Last night I had a dream. I was flying, completely weightless, above the clouds with the sun shining on my back. and i could seriously feel the wind blowing through my hair. But then I started to fall. I went under the clouds, I started to get frantic. But everyone was there, everyone i've known that's died. And everyone caught me. I woke up with a start, sobbing, but it was still the best feeling i've had for awhile.

day with my little ladies :)

today Capu had a doctor appointment so her parents took her out for a special day outing. So, I babysat Pru and her cute little cousin Anabelle. We went to Rue Amélie (hehe) to a lovely shop and then we had a picnic in Champ de Mars. Anabelle isn't from Paris and she was begging me "PLEEEASE can we ride the Eiffel Tower!", haha, she says that every time she is here! They were so cute and I took pictures too of course :)



Anabelle in the courtyard. Mathieu plucked a pretty flower for her hair. Aren't her eyes just lovely? She also has a super cute baby sister named Théa who I babysit too sometimes when they are in town.



Pru looking a little gloomy back at her apartment. She was slightly irritated that her darn sister got to have a day out with her parents and she was stuck with me, sigh. haha. but she got perky after that. she also got a summer haircut which i love. it used to be soo long.

tell me they aren't precious :)

Oh, and you can't call Pru Prune anymore. She was terribly embarrassed at school when a little boy was eating a plum and said "Hey, I'm eating you!" (Prune means Plum in French). So she wanted to change her name to "Princesse" but that didn't fly, so she goes by "Pru" now. we'll see how long that lasts :)

Ah, I love days off!

But work tomorrow. i'm not looking forward to waking up!

The Abc's of me!

Thanks to the lovely Béa for this :)

It's called "The ABC's Of Me"! I'm not going to lie, this took awhile. But it was fun :)
Instructions: For each letter of the alphabet, state something about yourself.

A is for... Amélie- I didn't start to love my name until the movie came out!

B is for... Beaumes-de-Venise- The beautiful southern town my grandparents live in...full of rolling hills and gorgeous vineyards but also close to Avignon. An ideal weekend getaway :)

C is for...Cooking- Few know that I LOVE to cook and i'm pretty good at it too! Everyone else in my family has the baking gene but I got the cooking gene ;)

D is for...Dog- I love my puppy Louise!

E is for...Eggs- probably the most delicious food known to man!

F is for...Family- the most important thing to me

G is for...God-of course.

H is for...Hair- I love to play with my hair, curling, straightening, adding fun accessories.

I is for...Israel- Like every Jew, Israel is very close to my heart.

J is for...Jacob- the hubs.

K is for...Kickboxing- I really did enjoy it till i got pregnant

L is for...Liberal Judaism- a branch off of Progressive Judaism that I am apart of. It's not always supported by my conservative and orthodox family but it's my beliefs and I'm sticking to it.

M is for...Marais- It's the most diverse neighborhood in Paris, the gay, Jewish, and Chinese districts are all here. Even though it can often be clogged with tourists it's the greatest place to live.

N is for...Names- it might be dorky but i've been collecting name books since I was a teenager, and I love them!

O is for...Opéra- one of my favourite things to do whenever possible.

P is for...Paris- the greatest city in the world!

Q is for...Quilting- i'm not very good at it. And i couldn't think of a Q, haha.

R is for...Rosiers- the street I live on, quite famous for being completely taken over by Nazis in WWII

S is for...Sunglasses- they are my weakness. I can't even help it, I just HAVE to have 20 pairs of sunglasses.

T is for...Triplets- which I am trying to prepare for!

U is for...Umbrella- I have a very cute one with polka dots ;)

V is for...Vélodrome d'Hiver- which I'll blog about on the 16th

W is for...Wendy- my grandmother!

X is for...Xylophone- which I played at a school recital once, haha. I'm getting lazy now.

Y is for...Yves Saint Laurent- my favourite fashion designer ever. I bawled my eyes out when he died.

Z is for...Zen- I love lighting candles and having tea and just being calm cool and collected.


Ok, since you can only give it to one person...hmmm....i'm giving it to Ash @ Ash the Dreamer