Le Repas de Noël (The Christmas Meal)

J'ai hâte pour Noël. No, I don't hate Christmas-I know, it looks deceiving; literally, I have impatience for Christmas. Better said, I'm looking forward to it. Lunch, today, put an extra gust of wind under my holiday spirit sails. It was the Christmas meal. In honor of this momentous Thursday eating, I wore the ornament earrings and Christmas socks Parker sent me in my package. I also wore my red coat and a green headband. The extremely warm and fuzzy socks were pulled up over tights with shorts to show them off nicely. Yes, I looked a bit bizarre, especially in the French world of black, gray, and brown clothing, but I felt it was my duty to show of my good mood for the holiday I love most. Classes were stopped from 12:30 to 2:30 in order for everyone to have a bit more time to savor the tastes of the season. The meal consisted of l'entrée (appetizer-again, deceiving) of smoked salmon, foie gras, and toast. Le plat principal was fish, for me, green beans, and potatoes dauphinoise. Dessert was a raspberry cake, somewhat like a congealed salad. Everyone also got an orange, bread and a choice of cheese (of course), a little bag of chocolates and candies, and a choice of an orangina or coke. All this at the high school cafeteria. If there's one thing the French know, it's food. They know how to cook it , serve it, feast on it; everything concerning food is taken care of here. This being said, I was very happy to take part in the festivities with my friends over good food.

My good humor has also been enlightened by the stash of Disney movies I found in Deborah's room. I've already watched Alice in Wonderland, most of Aladdin, and Pocahontas. Not only is the dialogue dubbed into French but also the songs. It's interesting to hear how everything is translated.

On a very sad, negative note, I can not go to Paris with the youth center in Cavalaire. It's not possible because the big trips are only available for youth under 17 years old. Yes, I was very upset, but I'm still expecting my holidays to be extraordinary. I'm continually looking forward to Alsace, especially since it's only four days away!