city living

we have been blessed with

beautiful weather here in paris.

last weekend we strolled

through the jardin du luxemourg.

for a while you forget you're

in the city.

 the trees, the flowers,

the fountains, the playgrounds,

the pony rides and tennis courts

suppress the heavy noises

that come with living in a city.

living in a city,

in an apartment

with children

can have it's challenges.

the older kids are able

to get out and around without

me.

i'm amazed at how quickly

stephen and hannah have adjusted

to living here.

taking the metro, 

the bus..

finding their way around.

but, the younger ones

of course

still need me to get out there

with them.

 at the same time..

living in a city is exciting!

there is always something to do.

a new place to see or visit.

a new cafe to try.

we've been here in paris

for a year already

and although i feel like 

it's home..

i still feel like a tourist.

and now that the older kids

are back to school..

i've been making lists of 

places to go this fall with griffy.

we've also been talking about

where we'll go next.

will we stay overseas?

will we return to our old town?

live in the city in boston?

a different state?

i wonder where we'll be.