g-ma...this one goes out to you

hello.
today was and continues to be a glorious day. i woke up, brought the kiddies to school, ran, toook a shower and then got on the bus to go play tennis with my new friend! before i left, though, the dad asked me when i'd be back because his parents were arriving today and he has work. so by process of inference, i realized that meant i had to be their host until the mom arrived. so i guess in the job description of au pair, there must be some clause that says it is part of my job to greet the parents of my boss in the house of my boss, which happens to be in another continent than my house, and entertain them for the evening. i was a bit nervous, but they turned out to be cool, and also, when i changed my perspective and realized that it's a bit of an honor that the dad would allow me to greet his parents upon their arrival, it was a lot better.

so tennis. yeah. it was great. i miss it so much. i played really well and me and perrine had a deep convo, which i have learned to really love because they're rare for me because oftentimes it's hard to connect with the language barrier. but it's also cool when i have those opportunities because it seems like growing up and things like love, family, and money are universal obstacles to overcome, so it was cool to talk to her. yeah so i played well and i wanna keep playing, so i think we'll do it again soon. i won 6-1, 6-2. yeahhhh it was cute to hear her cursing in french. i tried, but it jsut wasn't natural.

then i got an ice cream cone at mc donalds! and i'm so cheezy that i brought a can of white beans and whole grain bread to eat for my meal inside of mcd's because i wasn't about to eat their food. i ate my beans right outta that can. they were DANK. then i reserved the hotel for me and brady for when he comes and i was so happy to finally be making tangible strides toward his arrival.

because it was a BEAUTIFUL day and i discovered the local pool, i decided to go and swim a little and lay out. it was in a word: PERFECT

then i came back, played hostess, walked with the g-parents to and from the kids' schools (45minutes after all that tennis and running....im DEAD), and now im watching a movie in french. im excited.

oooh i forgot to mention 2 important things. i'll do it in the order in which they occured.
i bought this thing called savon noir or black soap in salon, and it's this GOOP that you put on your skin, leave for 10 minutes, and then wash off and it's supposed to make your skin super soft. so i bought some and they guy who sold it to me said he uses it too (i'd like to hear him say that in front of his friends) and so i've used it twice and i must say it's amazing. so i applied my savon noir and then called my gma and that was another highlight of my day. i'd love to be her when i grow up because she's accomplished all the things that i cherish in life: good wife, great mother, amazing cook, loyal friend, family lady, volunteer, dog lover, concerned neighbor, and if i can do that too, i know everything else will fall into place. so this post is dedicated to the GMAMMA

peace hommies
chels