy morning.  I took Kate to Parc de Bastions, where the outdoor ice rink was just set up!, and some other final "must sees" in Geneva before having an early dinner at Chez Marino.  We chowed down on spaghetti and pizza and reminisced about our perfect, cousin's weekend.  I am very much looking forward to my weekend in Wales (it's next weekend, I cannot believe how quickly time is flying!!) and loved seeing Kate and getting to catch up and spend more time than usual with her!  Definitely a memorable weekend, filled with lots of laughs, delicious food, and cousin bonding.

Chocolat Chaud de Aure

Cousin bonding at its finest