Carte de sejour !!

I'm a bit exhausted from getting up at 5 30 am and driving 2 hours to Renne, but I have my temporary Carte de sejour now!! I am "signed up" for a so far non existent French language class via the internet too. I don't imagine there will be an government provided French language class before I leave France, so it appears I have escaped that requirement!! France has new requirements of people settling here that require you to pass a french test and if you dont you are required to take 400 hours of classes. You also must pass a medical exam and have a job skill assessment done. Since I have no intention of working here and I live in the country and there are no french classes within an hours drive , I was basically exempted from these two requirements. I was happy about that, Im not so happy about the 450 dollars it cost me, but hey, Im legal for a year now. Should have some food up this week hopefully , then we are off to Malaga, Spain for 4 days ( and hopefully a page of stamps on my passport) to explore Malaga ( duh) Gibralter and Tangier, Morocco. Then we are home for a week and then off to New Orleans for my 50th birthday and Mardi Gras Woo HOO.