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OH & HAPPY 24TH BIRTHDAY TO ME!!

I've been in a funk lately....I'm trying to pull myself out of it, but it's hard when you get in a "ru"tine. didn't go to the nyfw this season and regret it :( but it's ok! there's always next season!

anyhow, wedding planning has been keeping my mind busy for the most part. can't seem to really decide on what I want....there are too many options!

 

 

 f-l marchesa fw '11 style.com, oncewed(?)

BON WEEKEND

creds: unknown, various blogs

french pastry

#1 pastries from random in paris

#2 macarons from angelinas (not quite as yummy as pierre herme or lauduree). On my way home from Paris I brought back macarons from pierre herme and angelinas and the hermes survived (they were in a sturdy box) while the angelinas were crushed....) I wish i had bought more macarons!

wedding inspiration board #1

via erineverafter

seeing that we got engaged in paris, why not go with a french theme? im super excited for all the little pastries, macarons, champagne, cafe, flowers, fashion, food we will try to incorporate!!!! this little board basically sums up a majority of what i envision!

welcome back

i'm back in Chicago....took a few weeks off this blog (whats new, haha) to enjoy my engagement with my family & friends as well as the holidays!

happy new year everyone! bonne annee!!

bisous xx

list

list

-musee d'orsay (still cant believe i have not gone yet...shame)

-grand palais for Bulgari exhibit!

-pierre herme macarons

-hair foam thingies

-la grand epicerie (goodies for my friends)

-les deux magots?

-eat fondue 

-chocolates from lafayette?

-buy a shitload of skincare

-olivier & co olive oil store

mufe

last night was the end of the year party at school

i almost didn't go because i didnt want to be bothered, but so glad that i went.

we drank, ate, exchanged gifts, talked, and most importantly i received my certificate!

it's so weird that this whole journey here is coming to an end. i think back on all the weird, hard, difficult moments here and i'm so thankful for them. a big part of me wishes i tried a little more harder in school, but i guess i can just try harder in the real world.

so many things to do when i get back home! for now, im going to enjoy my last 5 days as a tourist in this city and visit museums & shop!

1 week

i have one more week in Paris.

i'm still sick, but trying to look past that (so maybe a redo in a few months?)

i have so many things to buy.

i have so many things to eat.

i still have so many things to see!!!!! 

i had a mini freak out on sunday. realized that i have a whole new life/beginning when i return to chicago. although i truly look forward to it, i will cherish and always remember this alone time i had in paris. just me.

snow in paris! 

home sick

im home, sick for the second day in a row. this is my second time being sick in this city, and its much worse this time! :( wishing for my family and my significant other to cuddle me :)

you see that prickly, star shaped(?) broccoli thingie? finally found out the name---romanesco broccoli...!

last day of november

damn its SO COLD

went to Grevin museum today...its like a wax figure museum...it took like 20 mins to see the whole thing haha.

ate at Eric Kayser's boulangerie. yummiest sandwich and all it was-was a baguette (parfait in every way), butter, and a few slices of cheese and ham. the baguette sandwiches here are so funny. they hardly contain and meat (so different from the American generous portions) but the baguette itself makes up for everything!! i will truly miss eating sandwiches with like nothing in them!!!! ahhhhhhhhhh.

still cant believe i have only 3 weeks left... :( :(

its crazy how fast time flies by
its crazy how easy it is to take things for granted
its crazy how things are always changing, but how some people never change (for good or bad)

#31

Ferris wheel at Concorde, hipstamatic, taken by moi

I've been in Paris for almost 3 months and I only have 31 posts...tsk tsk.

The rain stopped for the most part last week but began again saturday night. SOO COLLDDDDDD. and since it gets dark so early I hate doing anything outside. hmmp.

I officially have exactly 1 month left in this city. What is left for me to do? This city has started to become my home and I feel like I am getting lazy about doing things...BUT you all know I'll do something about it!

It's exam week at school so we basically have the whole week off! I have internships all week so the only days I have off are Thursday (Turkey day!!) and Saturday! I'll be on set of a tv program tomorrow--something about Michael Jackson, Friday is a makeover party at the Gap (yeah Americain!), and Sunday is another defile (fashion show)! I guess they are trying to have us 3 monthers get the most out of our time left at the school!

