Paris, France - 1/25/01

1/25/01

In Paris!  We're leaving the hotel at 7:45 tomorrow morning - have to be at the airport at 9 and our flight is at 10.  I bought a soft purple pjs set, 2 shirts, and Valentine's boxers for Jamie today.  (Just the boxers are for him.)  :)  We saw Love's Labours Lost today - Alicia Silverstone, Kenneth Branaugh... it wasn't very good, but it made me laugh!

So tomorrow morning we fly to Barcelona, Saturday night we fly to Lisbon, and next Sunday morning we fly from Madrid back here to Paris.  I'm really missing Jamie.  Especially seeing things here that I saw with him, etc.  I bought the Boyz II Men cooleyhighharmony CD today - he'll laugh at me when I tell him!  Bedtime... I love you, Jamie!!!!

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/24/01

1/24/01

Have to wake up in 3 hours... just finished packing.  We're flying to Barcelona!  Same price as the train and a lot faster.  Think my compte-rendu went well... talked to Mom for a couple minutes - Aunt Natalie had her baby but don't know yet if it's boy or girl... have to go to bed.  I love you, Jamie!!!

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/23/01

1/23/01

If I wasn't so tired, I'd write about the weirdest book in the world that I just finished, and my otherwise pretty wonderful day.  I love you, Jamie!

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/22/01

1/22/01

Talked to Matt & Nat tonight.  I'm going to visit Nat for Valentine's Day, so we can have a pity party.  :)  Anniversaries and Valentine's Day and neither of us will have a significant other there.  Hopefully we can find some good sappy movies to watch!  It's almost 11:30 and I still haven't studied for grammar.  I did write two letters, though, and that's an accomplishment.  Too bad I'm not graded on letters instead of finals.  Tomorrow is the grammar final and then Wednesday is the compte-rendu.  (sigh)  I still have to finish re-reading Zazie.  I bought two "Petit Nicolas" books today and already read the first couple chapters of one.  They're easy to read!  And cute and funny.  :)  I dropped off film today to get copies of stuff for Jamie... I wish finals were over!  And I wish I didn't have to move on to level 5 next semester.  I'd rather take something easy and not risk failing since I'm not getting credit anyway!  (sigh)  I love you, Jamie!  G'night!

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/21/01

1/21/01

Well, tomorrow is civ and writing and I'm far from ready.  Probably because I don't know what'll be on the civ test, and I have no way to prepare for writing.  :(  (sigh)  Church was tonight... I like going, but I miss the more contemporary service, and singing songs that aren't hymns.  I like the pastor, Joe, though.  Shonda, Morgan, Sarah, and I ate at Pizza Tino's tonight.  I split a pizza w/ Sarah so it was really cheap.  Talked to Mom.   Nothing new at home.  She said Dad will probably take tomorrow off of work, but he's doing fine after his surgery.  I miss Jamie.  Yesterday, he had just made brownies when I talked to him.  I wish I could be chez-lui eating brownies and drinking milk and hugging him... I'm just kind of depressed right now about the whole school thing and Jamie always makes me feel better.  The brownies would help, too.  :)

I hate knowing that I don't need any of the credit I'm getting for being here, yet I still have to take classes (probably level 5) to be able to keep my scholarship.  It would be fine if I could take an easy level, but taking level 5 means I risk failing a class- and I can't afford to do that.  I'm also worrying right now about planning the Spain and Portugal trip (we leave Thursday and have no plans), planning the February trip (still need to call Matt & Nat), planning the April trip, and planning the June trip.  And when I get back, I need to find a job, buy a car, and move into a new apartment (that I also need to find).  And of course, finals, new semester, and enrolling for fall are all here now.  

I guess just take one thing at a time.  God won't give me more than I can handle, right?  G'night Jamie, love of my life.  I hope you're enjoying your brownies.  :)  I love you!

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/20/01

1/20/01

Talked to Jamie tonight; I'm really missing him.  Babysat for the Johnstons.  Alec hadn't had his nap today so he went to bed at 8:30 - easy night.  Tomorrow is church and studying for the civ and writing tests.  And I get to talk to Mom & Dad.  :)  G'night Jamie.  I love you.

