Even though it's a bit depressing for a Christmas song...I love Coldplay's new single "Christmas Lights".
Most people find their songs depressing, but Coldplay's music has always had the opposite effect on me...it's moving, exciting, passionate, and emotional...and if you've ever seen me listen to Coldplay, you know I'm anything but depressed.
So anyway...here's a little early Christmas present from Coldplay:
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
It's no chanel, but...
It's my first vintage purchase in Paris!!!
Lauren and I spent the afternoon in the Marais hoping to visit the Musée Carnavalet to see the Louis Vuitton exposé, but of course it was closed. So we decided to explore some of the amazing vintage shops in the area. I was in heaven! And after trying on beaucoup de fabulous and trés belle winter coats and jackets, I chose this fun jacket...
i LOVE how it buttons up at an angle! I've been inspired by how so many french girls have such a classy chic look and I thought this would be a fun way to dress up an outfit.
One of my favorite things about the jacket was the price! Only 10 euros! Yeah, it's no chanel, but it DOES say "Made in France"...I'll take it :)
à la prochaine, XOXO
Lauren and I spent the afternoon in the Marais hoping to visit the Musée Carnavalet to see the Louis Vuitton exposé, but of course it was closed. So we decided to explore some of the amazing vintage shops in the area. I was in heaven! And after trying on beaucoup de fabulous and trés belle winter coats and jackets, I chose this fun jacket...
i LOVE how it buttons up at an angle! I've been inspired by how so many french girls have such a classy chic look and I thought this would be a fun way to dress up an outfit.
One of my favorite things about the jacket was the price! Only 10 euros! Yeah, it's no chanel, but it DOES say "Made in France"...I'll take it :)
à la prochaine, XOXO
Friday, November 5, 2010
"Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door." - Emily Dickinson
One of my favorite things to take note of here in Paris are the amazing doors! They are all so unique and make me curious as to what is behind them...
which one is your favorite??
which one is your favorite??
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Bienvenue a Paris
Welcome to Paris!
August 25th 2010, we're off to Paris!
7 people...29 bags of luggage!
After a few hectic days of settling in, we celebrated finally being in Paris together as a team with a fun picnic on the Champs de Mars with this as our magnificent view!
(Photo by Clark Hardaway)
The Agape France team 2010-2011!!
These are some of the people that I will be learning from and working alongside for the next year. It's a pretty diverse team from: United States, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Cambodia, and France.
Taking in a view of the amazing city that God has called us to serve!
(Me, LC, Jen, and Lauren)
These girls will be my teammates, roommates, sisters, and best friends this year. I'm so excited to experience life together and grow in some amazing ways.
(Photo by Clark Hardaway)
Shakespeare and Company
très mignon! (very cute!)
Major traffic jam around the Arc de Triomphe
Beautiful antique furniture I found at a random flea market
Love these old books...wish I could have a wall full of them!
Diderot
This is the Campus that Clark, LC, John, and I work at.
It's a newer campus in a very modern part of the city. There are lots of biology, computer engineering, architecture, and economics majors. The students here are very studious...when we ask them what they do on their free time, almost everyone responds: "go to the library". However, despite the reported lack of "campus life", there has been great community on campus and we've had some GREAT conversations.
One thing all of my conversations seem to have had in common is that student's here just flat out don't care about religion. They don't talk about it, they don't think about it, their friends aren't religious, their families aren't religious...they don't see their need for God.
This was humbling because so often, I don't see my need for a savior. I am easily satisfied with the things of this world...especially in a city like Paris where there are 1,000 distractions per minute.
So, my prayer for the students I've met (and for myself as well) is that the things of this world would fail me and that I would be left with a desperate need for Jesus.
More to come!
After many many hours spent daydreaming of what being in Paris would be like, I'm finally here!!!
This place is unreal. Walking down the picturesque streets, I have to remind myself that this is real! This is my home for the next year. That realization fills me with anxiety and fear of the unknown, but also an excitement and curiosity of the unknown.
It's been 3 weeks of adjusting to this new life, and I'm trying to figure out how to convey everything I've experienced. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, so instead of rambling on forever, here is my picture book version of the past 3 weeks...
