you are reading a book so good you just can't put it down. oh yea. thats me, right now. i am still trying to finish the last book i suggested, Lone Survivor. I know i suggested it before I was even 50 pages into it (thats just how good it is) but seriously, i have only about 50 pages left (out of 400 or more) and its to die for. Again, I will repeat that its only for those people who like this type of genre but its SOOOOO GOOOOOODDDDDD!!!!! i hope they make a movie out of it someday, i would buy the movie before i even saw it. its just amazing to read what a real person has gone through, all for the sake of our country's safety. wow. I hope to meet this man someday, Marcus, because he is a real hero!
Anyways, in other news, last night was interesting, as is my life in Paris. Since living here I have come to appreciate and love the unexpected as part of my daily routine. I don't have to work today? oh, no big deal. I can't use the car when I really needed it? Nothing new. Sleeping on the floor of someones apartment? Normal. Sleeping anywhere? Yea.... that was last night. So its not as interesting of a story as I might me making it out to be, but last night was again another first. I was invited to babysit for a family from my church. They live somewhere between where I live and Paris. I had already looked up online multiple ways of getting there (reglardless it took at least 2 train changes minimum) and how to get home. I had been told the latest would be 11pm and if that was correct then I'd have a short window of opportunity to catch my train back to the boonies so I could sleep in my own bed. If not, I had a back up plan up staying at friends house but this was not ideal because walking to this persons apartment from the metro at midnight is not what I consider fun. Atlas, I had a great time. Got to play with some new friends kids, the little girl, the same age as the one I watch, was such a fresh of breath air. When I asked her if she understood english she told me "oui" haha. SHe doesn't know English, although, at 4 years old, she is pretty much bilingual in german and french. Anyways, it was a quiet evening... but the parents didn't end up getting home until after 12:30am. There were no more trains leaving this late. OH NO! just kidding, not a big deal. I ended up spending the night at this families house on the clic-clac (not a pull out sofa but a.....i forget the word in english, oh darn languages) it was an interesting experience. I am all for sleeping in unknown places, but i do have to say it was a bit weird at first to be spending the night in some french families rather small (to me) apartment. Their apartment is the size of the upstairs of my current families house so you can imagine the size. Anyways, woke up this morning to a bright eyed 1 year old boy coming to greet me.
Ok, sorry, that wasn't that interesting, but it was a new experience and a bit of an awkward one at that. But good thing I have the "flexibility" gene in my body, or else I wouldn't be able to stand living in Paris where flexibility is a requirement.
Anyways, today I am off to go enjoy a picnic on the other side of paris while my friends and i watch a soccer match between the different age groups of my church. And the rain has stopped just in time to enjoy a lovely day! It is however in the 60's here...gasp!!! I have been wearing what you would consider "texas winter clothes" these days, crazy to me. at night it has been getitng to the 40's. weird. weird. weird.
so, have a great weekend! enjoy your awesome heat and i will enjoy my.... whatever it is, cold?
love and miss you all!
moi!!!
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