Saturday
Hard to believe that Christmas came and went! It doesn’t feel like it was ever really here. I woke up at Catherine A’s house and we had a slow breakfast again. Célia had some Spanish to work on with a friend, so I asked if it would be alright for Catherine to drop me off in Anthon on the same trip. We packed up the car with my toaster and toaster oven and spend away. I made sure to thank her profusely for the dinners and the gifts before she left.
It was wonderful to have time to myself again. For those of you who know me, I really thrive when I have some alone time. My batteries were in desperate need of a recharge after two and a half days of French and formality. I had a mini-spay day, listened to some good tunes, and made tacos for an early dinner.
I had a lovely phone call with my family to reconnect and talk about our holiday. I was treated to a brief glimpse of Ann Arbor on the call- boy, do I miss my college town! I really missed getting to spend some time with everyone on the holiday. I snacked on freshly baked cookies from my toaster oven throughout the call and enjoyed seeing my cat preform little tricks at home.
I spent the rest of my evening watching Christmas movies and playing on my phone. It felt like a recovery day for me. I burned some candles, hung up my laundry, cleaned the place up a little bit. As the day went on, I gradually felt more and more relaxed.
Madame Bodet and Catherine J both sent texts inviting me over, but I opted to stay home and said thank you for the invitation. I wouldn’t have been any fun to hang out with Saturday anyway. I hope everyone out there is getting a bit of recovery time today!
Mary-Est-En-France 