09/06 1ere semaine/ First week

Semaine interressante qui se passa principalement sur la partie Nord-Est des Etats-Unis, ou nous avons eu l'occasion mon copi et moi de visiter le musee de l'air et espace au Smithsonian, a Washington, DC.
La, on peut admirer un Concorde d'Air France, un SR71, Le B-29 Enola Gay, des planeurs, des chasseurs de la premiere guerre mondiale et seconde, et j'en passe. Superbe musee!

Pour le reste de la semaine, nous etions dans le Maine, juste au sud du Quebec, ce qui veut dire que c'est la meme vegetation, avec beaucoup de lacs et rivieres. Brouillard le matin qui se dissipe ensuite. Passage a l'est du Maine, a Nova Scotia, Canada, ou la ca devient plus Bretagne peut-etre, et plus frais.

Comme nous sommes arrive de nuit a Halifax, nous avons imagines Lindbergh quittant le continent Americain pour Paris. Courage, plus que 25 hrs de vol a tenir! Impressionnant. Courageux le gus.

Et puis bien sur, nous avons eu une pensee emue pour le vol Swissair 111, qui s'est crashe la a quelques nautiques des cotes, suite a un feu a bord en septembre 98...

Je suis en vacances! Les 3 prochaines semaines se passeront a la maison, a aider Kate le plus possible, parce que la pauvre, debut de grossesse oblige, c'est pas marrant.
Enfin, j'espere bien pouvoir soirtir le planeur plus souvent quand meme!

Good evening, dear fellow human beings of Earth. And how are we all this fine evening? Good, well, terrific. Poor Justine. To lose to Sharipova. Ah well. At least she didn't lose because she was bested, only because she failed to play her best. So, there is always next year!

As for everything else, so very thankful that Richard is home and for a while to spend his vacation. And nice that dear Mama is coming to visit, so they can get to know each other better. Time slips away, so better to be done today! And, hopefully, Richard will be able to get in some extra gliding days.... :)

As for myself (as I know you all wait in suspense!) mostly my days are now filled with constant, and oh I mean constant, nausea. And aches, and pains, and headaches, and...well...decency requires I stop there. I never in my life imagined one could feel so bad during such a good time. Odd paradox, isn't it. Oh, and don't worry Danielle, I am curbing the ice cream! :)

It is quite a strange thing, this impending birth. Why strange? It happens every day, in every country, every city, every town. So it is not that it is an uncommon event. It is strange, however, because it is truly a dream realized. Richard has had opportune for many of his dreams come true - through extreme hard work, sacrifice and determination. I, however, have not been one of those people who had my hard work and determination pay off in the past. Not until I met Richard. And now, again, in this moment here.

What a gift, you know? SOme people have riches. Some people have very big homes. Some people travel the world. Some people have power. And some people can eat endless ice cream and not gain weight ;). I, however, have the most elusive of all things. The Essential. What a gift. Nothing can buy it. Nothing can make you sell it. Nothing can devalue it. It came from magic upon meeting my fair Richard, lives in the light of our shared time, and dwells like happy fairies among all the living (oh, just humor me here. I'm happy!). "The Force, Luke!" And that it held from beyond my grasp until this late hour of my life...oh well. C'est la vie, n'est pas? I don't care, should it had taken a million years. In Richard, and now, also in our pending child, I have forever the Essential. And should we not be able to keep this child, nothing can take the happiness of this moment my fair love has given me. So, thank you Richard. Thank you so very much!

Don't get my meaning? Then perhaps you should read Le Petit Prince.

That's all for now. Have a nice night. It's in the 90s here! Practically winter! :)