Whirlwind

I don't even know how I'm going to get to blogging about everything that has happened in the last week, much less when I shall have time to attempt such a feat, considering Flippers is here for two more days and then I have a 10-15 page paper to research and write, a portuguese final to study for, lesson plans to prepare, a trip to plan, and a friend of mine invited me to go skiing with him next weekend.  Oh my.  Also, somewhere in there I have to recover from the craziness that has been the last week.  I'm just a little bit overwhelmed.  

But, I wanted to throw in a little blog here while we have some siesta time before going to the park and Fourvière, the two main lyonnais things that Flippers has yet to see.  Up close at least.  In a nutshell, this past week has been a blast.  The new years party was absolutely fabulous.  I had been all worried because Flo and friends are all about 18, and I didn't really know what to expect, and I didn't want to drag Flippers to a lame party on new years eve in France.  But it turned out to be a great success.  Sleeping Beauty/Prince Philip costumes were way fun, and everyone else's costumes were great as well.  We ate yummy food, danced, had Disney-related conversation, drank champagne, and basically just rang in the new year having a blast.  

After spending the first in bed watching movies and recovering from the festivities and the sardine-like sleeping arrangement in some random bed at the house where the party was, Flippers and I took to exploring and more shopping.  He is a really bad influence on me.  We also saw a Guignol show (lyonnais puppet show...great fun) before blasting off to Paris.  That's a trip I'm going to not try to tackle right now, but I will say that we had a complete blast and it was a packed 3 days.  There are lots of stories to tell, and I will try to get to them soon.

Anyway, we made it back more or less in one piece, although we are both really tired and kind of sore...as are our bank accounts.  It's amazing how easy it is to spend money in a place like Paris.  Really.  But it was all well-worth it.  

I hope you all had wonderful New Years Eve celebrations and I hope the thought of getting back into the post-holiday swing of things isn't too daunting like it is for me.  More soon!!

Biz.