And the World is Beautiful

It is December. So to all I wish "Joyeux Fetes" or in other words "happy celebrations." The French have a lovely patience it seems. The streets are now decorated with christmas lights strung in the trees and at larger intersections. They went up near the end of November and then came on the night of Dec. 1. The fact that the lights weren't turned on actually makes me more excited about the coming celebration. At church I have been learning new words to the old christmas charols that I've known since I was young. It definately puts a different twist on life though when you walk into a French mall and hear a familiar deep voice slowly sing, "I'm dreaming of a white christmas..." Outside though the weather is either 40-55 degrees F and rainy or 35-50 and sunny. None the less the free ice skating rinks at Hotel de Ville and Tour Montparnasse invite people of all ages to slowly scrape and glide across the ice. It is December.