Easter Break!

(by Maria Godsey)

It's been a week since the Easter Break, but the feeling of having this special time together as a family is still fresh in my mind. So much so that I think I miss Joseph more now than before Easter Break! Perhaps I had gotten so used to him being at school and this break was a reminder of how nice it is to actually have your partner around for the entire weekend straight.

For Easter we decided to stay in the Lausanne area and travel to near-by cities. Switzerland and the Lake Geneva area are so beautiful, it just made sense to stay here than to fly someplace else. It turned out to be a great decision as we were able to save some money and still had a wonderful time together!

So what did we do? Here's a quick outline in case any of the future partners want to use this as reference next year:

Day 1: Hiking! - We packed Noah in our back carrier, took the metro to a stop just above Riponne and started hiking towards the woods/trees. We didn't really know where we were going, but I heard there was a large park close-by and thought we would check it out. The exploration was nice and we found some marked hiking trails which lead us to a wood tower lookout point, small lake and 'zoo', and several museums I hope to check out as the year progresses. We got back before the sun went down and ended the day at the beach near-by. Bliss!

Day 2: Gruyere and Cailler: Tahira talked about this in her last blog. I think many of the partners visited these locations over the break. I would definitely recommend it as the Gruyere region is beautiful and the cheese and chocolate are too good to be missed!

Day 3: Lausanne: Our initial plan was to visit Sion, the oldest city in Switzerland, but changed our minds as the weather didn't look promising. Also, Joseph was really craving a 'do nothing' day and I was all for that! We did a nice little Easter basket reveal for Noah, quick visit to the park, played board games while Noah napped, nice stroll along the lake and ended the evening with a wonderful dinner together. Maybe we did more than 'nothing', but the day was perfect!

Day 4: Morges: Joseph needed some time in the afternoon for school work, so we decided to visit Morges' Tulip Festival. Morges is very close by, only 10 minutes by train. The entrance to the tulip park is free and there are lots of tulips!! This is a definite must-do for the incoming partners! We found a nice spot in the park, picnicked and took lots of pictures of the flowers and Noah walking all over the place around them.

So that was our spring break. Was amazing! Now time to focus on MBAT (MBA Olympics) taking place at HEC Paris. A bunch of us partners will be joining the MBA class as they compete against the other MBA schools. I'm really looking forward to the event, the away time with Joseph, and hopefully some family time visiting Paris. 12 more days to go……! :)