Ok, so many of you know that I recently moved (again). Things are going well. I have been here almost a month now, our stuff has been here about a week and a half (don't ask that is a very long story) and I have done a ton of painting to get the house how I like it. I will write a post soon about my first impressions of the house, seeing I was very concerned that I wouldn't like it, seeing my husband picked it out without me getting to come and see it before we purchased it. But tonight I want to talk about something else. Tonight I want to write about my first party. We hosted our first pool 'party' tonight with about 10 of Nathan's co-workers and their families and it was fun. I had a pretty good time meeting new people, preparing food and pouring drinks. It was a neat experience listening to these adults (and their children) switching seamlessly between English and French depending on who they were talking to. It made me realize that I am so far from bilingual and I so desperately wish that I had paid more attention in French class in high school and made much more of an effort to keep up with the French that I did learn. Nothing is more humbling than a 5 year old switching to English because he knows that you don't speak French.
But I am rambling. I wanted to raise a glass to the lonely. There were two other ladies at this BBQ this afternoon, one local girl and another 'import' like me. It was very easy to tell who was who. Although all three of us got a long very well and always had something to talk about, the two of us who are not from around here clung to every word that was shared like it was a life line. Almost as if each exchange was like an olive branch, telling us that it will be ok, that the waters of loneliness will recede in time. The other 'import', Lisa, and I are going to try to get together again on Wednesday evening. I always forget how much time it takes for adults to be friends. So this evening we unknowingly raised a glass to new friendships, maybe on Wednesday we will raise one intentionally, and who knows, it just maybe the start of a beautiful friendship.
