Getting into the Swing of Things...?

I knew I would be in a better mood today, and I was correct. I had a good day, and I am glad to be getting into the swing of things.

I woke up at 10am and ate some cereal! The mom had some Special K she bought, but never ate, so it’s for me now. Yay for cereal and my normal routine… continued by a run! Running was great. I took some time to explore the area, and it was nice to push my body again. Although, one of my legs is sore right now, but it is a good pain. Means I did something. I then showered and cooked lunch with the dad. We cooked some steaks and baked some potatoes. The potatoes are something I am very familiar with, so it was nice to have little piece of home, and they tasted excellent.

The dad then encouraged the boy and his friend to ride bikes with me. That was an entire workout within itself. The boys went so fast! They had to wait for me every 10 minutes or so, so I could catch up. They probably thought I was ridiculous but whatever haha. I liked the boy’s friend. He spoke more words to me than the boy has the entire time I have been here, and he doesn’t even speak English. He was sweet and kept re-explaining things when I didn’t understand.

Eventually we made it back, and I assumed I had time to do as I pleased, so I did my laundry and then laid out in the sun and read my kindle. It was a gorgeous day… warm and no clouds, so perfect for tanning and reading. I also finally unpacked all the clothes and managed to stuff them in my wardrobe. I need more storage space, but I managed to fit everything inside. I am contemplating about going to IKEA or a Carrefour Planet to buy a storage bin or something. We shall see.

I then helped the dad cook dinner, which was une tarte à la tomate. Tomato pie. We hand-made the pie crust, and then I was in charge of cutting all the tomatoes. I have learned the proper way to cut things with knives (hold the object and curl your fingers inward). I am so excited for my cooking knowledge to grow… I will be a master French chef in a few months! I will become a very eligible bachelorette with my cooking prowess hahaha.

After dinner, I drove a 20 minute drive with the mom to this pool/half water park place. She wanted to show me how to get there, so I can take the kids one day. Apparently it has a wave pool, slides, and then a pool, so that’s why I consider it half water park. It was dark while I was driving, which made it doubly difficult to drive. I couldn’t see the gear shifter! But it is more of a feeling type of thing anyway… but I am not that skilled yet. Sometimes when I shift gears, I skip a gear on accident and the engine revs up because I am going too fast for the low gear. I hope to stop doing this soon.

Tomorrow I am going to the store with the dad, so I can pick out my cereal. I am glad the family is open to my (what they consider weird) food choices. I don’t know what else is in store for tomorrow, but I am ok with that. I am assuming helping with lunch and dinner, and the girl comes back tomorrow night. I haven’t seen her in so long… it’s weird.

I am content right now… but I am also super excited for Friday night. Paris can’t come soon enough.