lucky lucky gal

i know ive said this .. or blogged about it at least a few times .. or said it aloud or penned it in my journal .. but i am the luckiest person in the world.

when the biggest problem plaguing you right now .. is whether to spend the weekend in french wine country .. or soaking up the sun on the french riveria .. youve got it made. but seriously, planning weekends is stressful. aix is in the perfect crossroads so that spain .. italy . germany .. FRANCE .. are just a hop skip and a jump across some international borders .. but its also very expensive because its not a huge hub but there are just so many options. its a really beautiful problem to have.

as i sit here.. in my simple room with a bed, a cute armoir and a pre WWII map of the world .. i realize how simple life can be and how beautiful that is. although i am blogging, facebooking chatting, listening to the latest itunes download and searching for train tickets and hostels simultaneously . i really like the simple structure of this tiny apartment and the simplicity of life here.

also, today i got a phone call from this sweet little family in town who wants a babysitter. i wish smiles could transmit electronically. babysitting is such a huge part of my life back home and the opportunity to make some money play with sweet little french children .. just makes my soul happy. the mom is from cologne, germany and the dad is from st. lucia in the caribbean .. so their kids speak french, english and german fluently. not fair. absolutely not fair. i have decided that my kids will know a minimum of 2 languages fluently .. 3 is my goal. i think the world is too crazy and too dramatic of a place for them to not be at prepared as possible and culturally diverse as they can be.