Bonjour Soufflé & the French Rugby Team
Table for 7 My friends Patrick and Gretchen are in Paris (yay!!) so we had dinner in St. Germain with their friends, the Delucas, and two study abroad students we know from Dallas. Scott ordered Beef Bourgignon, but being repeatedly unable to remember or pronounce “Bourgignon”, he told the waitress how much he loved the […]
Birthday Extravaganza
Behold…4 Magnificent Birthday Events! “Last Day in My Twenties” Bungee August 1st. I couldn’t get over the fact that it was the last day in my 20’s. I was freaking out. All I could think, over and over, was, “It’s the last day in my 20’s. The last day in my 20’s. LAST. DAY. I […]
Kajulie Reunited
Still in the time machine. Back to August for a quick recap. Best part—Katrina visits!!!!! When she hopped out of the airport shuttle in front of Fat Tire, there was running, screaming, squealing, hugging, jumping up and down, crying…jumping up and down WHILE hugging & crying. It had been a long 5 months. You just […]
Frenchie Wine Bar
On an adorable side street… Cobblestones Candlelight Good food Friends Wine Laughs The chef closed down his main restaurant that night for a family meal. We were at the smaller wine bar across the way. His little son was kind enough to clean up for the evening. With pacifier in mouth. What? Jillian’s friend Trevor […]
Rain Creativity
I already mentioned the week of nonstop rain. Forgot to mention the methods and tactics for keeping dry when your job forces you to be outdoors during week-long downpours. Plastic bag shoe liners. Poncho diaper outfits. The necessity of a lady’s umbrella from the lost and found. G-L-A-M. O-R. O-U-S.
Snapshots
Snapshots of life via iPhone. Paris has no shortage of beauty. Couldn’t resist. Random beautiful building in an unexplored neighborhood. Cheese board from Spring. One of the best. Leaving Eiffel after some late night tour planning. Full moon on my street late at night. Ridiculous, as always. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Tour de France
Another “I can’t believe I’m here, doing this” moment. Watching the finale of the Tour de France. Fat Tire people camped out on chairs all day in the Tuileries Gardens right at the edge of Place de la Concorde. When the cyclists made their way towards us, everyone stood on chairs and yelled. Then a […]
Dernier Metro, Dernier Months
I had so much fun this night with 3 wonderful office gals, Bethany, Patricia, & Kristin. We went to our favorite bistro, Dernier Metro (“The Last Metro”) for dinner. Close to work, a Fat Tire favorite, they recognize and give us deals, and it’s very French and adorable. We got wine, we talked life, we […]
Firefighters’ Ball
Yes. You heard me. Fire. Fighters. Ball. Every year, the day before Bastille Day, all the firefighters in Paris (i.e. the most beautiful men in Paris) throw big parties at their fire stations to raise money. Because they’re so generous. I have known about this for over a year and have been counting down the […]
One of my favorite days
Let’s set the time machine back to July 14th. July 14th = Bastille Day = France’s Independence Day > My 4th of July (That means “greater than” my 4th of July, not “arrow” my 4th of July. It’s an equation. With two equal signs. It’s possible, you probably just didn’t go into high enough level […]