Some First Occurences.

Today had a lot of firsts. It began with the first morning I slept through the night and didn't feel like trash at my 7:30am alarm. Thank you, Tylenol PM. I should have brought more of that stuff, because tonight I am on my own.

I thought I beat jet lag. I bragged about beating jet lag. I apparently lied to you and to myself about that. Bummer.

Somewhere in the middle, I had the first time alone going to the park with Sebastian, helping Sebastian to feed the swans and trying not to feed Sebastian TO the swans. Today was the first pressure's-on driving situation, and the first time I took Sebastian to school. This outing culminated with the first time I couldn't fit into a French-sized parallel parking space. I am very sure it won't be the last.

The best part: today was the first time I rode the French metro. To PARIS. I took the RER (train #1) to the #6 at Charles de Gaulle - Etoile (which is totally the train station under the Arc de Triomphe!) and popped up a block away from the Eiffel Tower. Another first: lounging in the grassy park at the base of Le Tour Eiffel. Oh, and the uncanny first time of randomly being asked to share a picnic with some friends there. Let's hope that happens again. These two women from Puerto Rico, and their new french friends, apparently decided it was high time I didn't sit alone and read anymore. So, I got a couple of non-self-taken quintessential pictures of me with the Eiffel Tower in the background (to be posted to FBook shortly) and some free crackers and stanky cheese. It might be blasphemy, but I think I like the American versions of French cheeses better, so far. Some things are just not meant to be green and funky.

I decided to toodle around until I found another train stop somewhere (Mom - don't stress, I had a map in case) and in the process got to see a tiny tiny man with three very very large dogs, the Palais de Chaillot (which apparently used to house the World's Fair, and now maintains multiple museums), as well as some of the prettiest architecture and apartment buildings that I have ever seen.

Tonight will be the first night I really blog, it has been the first night the kids have been chill, and it was the first time in a long while that I have had such an adventure.

Hoping you're well!