Its been a super day. ("Super" is said a lot here) I got to sleep in a little bit...then I started unpacking and organizing my belongings. I'm still not all organized, and I need a few more things for the apartment...like a few more hangers, nails or some hooks to hang up the calendar and jewelry and photos, and a few other small items. I actually REALLY like moving into a new place and organizing everything. It was a GREAT feeling to unpack and see ALL the clothes I packed. I seriously forgot what I had brought. I wore the same 6 or 7 outfits all summer at the beach, so seeing all my clothes, shoes, and jewelery was fun. I didn't even bring that much with me compared to all that I own in the States...but it's just the right amount for here. I also went through a box that Mary Clare (the last au pair) left for me...I kept about 6 or 7 items, like a snowboarding coat, a pair of black heels and a couple sweaters. The rest I will donate to the homeless. It's fun having a little place with a kitchenette, bathroom, computer, radio, t.v., closets and a futon that folds out into the bed. This week I want to vacuum and 'deep clean' the apartment, but otherwise it's pretty good!
Jerome's parents came into town today so I had lunch (le dejeuner) with them. It was nice...we ate: tomatoes, cheese, then ratatouille (rice and veggies), and salmon. For dessert: bread and cheese, and lemon cake. I held off on the cheese, and no wine today either. Tomorrow I begin my healthier lifestyle. They went grocery shopping today so I took what I wanted down to the studio: bananas, nectarines, potatoes, cucumber, carrot, and bread. The girls brought me this morning: cafe, orange juice, milk, butter, and brown rice. So! I have enough for a few days for my breakfast and dinners.
I really like Jerome's parents...they are very down to earth, funny, and friendly. Jerome helped me get set up with all the house keys, dvds working in the laptop for the kids to watch, a cord for me to use for internet for my laptop (so I can use either the desktop OR my laptop in the studio, which is really nice)....so I spent about an hour or two w/the family today....eating lunch, cleaning up, and covering some basics for the new life back home in the city.
Then I continued to unpack, and I even got my first videotape hooked up onto my computer and transferred into a movie form. It's saved on my laptop, and now I have to figure out what the best way is to save it for everyone back home to see.....I think it's too big a file to put on the internet, so I'm debating to try to make a disc or a tape and send it home for my dad to make a DVD. It's 45 minutes of the first month in France!
A bientot!
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