August 25th 2010, we're off to Paris!7 people...29 bags of luggage!After a few hectic days of settling in, we celebrated finally being in Paris together as a team with a fun picnic on the Champs de Mars with this as our magnificent view!(Photo by Clark Hardaway)
The Agape France team 2010-2011!!These are some of the people that I will be learning from and working alongside for the next year. It's a pretty diverse team from: United States, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Cambodia, and France.
Taking in a view of the amazing city that God has called us to serve!(Me, LC, Jen, and Lauren)
These girls will be my teammates, roommates, sisters, and best friends this year. I'm so excited to experience life together and grow in some amazing ways.
(Photo by Clark Hardaway)
Shakespeare and Company
très mignon! (very cute!)
Major traffic jam around the Arc de Triomphe
Beautiful antique furniture I found at a random flea market
Love these old books...wish I could have a wall full of them!
Diderot
This is the Campus that Clark, LC, John, and I work at.
It's a newer campus in a very modern part of the city. There are lots of biology, computer engineering, architecture, and economics majors. The students here are very studious...when we ask them what they do on their free time, almost everyone responds: "go to the library". However, despite the reported lack of "campus life", there has been great community on campus and we've had some GREAT conversations.
One thing all of my conversations seem to have had in common is that student's here just flat out don't care about religion. They don't talk about it, they don't think about it, their friends aren't religious, their families aren't religious...they don't see their need for God.
This was humbling because so often, I don't see my need for a savior. I am easily satisfied with the things of this world...especially in a city like Paris where there are 1,000 distractions per minute.
So, my prayer for the students I've met (and for myself as well) is that the things of this world would fail me and that I would be left with a desperate need for Jesus.
More to come!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Chi-town
Love so amazing, so divine
Demands my soul, my life, my all...
Hello, from...somewhere in the sky between Chicago and Philadelphia!!
I am currently on my way home from the STINT briefing week (although I may be home by the time I'm done writing this) in Chicago with 350 other young men and women who are about to scatter across 37 different countries, all with one purpose...to reach the 110 million college students with the gospel of Jesus!
It was an incredible week to say the least. LOTS of meetings, LOTS of prayer, LOTS of team bonding, and LOTS of emotions.
I went in to the week feeling tired, excited, overwhelmed, and nervous. I left the week with those same emotions, just intensified. However, the main difference is my new confidence in the Lord and the plan He has called me and my team to be a part of.
I'll share with you a few reasons why I'm coming away from this week humbled, joyful, and confident...
At the beginning of the week, the total financial need for our team was $36,000. Today it is around $12,000. In just 6 days the Lord provided exactly what we needed for every person on my team to be hired by Campus Crusade, 4 of us to be at 100% and the remaining 3 to be SO close! Our team has one of the highest financial goals to reach...because of this, when we are asked how we were able to accomplish this seemingly impossible task, we are humbled and have no other option than to give the credit to God.
One thing I was super excited for this week was to finally meet our 7th teammate, John. Most of us had met back in April for our kick-off weekend in Atlanta, but John was not able to come. So after many weekly conference calls, it was so fun to all be together in person as a team!! This week gave us the opportunity to get to know one another (we all did “Strength Finder” which gave us some really good insight to how we might act as a team), to set goals and make plans for the next several months while we're in Paris, and to laugh...A LOT!
It was such a joy to be surrounded by people whose hearts are burdened for people that don't know Jesus and whose hearts break for what breaks God's heart. I long for that and was so inspired and encouraged by that this week.
I'm embarrassed to say that my confidence in the Lord is more often than not very little...yeah, even after He supplied over $50,000 for me in less than 3 months. It's embarrassing how fast I fall back into the sin of believing that I need to take control because I think I know better about my needs than God does. Or, even when God does provide a need that I have, how quickly I give the credit to someone else. However, I am grateful to be in this process of trusting the Lord...it is awesome. It's stretching me, strengthening me, and preparing me to point others to Jesus when they look at my life.
So my personal theme for the week was that I've learned about this amazing sacrifice that gives me a love so amazing and so divine, that it demands my soul, my life, and my all...so, this year (in 5 days!!!), I'm giving my soul, my life, and my all to serve the Lord in Paris.
Anyway, that is just a snippet of what I learned this week...But here are some pictures of my wonderful team and some of the fun we had in Chicago!!
