Prologue

Dinner was nice.

With just enough saved and trying our best to not spend money, yet still attempting to see people, Molly and I are trying to get ready for a trip. It's kinda weird packing clothing for a year when you really don't know too much about what the weather will really be or what activities you may actually be doing.

I set up, I hope, some housing for the first month we will be in Valence. We will not have a kitchen so there may be more comments about restaurant food in the beginning than the end as we chronicle this year.

I am trying to harness my anxiety for leaving (in 8 days) in a word that most people call 'excitement.' "Are you excited," people will ask... then the black ball of anxiety swells in my chest, restricting my breathing. Is this excitement?
I guess. Perhaps I should begin using the word, "excitement."

I am excited. There you have it.
- Patrick

I guess I will start where Patrick left off. I am excited, just not yet completely. Maybe on the plane to France from London is when I will get excited about France. Things I am excited about in no particular order. First, I am excited that I have not worked in 10 days. Second, I am excited that I have seen so many people I love before we leave. I wish that my life consisted of these two things. God that would be great! The only thing that would be better if I got paid to hang out with the people I love, although that might make me a whore.

I am not excited about all the little things I have to do before I leave or that everyone I want to see lives an hour away or more from one another. I would like to take this time to push the importance of a public transportation system that runs the entire I-25 corridor and I-70. I will right a draft of the bill if someone is willing to push it through.

As for preparing for France I worked on my French today with Patrick. We went over the basic vowels today. I had no idea that speaking French is all about the position of your mouth and lips. Maybe all languages are like this, but French is the first language I have noticed that it actually matters, the position of your mouth.

I can't wait for people to come and visit us in France. Please let us know when any of you would like to visit so we can plan for your stay. I look forward to see all of you. I am excited to travel around and see new places. I am just a little worried about the pace of it all. I speak to Patrick how he likes to travel and it kind of scares me. I am a McKellar and as a McKellar travel is relaxing. We see one thing a day and then hang out. We will see and you will all know about it through this blog.

Dinner was great tonight.

Over and out.
Molly