Gorgeous day

I love the fact that i have to squint to see this screen b/c the sun is so bright this morning as i write this hehe! It's so wonderful b/c it's been raining and cloudy all week and today when i woke up the sun was just bursting from the sky, and the sky is clear today :) After my tummy settles from breakfast, the park and it's sidewalks are calling my name for a run (ipod is charging now hehe). It's been over a week so think i'm ready!
Yesterday was a great day. I felt SO good b/c i ended up having my surprise exam in Culture and Civilization class, but i NAILED it..and so i just needed that to remind myself that i can be fine even after being sick and missing classes. Plus i did study really hard so i'm glad i didn't get any wrong ! I also finished a big paper that i'd been working on all week, so that felt good and i will hand it in monday. One of my proff. was sick so we didnt have class which kindof helped me more b/c i went to the library to work more...so good!
Julia cooked something rare yesterday that i didn't like too much, but i ate some of it anywy: it was rice that had chunks of fish and egg in it..it was bland, so thank god she has pepper so i just loaded it with that and then it was really spicy so all i tasted was the pepper and i tried not to think about the other combination of stuff eheheh. And i ate bread of course to add more 'thick' substance ha! I spent my afternoon studying more, working on our big research project for the culture/civ class. I got a good portion done so i was happy. I'll finish my share today since i have a nice relaxing afternoon. I tutored the little girls yesterday at 6pm, and it was cute bc they wanted to play dress-up..in their very own words... "America's next top model" haha when they said this i couldn't believe that they even know what that show is heheheheh!! They are 9yr old, 6 and 4 hahah!! But it was the cutest thing..then to make the lesson work i was the judge and when they walked out they had to tell me about their outfits...ALL in english! It was adorable! They did a great job! Then we played doctor's office, and Leire the 9 yr old dressed up as a doctor and i was the mom bringing my two little girls to see her for their health problems..this was great b/c we could practice vocab of the human body! :) They are so cute...got a little roudy at the end, but all in all, it's worth everybit of my time!!!
My night got even better b/c i got to spend it with Philippe. We hadnt really seen each other since b/4 i left to Paris since our weeks were so busy studying. He is in 9 courses, and they are ALL really hard, so he has so much work to do. But i really respect him for that and his work ethic, because that is how i am too. Anyway, i went to his piso, and we looked at pics and watched youtube videos from his country and culture. Then we got to cuddle a little :)He took me out for a drink and it was so nice..we went to a bar that wasn't too busy and just talked for about 2 hours,,,just the two of us. It was so nice...i am enjoying getting to know him so much; it just clicks you know!?! I've just never felt that way with anyone hehe! I just have to soak this all in and enjoy every moment i have with him :) Then he walked me back to my piso, and i love that too b/c we walk through the park and talk all the way home :) Tonight i am going to cook for him..i just hope i can find all of the ingredients hehe!
That is all that's new,,,but life is good :)I can't complain!
All my love,
Lauren