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Today is le trois avril 2006 Making me happy: Not being responded to in English Current Lyrics:There's no combination of words I could put on the back of a postcard, no song I could sing, but I can try for your heart

Ten reasons why I could stay here: Nutella on baguettes. Colorful shoes. 10:30 pm sunsets. Crinkley Scarfs. Walking everywhere. Coin money. Cafe Terraces. Cheap Brie. I like speaking French. Everyone else has a Yorkie, so I could def hop on that train.

Ten reasons why I miss home: Green (duh.) Black beans & rice. Flip Flops. I don't get the metric system. I'm not very photogenic on this side of the world. Nadia & friends don't live here. I like driving with the windows down. I have kitchen drawers. Ok so I only got eight.

I've been here trois jours & have decided that I like Caen 50 times plus que Paris. It's been gorgeous here, and Paris was grey & cold & wet. It was exciting seeing le Tour Eiffel, the Arc de Triomphe et tous les autres touristy things, but I feel like the only excitement was in now being able to say "I was there." It just wasn't anything special only because I was about the three million and fourth American to see them.

Kristina & I toured the market yesterday, one of le seulement choses qui est open on Sundays. I hated that as soon as I hesitated with my French, they jumped on the chance to use their English & continued in that. Today, however, I spoke French in the post office (expect a card from me, I sent about 20), a petite magasin when I asked if an artist was local (she wasn't), une grande magasin when I inquired about Herve Chapelier (Don't worry Jenny, the quest is not over), et une brasserie where I ordered un grand cafe au lait without missing a beat.

I'm super excited about being able to watch the basketball game tomorrow, even if it's 9 hours late. We decided not to look for the score online in the morning so when we watch it, the outcome will still be a complete surprise. I'm also glad I got Kristina hooked on Amazon wish lists that are full of books & good tv shows on DVD.

Today is le dix avril 2006 Making me happy: stealing cider bottles Current Lyrics:

I'm leaving tomorrow & while I'm excited to get home to the sunshine & routine of my own life, I feel like I'm just getting the hang of Euros & the metric system & hearing only French. Everyone at dinner last night wanted me to drink more because I made the mistake of admitting that my fluency ebbs and flows with my BAL. Kristina let me know in the car ride home, however, that I made an error when trying to show pictures of my super fat cat, and had instead been saying that I wanted to show pictures of something very dirty.

And just for the record, I knew they'd win. Only because my amazing week turned into an amazing month and that hasn't really even ended yet. I just didn't want to say anything because I didn't want to jinx it, but I knew.

Today is 12 April 2006 Making me happy Golas

I missed my keyboard & my amazing screen a lot more than I realized.

Foreign cities are a little scary when being tackled solo. Bathrooms in train stations that you have to pay for, train stations in general, taxi stands, etc. I guess I couldn’t ever get so lost that I would never materialize again… but it’s still a little harrowing.

I love cities with H&Ms, and I always end up taking more advantage of them than I should.

My flight back from Paris was perhaps the best ever. Somehow, by the grace of God, I had a row of three seats all to myself. I got to lay down and stretch out or sit all cross legged and basically take up as much space as I wanted while I listened to Jack Johnson & Slightly Stoopid for 10 hours.

Turning on my phone yesterday and getting a bunch of ten day old voicemails made me really happy. Even if one of them was completely cut off.

I hate traveling with my period. Hate.

Today is:15 April 2006 Making me happy: late sunsets

I layed on a bench at work yesterday and looked at the world sideways. It was nice. I layered my after school shirt with the light pink nat’l champs shirt my mom bought me. I put up pictures of my trip that you may never see. I deposited a paycheck, went grocery shopping & bought all the key lime pie yogurts I could reach (they put them on the top shelf). I wore a low cut shirt & danced to 80s music all night, keeping one eye on my breasts and one eye on the back of a head that turned out to be no one I knew. I slept with my windows open and my ceiling fan on because my house was muggy & I love crickets/breeze.

Crysten & I drank wine the other night that made both of our eyes burn. Odd.

Today is25 April 2006 Making me happy thunderstorm season current lyrics look me in the heart and unbreak broken it won't happen

I have a new tiny nephew named Asher Keane. He is ten hours old and adorable. I like how they measure how long babies are, but how tall adults are. It makes sense, but I still think it's funny.

Today was one of those days that makes me feel sorry for anyone who doesn’t live here. It was just that gorgeous. I ran stadiums after work, although I use the word “run” loosely because it’s not really what I ended up doing. I went up and down while listening to good music and eventually left after 45 minutes because my legs were tired.  

Today is the last day of April Making me happy outdoor rooms current lyrics stop walking down my street

Jenny & I traded picture messages of fake engagement rings.  It will probably be a lot more amusing when they are picture messages of real engagement rings.

On my desk I have two bottles of tanning oil, four gigantic necklaces, the fake ring, pink nail polish, my college diploma & a chocolate egg.  That’s not all but it’s all that is catching my eye right now.

I really want a k-adorable subscription & a membership to bagborroworsteal but I def can’t afford either and certainly can’t justify them at all. I feel like I’m too sensible for my own good. I think too much through, think too much in general. I want to be more frivolous, more willing to get hurt, less guarded with my self.

Today is: 26 May 2006 Making me happy: amazon.com current lyrics: it's always better when we're together

Our plan makes me feel safe. Buying houses on the same street, daily chats, weekly dinners, and semi-annual vacations. Basically still being big parts of each other's lives in the long run.

Laying out today with Jenny & reading bridal magazines made me feel young & old at the same time. Young because we did this when we were little, and old because we're did it for real today. I'm super excited that there is going to be another wedding that I get to be backstage for because those are the fun ones. And something tells me this one will be particularly fun. Esp since driving to the bar last night we got so excited about dresses that v in the back that we almost went off the road.

I found the song I want to have my first dance to at my wedding. Knowing how my life is going, however, I may have to resort to some day dressing up and twirling myself around the house. Whichever comes first I guess.

Today is: 31 May 2006 Making me happy: tan lines current lyrics: situation number four, the one that left you wanting more.

I finally got my little star colored in two shades of blue. I wasted money not having it done the first time, but I wanted to get used to the idea of having it in the first place. I just tried to rearrange my room but since it's the size of a lily pad, it doesn't really work any other way than what I have it right now. I could get a twin bed I suppose, but what fun would that be?

I hate feeling sad about stuff that I really have no control over. Almost as much as I hate being sad about stuff that I do have control over & don’t do anything about.

I have ridiculous adrenaline highs & lows.