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/19/01

1/19/01

Today is dad's birthday!  :)  The litt test was today, and it didn't go very well.  I know a lot of information for that class, but she didn't ask about anything I knew.  It's done, though.  I found out today that I should have about $2400 leftover from my scholarship this semester.  That pushes me to $900 a month instead of $500!!  I'm still going to be careful, though.  I need money for an apartment next year!  Today, though, to celebrate the end of the horrible litt class and test, I bought a cheap pair of pants and a cheap shirt and saw Castaway.  (In French; good movie!)  And tomorrow I get to talk to Jamie!!!  I was just realizing a second ago that I get to be with him for the rest of my life.  He makes me so incredibly happy!  {This goes on for a while.}

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/18/01

1/18/01

We stayed at the Cafe St. Laurent for 9 1/2 hours today, studying.  Litt test is tomorrow morning!  We're arriving 2 hours early to study more.  (sigh)  Decided not to get an apartment here - we need the storage room during the month of June.  Talked to Jamie for a little bit.  :)  He's wonderful.  :)  Bedtime!  I love you, sweetheart!  BTW - the oral test went fine.

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/17/01

1/17/01

I had a lot to think about today.  Now, especially after talking to mom, I know what I want to do.  I'm going to keep my major in International Relations and keep my French as a minor instead of a major.  So:  I have 9 classes left to take to graduate.  I don't know if my scholarship will apply to the first year of grad school or not.  In any case, I'm going to enroll in classes (next semester) that I need to graduate.  When it's time to enroll for next spring, Jamie and I can decide if it would be better for me to go ahead and finish or to take another year after that.  I've also decided (w/ mom's help) not to apply for the scholarship.  I would only have a week to do it in, and that week includes 6 finals.  Too much stress.  I'm just happy that Prof. Cox nominated me!  Also, watched the Orange Bowl tonight, decided w/ Morgan & Sarah to look for a cheap studio (for 3) and found out that Mom's cookies are already in the mail for me!  I love you, Jamie!

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/16/01

1/16/01

I got to talk to him for a long time tonight.  :)  I had a fairly productive day - I bought stamps, envelopes, writing paper, and a highlighter, and did all my laundry (besides hand-washed stuff).  Morgan and I ordered two big lemon meringue tarts from the patisserie - we're going to eat them (with everyone else) tomorrow night while we watch the Orange Bowl at the SUEE.  Tomorrow during the day we're going to study litt. at a cafe... (sigh)  I can't see how I'm going to pass that test, so I can't motivate myself to study.  Vicious circle.  It's past my bedtime.  :)  G'night my wonderful, wonderful man!  I love you!

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/15/01

1/15/01

Mary and Sean are engaged!  And building a house in Texas - and she bought a new car.  I'm very happy for them, but I'm jealous of their financial situation.  Jamie and I are going to be poor - in debt - for a long time.  At least we know that now - we're already preparing.  :)  I had an email saying that Robert Cox (prof at OU) has nominated me for a scholarship!  I need to check out the website tomorrow to print off the application.  Had a run-in w/ Martine today over my missing the next two weeks, but it's over and I'm not going to worry about it anymore.  I wish I could talk to Jamie... only one more day!  I love you, sweetheart!

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/14/01

1/14/01

Talked to Dad & Mom tonight.  :)  I love my parents!  Mom said she'll send me some cookies and her gingersnap recipe.  :)  Dad now knows that Jamie and I had my finger sized for a ring and that we're wanting to get married probably the spring after I get back.  Dad, especially, helped me a lot with figuring out the money situation.  I'm going to cut back my February vacation and go see Matt & Nat.  Now it's Amsterdam, possibly Brussels, possibly a castle in Germany, and then Matt & Nat's.  I'll do Mont St Michel on a long weekend some time.   I have to be up in less than 3 hours for teaching; don't know what I'm doing for that.  (sigh)  G'night Jamie.  I love you with all my heart!

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/13/01

1/13/01

Our 2 yrs, 11 months anniversary!  I forgot to say that when I talked to him earlier.  :(  I'm really upset about money issues.  I don't know how I'm going to do all the traveling I want to and still pay rent and eat.  (sigh)  I wrote a letter to Jamie tonight, but I still have a lot of others to write!  Hopefully I'll do some of that tomorrow along with thinking of what to teach and making bunches of pbj's and fluffernutters for my classes.  I need to go to bed soon... I finished the last book of the three dad sent - just to find out that there's a fourth!  I'll have to ask him about it when I call tomorrow.  Bedtime.  G'night Jamie.  I love you!

