Life for me really is going absolutely wonderfully. Today I just had such a fantastic day from the time that I woke up all the way until now, right before I go to bed. I woke up this morning in such a good mood, I got ready had some tea and when I left I just felt fantastic: about myself, about the day, about being where I was, just about life. On my way to the tram stop there is a little flower shop and I saw that they had daffodils and I got so excited that it's daffodil season! I think I got so excited because that means that spring is coming soon, or it could be because I just love daffodils that much. I bought some knowing that I wanted to give them to someone, plus it meant that I got to spend the whole 30 min. tram ride holding a small bouquet of daffodils (jonquilles en Français). When I got to school it wasn't cold and the sun was shining (I think it got up to 60 today! It was so nice, all I had to wear was a shirt, cardigan, and sweater). I ended up giving the daffodils to my two friends from ILP that I hardly see anymore and it was fantastic. I met up with my friend Lea who hasn't been having a good week and I wanted to cheer her up, but I wasn't sure how. I was still in a really good mood, so after class we decided to get lunch. We ended up going to the grocery store and made a salad out of lettuce, mushrooms, tomatoes, cucumber, corn, avocado, and smoked salmon. It was so good plus she whipped up some mustard/balsamic vinegar dressing that was delicious. We were supposed to go see this show that her host mom was in but ended up getting lost and walking for four miles around Bordeaux, it turned out to be such a lovely afternoon though. The sun was shining all day and the wind wasn't harsh, it was so soft and barely warm, but it made all the difference in the world. When we were very close to home we stopped at an epicerie (which is like a small market) and found strawberries. They were so good for it being February. I cannot wait for spring, I know it is going to be beautiful, but I also know that there is still a lot more rain and coldness to come. After I got home I did some homework, ate dinner, and now I am here writing this! It was just such a fantastic day for no other reason than the fact that I am just so happy. I can't remember a day when I have been this thrilled about life. I love being here, I love the people that I have met and will meet. While there are a few things that I miss, I know that I am going back to them in a few months so all that I want to do now is just enjoy being here and being separated and wonderfully solo. I guess that is what my life is right now. Yes there are stresses, yes school is school, money is money, friends are friends, but in the end, I am one happy girl, and I am just trying to not let the weight of those stresses attach to me any more than they have to.
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