Day One

I slept in until 9:16 and almost missed my yoga class. I rushed out of the house in a discombobulated state, and did not settle down for most of the class. I did enjoy it though, and felt that I had started the day and the year right. Three shots of espresso and a smoothie for breakfast felt good, followed by a long shower and a mask and time preparing my lecture. So far so good for 2011.

We were expected at a 'pig roast' in the Benichou's neighbourhood. We arrived when the pig was mostly consumed, but I enjoyed Daphne's family and Maya was happy to play with Belina. They set up a 'Kittyloversonly' blog, which I was impressed with.

Eric is stressed about getting his experiments ready for Ecuador and disappeared into his lab early in the day. I got regular updates; things are not going well for him and he is hyper frustrated (one text said 'suckious maximus'. I did get some work done on my talk, and started some packing. I left Maya with Belina for a while, and when I returned to pick her up, had a delightful time with Julien and his parents, Anne and Jean, who speak mostly French but understand English. I speak alot of Spanish to them!

I like starting the new year quietly, slowly, treading lightly, not my usual style, but appreciated today. I like 2011 so far.