I still haven't bought flowers here yet for myself. I was hoping visitor #1 & #2 would have bought me flowers but those boys are SLOW~~~~haha. 

I have so much shopping to do before I leave! Gifts for all (unless I end up eating it all before). I plan on buying teas, soaps, chocolates, & a couple of wines.

Speaking of wines...I've been a serious wino. I drink 1/2-1 bottle a night about a few times a week....hehe it's the best when the weather outside is cold!! 

more updates to come

You know it's fall....

steak frites

so jeudi I treated myself to two bottles of wine (riesling from languedoc, 1 cotes du rhone) and steak at the supermarket

et voila!

pan seared beef with french fries, baby greens (frisee, spinach arugula), sauteed shallots and garlic

added some brie that i always have in the fridge! + mustard! the mustard here is intense! 

close up!

I went to the village farmers market this weekend...so stay tuned!

M C B

My estage (internship) on monday was at the MCB (mondial coiffure beaute) which is a big hair show with vendors like l'oreal, kerastase, redken etc etc

we worked backstage for Schwarzkopf which my mom actually uses in her salon so I was super excited!!

I didn't have a camera or my iphone on me so no pictures....for now!

HAPPY 11/11

JEUDI MORNING RANDOMS ROUND 1: CARREFOUR EDITION

look at what I woke up to this morning...the skies here amaze me everyday despite the ugly rain

the yaourt aisle. never ceases to amaze me. why don't we have this in the us???

I'm counting down the days to when the beaujolais wines come out....oh la la

jour d'armistice

it's a holiday today so that means no school & the supermarket closing early! thank goodness I got my lazy self out of bed !!

expect lots of updates this week/weekend...muhaha.

je suis desolee

I fooking suck at updating this thing.

I think it's mostly cause I know no one reads it and I'm too lazy to write out everything...whyyyy?

Anyways, Octobre (no that isnt a spelling mistake) was an amazing month for me. My brother came for three weeks. I saw him launch his magazine at Colette with Larry Clark, I had someone to go to cafes & eat crazy delicious things with, and we reflected on how far we've both come considering this has been both of our dreams for so long.

photos by blue

After my brother left, my boyfriend came during my much needed holiday from school. Low and behold, on the third day he was here he proposed to me in front of the Eiffel Tower. I'm not very good with sappy moments, but if I could go back I would have screamed and did the whole jumping up thing (and worn a cuter outfit hehe).

et voila! the ring!

I'm screaming with joy inside right now...but once again I am alone. I have a little over a month left here in good ol' Paris, and I hope to eat and see as many things. I just hope it doesn't rain too much!!!

versailles

this is from when my brother, jessica, and mr. h were in PARIS!!!!! It was so warm that day and I seriously was so hungover/sleep deprived but I'm so glad we went!

We mostly went to the see the Takashi Murakami exhibition and it did not fail to amaze us! The luxe, intricate details of Versailles along with the details of Murakami's jap pop/manga aesthetic were um....AMAZING. 

"For Japanese, myself included, the Chateau de Versailles is one of the great symbols in Western history. It is emblematic of an elegance, sophistication, and artistic ambition that most of us could only dream of. We understand, of course, that the fuse that sparked the fires of revolution led right through the center of the building. But in many ways, it all comes across as a fantastic tale from far, far away. Just as the people of France might find it difficult to recreate in their minds an accurate image of the age of the Samurai, so too does the story of the palace become one that is, for us, diluted reality. Thus, it is likely that the Versailles of my imagination is one that my mind has exaggerated and transformed until is had become a kind of surreal world of it's own. It is this that I have tried to capture in this exhibition, I am the Cheshire Cat who greets Alice in Wonderland, and chatters on as she wanders around the the Chateau. With my playful smile, I invited you all to the Wonderland of Versailles."

-Takashi Murakami.

This basically sums up a lot about how I feel about Paris. My whole life I have created this imaginary world of what I think Paris was (mostly me walking down streets with coffee in hand a really cute outfit) & being here and experiencing everything first hand is so surreal. I laughed when I first saw the Eiffel Tower because I just couldn't believe.

I have been in Paris for almost two months. It's so bittersweet knowing I will leave...and although I can always come back, I can never recreated this experience that I am experiencing now. Hopefully the next time I come back to Paris my parents will be joining me! I feel so guilty when I try to describe the things I've seen, it's just not the same!