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/12/01

1/12/01

Our supplementary lit class was almost an hour and a half long.  Yuck.  And I didn't get any mail today - pretty disappointing.  I really need to start my letter writing again.  I have... (well, I just went through and took the time to address some envelopes, but I forgot to count - so)... some/lots of letters to write.  I finished the second book of that series tonight, and started the third.  My writing/thinking skills go downhill as I get more and more tired.  Sarah and I had our x-ray and doctor appointments today.  X-ray was quick - strip from the waist up and press yourself against a COLD metal thing, take a deep breath, and you're done.  We waited about 45 minutes before getting in to see the doctor.  He asked "height, weight, wear glasses, any problems" and we were done.  I love you, Jamie sweetheart!  G'night.

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/11/01

1/11/01

Bedtime - already 4:31 and class tomorrow.  Got my Mrs. Pollifax book and read that &first of the trilogy dad sent.  Bought black boots.  Tired.  Talked to Jamie.  :)  & Matt & Nat.  Nat just got out of the hospital.  I love you, Jamie.

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/10/01

1/10/01

I did my checkbook again today during écrit, and my money situation is pretty desperate.  After rent, I'm going to be living off of about $500 per month.  Including traveling.  How am I going to do this?  I've already decided (Morgan's idea) to cut dinner-and-movie nights to just once or twice a month instead of every week.  Sucks.  We ate fondue tonight and I ate way too much.  I also have a horrible cold or allergies or something.  Feel miserable.  On a higher note, Pûy-de-dôme is covered with snow, and (unrelated), Sarah and I are started to plan our Spain & Portugal trip!  Bedtime.  I love you Jamie darling!  G'night!

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/9/01

1/9/01

I got to talk to him tonight.  :)  He had a horrible time catching his plane in Houston, but both he and his bags made it just fine!  :)  Class today.  At least it wasn't teaching, though!  Sarah and I talked a bit about our Spain/Portugal trip - I think it'll be Barcelona, Seville, Lisbon, Madrid, and Bilbao.  In a week!  We actually have 11ish days, so we should be able to do it.  Jamie's too wonderful.  :)  I called him "Veirdo" on the phone and he called me "Socker."  :)  I wasn't planning on staying up this late (it's 1:30am), but Juliette & her Romeo were having loud sex, so I've had to keep my headphones on for a while.  :P  By the way, OU won the national championship January 3rd!!!!!!!  We found out when "international sports" ran across the bottom of the TV screen in Paris.  Bedtime.  I love you, Jamie!!!

Clermont-Ferrand, France - 1/8/01

1/8/01

And now back to my nightly journal-writing.  He's gone.  His plane left at 12:40pm today and it should be landing in Tulsa in less than an hour.  I am just really depressed now.  I don't want to go to class tomorrow and I don't want to teach ever again.  We still haven't been paid for October!  I just want to have a day to lay in bed and cry.  With Jamie's pillowcase (that I love) and the elephant he gave me - Gordon.  I'm going to call him tomorrow night... I want to talk to him now, but that's not really possible with him being in an airplane... I just went over my checkbook (finally) and am pretty worried about how little I have left.  It'll help when I'm finally paid!  I'm going to need a lot of strength to get through these next 6 months without him here.  When we were walking on Rue St Honore in Paris a few nights ago, we went into a jewelry place to get my finger sized - 48 (european) for a thin ring and 49 for a thick one.  She said that's "almost a 5" in american.

We had a good time in Paris.  We played pool!  And I won a game!  I'm so much in love with him and it really hurts to have him so far away.  Now more than ever.  We spent our last day in Paris looking for a restaurant called Henri's Mussels and ended up eating at TGI Friday's.  And singing silly songs and having a wonderful time.  I have more fun with him than anyone else in the world.  I need him so much.

I'm going to go to bed now.  I hope I can fall asleep quickly.  I'm not even going to get ready.  I'll start crunches again tomorrow.  I love you so much, sweetheart.  I hope your flight was alright.  G'night, Jamie.

Paris, France - 1/7/01

1/7/01

Next day!

Paris, France - 1/6/01

1/6/01

I'm tired... we had a pretty hectic day.  Top of the Eiffel Tower, Trocadero, and Montparnasse, with the Champs-Elysées, lots of people, and long lines thrown in.  We had dinner at a crêperie near Montparnasse... not bad.  Jamie had his first crêpe ever at a little stand near Trocadero; the crêpes were too thick and doughy there, but at least he got to try one.  We saw Chicken Run in English tonight.  Last night was Charlie's Angels in English!  Bed time...