get excited

Because last night I purchased my plane ticket back to Texas for Christmas!
...and the crowds go wild in excitement! thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

I am actually very excited about this (rather expensive) purchase I made last night. And I can't wait to be back and hug and see and visit with everyone. I actually have been homesick off and on for the past while and if I had a holiday between now and Christmas I know it would've been hard not to buy a plane ticket then as well (even though my bank acct would not have agreed to that) so I'm very eager and excited to get back for a few days. Christmas, here I come!!! 7 days of KARA at your disposal!

So I can't sit and think too much about going back to Texas or else I get too excited because I start making lists in my head of all the places I want to eat, all the things I want to do, and all the stores I just have to shop at. Ahhh!!! Let's start with Mexican food, Dr. Pepper and a little shopping spree at Target! Oh yes, those are among the most missed items here in Paris. And lets face it, i'm ok with those things not being in my life right now because it wouldn't feel right to have any of those here, but I miss them all terribly!

On another note, I had to use my American cell phone (yes, I still have it...) to call Continental last night for some help in buying my plane ticket and then I decided, what the heck, its already on and there is a phone call I've been dying to make so why not... So last night my favorite person in the whole wide world, Sarah, got a call from moi!!! So, Daddy, if you're reading this.... thank you for paying for my phone call to my favorite cousin from France to the US!!!

And what's on the agenda for today? ....first off we'll start with getting out of my apartment before noon! I'm aiming for 10:30am. I have been super lazy this week to make up for the whole summer that I not only did not get to sleep in once but also spent most of the summer sharing a room with an almost 2 year old who woke up several times in the night. But today I am eager to explore and visit a market or a park or SOMETHING, geeez! Oh, and I survived my first 8 hour Wednesday with the kids. It was not so bad at all. I really think this job is something I am going to truly enjoy once I have a groove and a better relationship with the kids and grip of the French language. All those things continue to make my job a bit of a challenge but not one I'm willing to let overwhelm me.

It's almost the weekend.....I can't wait! My weekend is full of church outings. Starting with Saturday morning breakfast with a bunch of guys to watch the something something rugby match. I was told i needed to get more into the sports of Europe so thats exactly what I'm doing... haha, one rugby match at a time.

Hope everyone has a great Thursday! <3