...the windy city
THE BEAN!!
my next post may be from PARIS!!!!...stay posted :)
P.S. Page CXVI led us in worship while at the conference...check them out! Kinda indie...beautiful versions of some classic hymns.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Week 13
Once again, I have taken so long to write a new blog, I now have 10 million things to update you on! But, that's what a blog is for, right?
Big news #1
We (yes, you and I, bc you're on this journey with me) are technically in the LAST week of support raising!!!!! Congrats for making it 13 weeks with me!!!
Big news #2
I'm typing this blog on my new MACBOOK!! I know this is a controversial topic for some of you...so let me explain...
Let me start off by saying my HP Pavilion is a trooper. I have had it for almost 5 years and although I have had my fair share of problems, it got the job done.
However, it's size, hard drive space, and the fact that it would take a century to open any program [[God forbid you try to run two at the same time]] was just driving me crazy.
Fortunately, I still had some graduation money left over (Thank God for grandparents) so the search for a new computer began.
I've always wanted a macbook...yes, I'll admit, partly for the ability to instantly increase my cool factor in a coffee shop with it. And kinda partly because of photobooth...that entertains me for hours. Anyway...I came across the price dilemma of course. Spend $650 on a Dell or HP or $1,000 on a macbook?? Seems like an easy answer, but when you reeeeally want a mac, you just can't fight that feeling (well, apparently I can't).
Don't freak out, I'm completely aware that I'm also in a unique situation because I'm raising support...I don't really have $1,000 bucks to be throwing around. So, here's my reasoning:
(this is purely to re-assure myself of my decision, but humor me by reading anyway)
1. It's grad $$$ from the g-rents
2. It's an investment
3. Both amounts are a lot of money...if I'm going to spend a lot, I want to love it and be excited about it.
4. With the student discount and free itouch ( to sell of course) I only pay $750 for a new macbook.
And if you need more convincing that this was a hard decision for me, get this: I walked into the apple store to buy the macbook 3 times and chickened out 3 times. I finally had to have my mom come with me to make sure I bought it.
But, of course, now I love it :)
day dreaming about Paris
don't underestimate me
dance party/ work out sesh @ LC's
Big news #3
“...we have officially approved NEW DECREASED mpd goals for you.”
This was an e-mail my team and I received about a week ago that had just about all of us (except for Lauren who doesn't cry) crying. As you know, we had a pretty high financial support goal to raise...for many reasons, one of them being that we are the first STINT team to be there for 1 year, so a lot of costs were estimates. Once some of the leaders living in Paris now looked over our budget and approved it, we were able to come up with a more accurate goal.
This decision bumped me up to exactly 80%, which is what I needed to book my flight to the training week in Chicago on August 13th.
Since last Thursday, the Lord has continued to provide and I am now at 90%.....I'M GOING TO PARIS!!!! sorry...that is still sinking in for me, so every now and then I just have to scream it.
Even cooler, the Lord's provision does not stop there...I still have some exciting things coming up, which leads me to....
Big news #4
Urban Flats: Thursday Tasting
About a month ago when I was around 40% and brainstorming any possible way to raise support, my mom suggested I contact Urban Flats. She had been to a few fund-raisers there before and they seemed to be pretty successful. I thought for sure they would turn me down, but I might as well ask (that's like the theme for support raising right there).
After a quick chat with the manager and an e-mail to the marketing director, I had a date set and tickets in the mail!
Thursday, July 29th from 5:30pm-7:00pm there will be wine tasting, appetizers, and flat breads for $25 per person.
And the great deal is that $20 goes back to my mission!!
So this is a great way for my friends to be able to support me AND have a fun night out.
**I'll still be selling tickets at the door, so if you haven't bought one yet, still come!! And bring a friend!!
To avoid overloading you (and so I squeeze another post in this week) I'll leave the rest of the updates for later.
Bonne nuit (goodnight),
Big news #1
We (yes, you and I, bc you're on this journey with me) are technically in the LAST week of support raising!!!!! Congrats for making it 13 weeks with me!!!
Big news #2
I'm typing this blog on my new MACBOOK!! I know this is a controversial topic for some of you...so let me explain...
Let me start off by saying my HP Pavilion is a trooper. I have had it for almost 5 years and although I have had my fair share of problems, it got the job done.
