anyone??

Happy Saturday. I'm posting a blog knowing that Beth will definitely read it and probably respond too. Molly will read it too. Sarah, Kelly?? I know, I know they're busy. Okay I'm done harrassing. I was going to email, but thought this a more appropriate method or documenting this day. So first of all as I did say in my email, i did a very non-miki thing and put my ass in a hot air balloon. and let me tell you it was scary as shit! but totally worth the amazing view. So after a few moments of being freaked out, I was okay and was able to take cool pictures.
Then later today I learned my cell phone works on the subway. Yep, underground! How coo! It's really nice, especially since the subway is scary at night. Plus I'm paranoid.
Lastly, I met Micah's sister, Maryanne tonight. She's super cool and really down to earth. We wandered a bit and then sat at a cafe and later walked by Notre Dame since it's really cool at night. We talked at first in english and decided that was dumb and spent the next 2 hours in French. It's really nice to have someone you don't feel stupid talking in French with. Her french is very impressive and she was so helpful. So we had a really good time and it's so nice to have a friend. Like I said before we're celebrating the 4th together. As Micah said to me in an email "she's the smarter of us Philbrook kids." and she really is very smart and ambitious. she's here doing research for her senior thesis. Funny enough she goes to school out in Los Angeles! also crazy. I don't think she looks at all like Micah, but I'd have to see a picture of each or see them next to each other. she's about my height, my color hair, maybe a tad darker. It's shorter and curly/wavy. It was super hard to talk in French at first b/c vocabulary is so limited. But it got easier for both of us! thank goodness. So we talked and walked and then for the first time ever I braved the metro at night! whoa. Not a happy place to be. I was a nervous wreck the whole way home. but i'm home safely and trying to upload pictures, but snapfish is being a pain! So good night, I hope you all had great weekends.