It rained again today, prompting us to work indoors. Again. It was a really long day, so I was looking forward to my dinner plans with a girlfriend of mine. We planned to meet at 8pm in the lobby. Instead of wearing my usual dress and heels, I opted for a dressed down ensemble of jeans and stilettos.
We walked to the restaurant. By the time we got there I had almost slipped on the wet sidewalks about a million times, and the bottom of my jeans were soaked. I've never seen such a slick sidewalk. I'm perfectly comfortable walking in stilettos, in snow, on gravel..I can run thru the woods in them (if you watched my Dodge commercial you know what I'm talkin about). But this was a completely different thing.
Dinner was amazing. I had a few glasses of wine, some salmon tartar, and scallops. Oh, and dessert. I splurged. But I've been so good every night that I wanted to reward myself tonight. And if I don't do that now and then I'll end up locking myself in my room for a whole day with a gallon of ice cream and cheeseburgers. So I think my hefty dinner tonight was well within my comfort range...
Walking home was another challenge. By then the sidewalk had become like a tarp covered in baby oil. Disaster. Almost. I made it home without falling completely down.
I don't have much to do to occupy my time. I've talked to some people from back home, and that helps. I need to hear someone talk to me without the thick accent or I'll forget how it's done.
I'm still trying to study my French. During my lunch today my waiter noticed that I was studying. He told me to say everything to him in French. No English. It was actually quite fun.. He laughed and said something to the other waiters. They came over to listen for a minute. I would look through my book, find out how to say "Can I have the check, please?", and then I would say it to him. I must have sounded very good because they all kept laughing. I need practice.
So, the saying for today, in English, is:
"It's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're an idiot, than to open it and prove them right."
Au revoir! Bonne nuit... ( O RuhVWahR . BuhN NWee) hahaha
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