january 6

i've always envied the french. their food, their wine (and champagne), their culture, their lifestyle, their accents, their ability to make even the mundane look beautiful... the list goes on and on.

so it dawned on me, one saturday morning while keith and i were standing inside la boulangerie listening to the bakers list off their fresh baked delights in their french/american accents, that i too could learn this language.

this evoked many a day dream about a sophisticated, french speaking, version of myself laughing and sipping champagne in a little cafe, dressed in black and feeling good...and then i got these flash cards & was rudely awakened.

bottom line...learning french is going to be hard (especially when every word i pronounce comes out with a spanish flair to it).