However, it's size, hard drive space, and the fact that it would take a century to open any program [[God forbid you try to run two at the same time]] was just driving me crazy.
Fortunately, I still had some graduation money left over (Thank God for grandparents) so the search for a new computer began.
I've always wanted a macbook...yes, I'll admit, partly for the ability to instantly increase my cool factor in a coffee shop with it. And kinda partly because of photobooth...that entertains me for hours. Anyway...I came across the price dilemma of course. Spend $650 on a Dell or HP or $1,000 on a macbook?? Seems like an easy answer, but when you reeeeally want a mac, you just can't fight that feeling (well, apparently I can't).
Don't freak out, I'm completely aware that I'm also in a unique situation because I'm raising support...I don't really have $1,000 bucks to be throwing around. So, here's my reasoning:
(this is purely to re-assure myself of my decision, but humor me by reading anyway)
1. It's grad $$$ from the g-rents
2. It's an investment
3. Both amounts are a lot of money...if I'm going to spend a lot, I want to love it and be excited about it.
4. With the student discount and free itouch ( to sell of course) I only pay $750 for a new macbook.
And if you need more convincing that this was a hard decision for me, get this: I walked into the apple store to buy the macbook 3 times and chickened out 3 times. I finally had to have my mom come with me to make sure I bought it.
But, of course, now I love it :)
day dreaming about Paris
don't underestimate me
dance party/ work out sesh @ LC's
Big news #3
“...we have officially approved NEW DECREASED mpd goals for you.”
This was an e-mail my team and I received about a week ago that had just about all of us (except for Lauren who doesn't cry) crying. As you know, we had a pretty high financial support goal to raise...for many reasons, one of them being that we are the first STINT team to be there for 1 year, so a lot of costs were estimates. Once some of the leaders living in Paris now looked over our budget and approved it, we were able to come up with a more accurate goal.
This decision bumped me up to exactly 80%, which is what I needed to book my flight to the training week in Chicago on August 13th.
Since last Thursday, the Lord has continued to provide and I am now at 90%.....I'M GOING TO PARIS!!!! sorry...that is still sinking in for me, so every now and then I just have to scream it.
Even cooler, the Lord's provision does not stop there...I still have some exciting things coming up, which leads me to....
Big news #4
Urban Flats: Thursday Tasting
About a month ago when I was around 40% and brainstorming any possible way to raise support, my mom suggested I contact Urban Flats. She had been to a few fund-raisers there before and they seemed to be pretty successful. I thought for sure they would turn me down, but I might as well ask (that's like the theme for support raising right there).
After a quick chat with the manager and an e-mail to the marketing director, I had a date set and tickets in the mail!
Thursday, July 29th from 5:30pm-7:00pm there will be wine tasting, appetizers, and flat breads for $25 per person.
And the great deal is that $20 goes back to my mission!!
So this is a great way for my friends to be able to support me AND have a fun night out.
**I'll still be selling tickets at the door, so if you haven't bought one yet, still come!! And bring a friend!!
To avoid overloading you (and so I squeeze another post in this week) I'll leave the rest of the updates for later.
Bonne nuit (goodnight),
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
May all your dreams come Rosie True
For the past few years I have had the privilege of working at the always fabulous Rosie True boutique in Jacksonville. Besides the super cute clothes, my favorite part has been working with such a fun, talented, and beautiful group of gals…
Angie Sparks, the owner of Rosie True, is all about making women feel beautiful and has developed a great way to do it…
Ladies, does someone you know deserve a head-to-toe makeover?
The Dream Rosie True contest is a complete fashion conversion FOR FREE! Think of over $1,000 worth of clothes, shoes, accessories, makeup, hair care and fashion consulting on us! We want you to nominate a friend in desperate need of our styling expertise from head-to-toe. Rosie True's relaxed, chic boutiques located in Jacksonville Beach and San Marco are offering one lucky lady each month the opportunity to find her True self.
How does the contest work?
We bet you know a friend, coworker, student, mom, sister, etc. who is definitely a must for a trendy makeover. Knowing how to dress to your style and fit, wear your hair and do your makeup as if you just stepped off a runway or out of a magazine goes a long way in transforming a person's confidence. At Rosie True, we understand not everyone knows the fashion dos and don'ts.
