I woke up, had a simple breakfast of fresh baguette with more of that delicious homemade strawberry jam & hot tea. I brushed my teeth before heading to my room to pick out my outfit for today, which included my new H&M sweater that I got yesterday. After I finished getting ready, I set out to find the big bank of the arrondissement, where I've (almost fully) opened an account. I forgot to take my passport with me, so I'll have to take that back for the final validation.
It was rainy this morning, but the sun decided to show its face today, so I came back for a quick lunch of gnocchi w/ pesto, followed by a baguette slice with goat cheese & honey for dessert. I pulled up my e-mail, and found a message from the French language school I had tested at last week; one of the students had dropped her reservation! I was going to go to a different school & take a placement test, but this e-mail gave me a better outlook on the afternoon. I have to pay tomorrow, and then I can start on Monday!
After my happy discovery, I grabbed my camera & headed back towards the bank. I had passed a huge, beautiful fountain on my way earlier, and the light hitting the water proved irresistible to photograph!
Too pretty!The bank was located on a street with some very well-known brands, and so I went a little camera-happy & started photographing store-front signs. (To see all of them, check here. The store-front pictures start about 3/4 of the way into the album, but do take your time to enjoy all of my photos thus far!) Before I knew it, I had to turn around & get back to the apartment to put together a snack for the kids.
Today was relatively calm, and the kids behaved well. I think it was the sunshine that helped. They played at the park without a problem, and no old ladies tried to take the kid's scooters, which probably won't happen again, but I won't ever forget that event. At the park, I met up with an au pair girl I'd been introduced to the first weekend I was here, so we chatted while the kids played. Dinner was nothing remarkable, though I need to start finding something other than pasta to feed to the kids...I think they're getting tired of it. (Personally, I really enjoy pasta, so it's not a problem, but I don't want the kids to get bored). The mother of the family arrived first tonight, and she paid me a great compliment by saying that she enjoyed the fact that she walks in to a calm environment with the kids every night; she says it's a sign that I'm good for & good with the kids. What a great way to end a night.
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