How lovely it is...

The trees in the Quad are in bloom. They are so pretty for that one or two weeks in the year. There are so many photographers out. So with the campus being so pretty, I invited my parents down to see the campus (My father has been bugging me to give them my version of a tour of campus since I've been here 3 years now). My Dad happily accepted. So I cleaned my room the day before they got there and my roommates remarked that they had never seen it that clean. But when my parents got there they were not impressed. I got the "it looks half-way decent in here" and lectured about not doing my dishes because my mother recognized a dish of mine in the sink. Then we went to lunch and I told them about my plans. They already knew about the Ireland trip and still wonder why I am doing it. But I have new more extensive plans for the rest of my school year. I am applying to the Paris in the Fall program and want to do a Brussels program for Spring semester. I laid the news on them before we were even seated in the restaurant. I thought my Dad would be happy and excited and my Mom weary of it. Instead I got a "hmm..." and my mom didn't talk until we sat down at the table and asked if this was why I had invited them down. And I'll tell you that that wasn't the reason it was the pretty campus and Dad asking me before. It wasn't till after I asked them that I thought about it. So the second question was how was I going to pay for this. I told them that I would get loans. And I would stay there from June to December and fly back and then fly out in January. I knew my Mom would be hesitant and she was and is and stayed quiet about. As you will notice with my family, we don't argue or yell, we are just quiet and calmly disapproving and then we change the subject. Speaking of which, after eating, we went on the tour and took pictures, which I will post when my dad emails them to me. The highlight was after the tour they took me grocery shopping. So that was my last Sunday. And my parents are still mulling my plans over with the brochures I gave them.

La Premiere Entry

So this is the first in hopefully a long line of journal entries. I'm planning to write entries in both english and french. So some entries you won't understand unless you speak french and none of my friends right now do. But in the future I would like to have francophone friends. I have the desire to make a lot of posts but my lack of disipline gets in the way just to warn you. This journal will also just my life status reports as well. So here is the status of things:

• I just dropped my writing link class. So for composition classes for me, the third time is not lucky. So I will need to take an english class next quarter. It sucks.
• I got my test back in french and did not do well. I think doing so well in high school, not needing to study, really wrecked me.
• Ryan and I are planning on being flatmates this summer in Ireland. I just plan to get a waitressing/barista job there.
• I found out a couple days ago that my best friend is pregnant. She is due in August. I am so excited for her. I wish she was with a better guy though. I really want to see her but we haven't been able to find the time. I'm a little sad that I won't be with her when she gives birth since I will be in Ireland.
• So many people having birthdays. I really wish I was 21. I want a fake ID.

Well that's it for the premiere entry. Bonne Chance!