So, we're asking you to nominate someone who really needs us! Think of a gal who ought to look as sassy on the outside as she is on the inside. Fabulous clothes, accessories and shoes, great makeup, a new hairstyle and fashion experts to help you maintain the look you want (including learning insider fashion tips on everything) can change the way a woman sees herself. We want you girls out there to give yourselves a smile, a smirk, or maybe a little wink next time you look in the mirror!
What women would turn down $1,000 worth of talent, expertise and services focused directly on them? And, the clothes? Wow! Need we say more? It's a Dream Come Rosie True, right? So help a fellow sister begin her own fashion revolution!
Fill out this form completely and submit it here on our website or feel free to pick up one at either of our locations. We'll choose one lucky lady a month until we've made over Northeast Florida! If you have any questions, feel free to call us.
Good Luck, Ladies! May All Your Dreams Become Rosie True!
Contest Rules:
• A winner will be chosen at the end of each month.
• Winners will receive makeover sessions on the selected Tuesday afternoon/evening.
• All nomination forms must be filled out completely and submitted via Rosie True website or at one of our store locations.
• At least 2-3 full body photos must be submitted for each nominee.
• Photos will not be returned and become the property of Rosie True. Photos and submissions may be used for promotional purposes.
Nominate Here
Stay tuned for info on my own fun event coming up!...until then, go nominate someone!
xoxo,
Angie Sparks, the owner of Rosie True, is all about making women feel beautiful and has developed a great way to do it…
Ladies, does someone you know deserve a head-to-toe makeover?
The Dream Rosie True contest is a complete fashion conversion FOR FREE! Think of over $1,000 worth of clothes, shoes, accessories, makeup, hair care and fashion consulting on us! We want you to nominate a friend in desperate need of our styling expertise from head-to-toe. Rosie True's relaxed, chic boutiques located in Jacksonville Beach and San Marco are offering one lucky lady each month the opportunity to find her True self.
How does the contest work?
We bet you know a friend, coworker, student, mom, sister, etc. who is definitely a must for a trendy makeover. Knowing how to dress to your style and fit, wear your hair and do your makeup as if you just stepped off a runway or out of a magazine goes a long way in transforming a person's confidence. At Rosie True, we understand not everyone knows the fashion dos and don'ts.
So, we're asking you to nominate someone who really needs us! Think of a gal who ought to look as sassy on the outside as she is on the inside. Fabulous clothes, accessories and shoes, great makeup, a new hairstyle and fashion experts to help you maintain the look you want (including learning insider fashion tips on everything) can change the way a woman sees herself. We want you girls out there to give yourselves a smile, a smirk, or maybe a little wink next time you look in the mirror!
What women would turn down $1,000 worth of talent, expertise and services focused directly on them? And, the clothes? Wow! Need we say more? It's a Dream Come Rosie True, right? So help a fellow sister begin her own fashion revolution!
Fill out this form completely and submit it here on our website or feel free to pick up one at either of our locations. We'll choose one lucky lady a month until we've made over Northeast Florida! If you have any questions, feel free to call us.
Good Luck, Ladies! May All Your Dreams Become Rosie True!
Contest Rules:
• A winner will be chosen at the end of each month.
• Winners will receive makeover sessions on the selected Tuesday afternoon/evening.
• All nomination forms must be filled out completely and submitted via Rosie True website or at one of our store locations.
• At least 2-3 full body photos must be submitted for each nominee.
• Photos will not be returned and become the property of Rosie True. Photos and submissions may be used for promotional purposes.
Nominate Here
Stay tuned for info on my own fun event coming up!...until then, go nominate someone!
xoxo,
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Chateau sweet Chateau
I can't believe I'm saying this...but........
take a look at my NEW HOME in PARIS!
Kitchen
Living Room
Living Room
Bedroom #1
Bedroom #2
Bathroom
Isn't it FABULOUS?!?! Wood floors, french windows, flower boxes across the street, vaulted ceilings....I'm in love.
AND, it's a blank canvas! Jen and I love to decorate so we spent a few hours searching the french Ikea website (yes, it was all in french...hence the 3 hours)to furnish our new place...so I'm looking forward to seeing it all come together!!!
