the end of this road

helllllllo!
brady will be here in 2 hours and 15 minutes if all goes well. i am soooo excited.

yesterday was a good day leading up to today. another au pair contacted me to meet up, so i suggested we have a picnic. she's from germany, and she's been here since april. im sorry. i couldn't concentrate. maybe it was just me being unable to concentrate because i knew that the next day i'd be free, but i just kept staring at my watch. she hates being here, and i felt really bad for her. i tried to give her some good advice and really listen because i'd want someone to do the same and she needed comforting. she's really nice but just really shy, so i know being an au pair must be really difficult for her because you really have no comfort zone. i did really like talking to her though because we could relate on a lot of things.

then i packed more! and talked to the cleaning lady. she's awesome. i'm gonna miss her. then at night i went to the waxing lady's house for aperitifs (pre-dinner drinks and snacks) and it was so fun. god that's a family i wish i was working for. they reminded me of my family and mr. brian's. on a whim, they would just invite people over for beers (NOT wine!) out of the BOTTLE( i can here my au pair people gasping) and appetizers. and we just laughed and talked about everything...from dogs to eyguieres to cheese to marseille. everything. the kids were so cute and just so fun. it was such a warm atmosphere. i wish i would have met them sooner. we went on google earth and i showed them around new orleans. i felt so special that someone was so interested in where i came from. the family never asked me anything like that. yeah these were really great people.

alright. again the excitement is kicking in. i need to return library books but i don't wanna. blahhhhhh that'll keep me busy for a bit though.
later gators!
chelsea