just a few pics from the first day in Paris...much more to come...

Good food and amazing coffee.





Views from the hotel window...sigh...




and of course, all the romance....so perfect, there aren't many words. Being in love in Paris - it does not get much better than this!




And I have to say, the French? We have yet to find one rude person. The people here have been amazingly helpful and so, so nice. When I was told people I was coming here I got told that I would either hate Paris, or love it. I am happy to report I am in love with this city! It is everything I hoped it would be! So very lovely....

The flight was looong. But worth every cramped minute of it. plus I got to watch two chick flicks that Best Boyfriend Ever prolly would never have - score! And lemme tell ya that King Henry Dude? Total horn dog that f-ed up his country course of not thinking with the big brain. Not sure it all actually went down like that, but ya know men...

Anyhoo, we are HERE! The beer really is cheaper than water and it is SOOO pretty! Seriously, flower boxes EVERYWHERE and everyone is so nice. "Hahllo! Hahllo!" everywhere you go.

I have to run, so much do, but Boyfriend is behind me telling me to go dry my hair. And as far as the time difference, everyone is right. Once you get here stay up until your eyeballs feel like they will fall out and then the next morning? Bam! Ready to go!

(pics are talking too long to upload right now - will try again later!)

Ok, I was supposed to write more by now, but a kid filled weekend of sleepovers and Rock Band Challenges and a full day of work yesterday was no help to me at all. "Can you fit one last article in the spread before you leave?" my coworker asked RIGHT before Iw as about to shut down my computer and LEAVE, VAMOOSE, GET THE HELL OUTTA.... "Sure," I sighed. "Email it over, I'll get it in and reprint the spread."

So I finally got all my WORK work done, the kids are off to THE GREATEST STATE IN THE UNIVERSE, otherwise known as um, Texas. (Did you KNOW they can still secede from the Union? I got told that SO many times in my married days. GO AHEAD AND DO IT TEXAS. Mexico needs more room.) Me? I'm not so much a Texas fan, but my son does come from there so it's got that going for it. Anyhoo, I digress, moving on.

Kids are gone, dogs are kenneled, bags are packed. And I need to not be writing a blog, but finishing up so we can get out the door. I will blog as I can with pictures. Best Boyfriend Ever is brining his puter and I will have my camera.

Later taters! By tomorrow morning I will be in the land where beer is cheaper than water (so I am told) and then this weekend I will be where there is art I have only read about and gazed over, studied, loved from afar... I truly cannot believe I am about to go to! Thank you IRS from the bottom of my heart for funding my trip. My tax return and your stimulus money will be well spent - even if it is for sixty cents to the dollar...

Talk to you later chickadees!!