scrapbook

Trip to Paris

Saturday we waited under the Eiffel Tower in the freezing cold to meet some friends for a cafe au lait and a chat. I thought about how I had carried a miniature Eiffel Tower on my keyring for over a year. I bought it at the Thursday Market for a euro here in Sevilla. A souvenir of a dream that was conceived on that list of goals I wrote out in my early twenties living in California and trying to figure out what the heck I wanted do with my life. Visit Paris with a romantic interest sat there on the page between learn french and spanish and visit New York City with a romantic interest. Three out of the four isn't bad and I'm only half way through my thirties. Still time to work on a third language. At six months of age Sophia has sat in her push chair and stared at the Mona Lisa, Monet's Water Lilies and Degas ballerinas. We shared exquisite cheese and wine with our lovely french family. Jonah and I have kissed in Paris. Reality was better than I had imagined when I doubtfully wrote those words on my list and bought my tacky key chain.

I love February

Spring is just around the corner. Strawberry season is near. A fresh, new year is starting. Jonah and I have been together for 7 years on Valentine's Day. We get to go to Paris for 6 days on the 22nd through to the 27th. Nice way to celebrate 7 years together. My first time there. I am really looking forward to it. I can wear all my old clothes again after wearing maternity clothes for over a year. Helen gets here on the 16th from Los Angeles to live here and help us with Triburbana. She really wants to get involved in the club scene here and is an aspiring club DJ. It will be good to have another female around. Sophia blesses me so much everyday. I am completely in love with her. She is so cute and growing and learning and changing everyday. She teaches me so much about God and life and love. I am really thankful to have such a nice dog that I have already spent so much time training and preparing so that now I don't have to worry so much about her around Sophia. That was a smart thing for me to do, have a couple of years to work with Kati before Sophia came along. And I think it is really important to have animals around for children to get used to and learn from.