I'll keep it short and sweet tonight since I'm exhausted, but I couldn't resist sharing this exciting joy in my life today :)
P.S. The 3 other girls and I are so blessed to have this place next year. However, the guys are still looking for an apartment, so please be praying for their search.
take a look at my NEW HOME in PARIS!
Kitchen
Living Room
Living Room
Bedroom #1
Bedroom #2
Bathroom
Isn't it FABULOUS?!?! Wood floors, french windows, flower boxes across the street, vaulted ceilings....I'm in love.
AND, it's a blank canvas! Jen and I love to decorate so we spent a few hours searching the french Ikea website (yes, it was all in french...hence the 3 hours)to furnish our new place...so I'm looking forward to seeing it all come together!!!
I'll keep it short and sweet tonight since I'm exhausted, but I couldn't resist sharing this exciting joy in my life today :)
P.S. The 3 other girls and I are so blessed to have this place next year. However, the guys are still looking for an apartment, so please be praying for their search.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Entre Nous
Hello dear blogger friends!
My life has come to the point where I literally have to schedule down-time…no joke, in my planner it says “take a break today”... haha. And boy was it a much needed one. So, thankfully it was a beautiful Sunday and I relaxed outside by the pool with a new book, Entre Nous (Between Us): A Woman’s Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl. This came in the mail all the way from California a few days ago from my good friend and soon to be roomie in Paris, Jen! We are each reading the book and then passing it on to the next girl in our group going over in August (me, Lauren, LC, and Jen)
It’s sort of like the sisterhood of the traveling book :)
So, like I said in my last post, I made a big purchase with some graduation money……here it is!
TA-DA!!...my new Nikon D40
With the help of my sweet friend/fellow blogger, we found this baby on craigslist and snatched it up asap! I’ve been having so much fun playing around with it…I really know nothing about cameras, but it’s always been on my to-do list and I would LOVE to have some skills before I head to France.
So, to kill two birds with one stone…here are some pictures that I’ve taken with it that will also catch you up on what’s been going on in my world lately…
My mom is a big tennis fan and player…so we thought it would be so fun to combine her interest in tennis and mine for Paris and throw a French Open brunch with all her tennis gals and share with them what God has called me to do in Paris…perfect! The event was so much fun and pretty successful!
My mom and I had lots of fun planning that party. A big thanks to all the ladies who came!!!
I celebrated my 22nd birthday this past week. I am no longer 21!!!!!!! I don’t know why, but I didn’t enjoy that age…I feel like you’re still considered a teenager. So, here’s to the year of the deuces!
Tenley and Liz, my Rosie True gals. My birthday would not have been complete without these two!...or the chips and queso we devoured...yum.
Bday dinner @ Mellow Mushroom
Every girl needs a friend like this one...especially on your bday. She's a sweetheart. If you don't believe me, check out her blog...man I'm giving the shout-outs tonight!
And last but TOTALLY not least...
My scrumptioulicious bday cake from the French Pantry.
I had a FABULOUS day celebrating with some amazing friends! Thanks for making me feel so loved :)
Whew! That was kind of a lot for me. And as I've been learning in Entre Nous, a french girl practices discretion and leaves some things unsaid...so until next time,
Adieu
My life has come to the point where I literally have to schedule down-time…no joke, in my planner it says “take a break today”... haha. And boy was it a much needed one. So, thankfully it was a beautiful Sunday and I relaxed outside by the pool with a new book, Entre Nous (Between Us): A Woman’s Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl. This came in the mail all the way from California a few days ago from my good friend and soon to be roomie in Paris, Jen! We are each reading the book and then passing it on to the next girl in our group going over in August (me, Lauren, LC, and Jen)
It’s sort of like the sisterhood of the traveling book :)
So, like I said in my last post, I made a big purchase with some graduation money……here it is!
TA-DA!!...my new Nikon D40
With the help of my sweet friend/fellow blogger, we found this baby on craigslist and snatched it up asap! I’ve been having so much fun playing around with it…I really know nothing about cameras, but it’s always been on my to-do list and I would LOVE to have some skills before I head to France.
So, to kill two birds with one stone…here are some pictures that I’ve taken with it that will also catch you up on what’s been going on in my world lately…
My mom is a big tennis fan and player…so we thought it would be so fun to combine her interest in tennis and mine for Paris and throw a French Open brunch with all her tennis gals and share with them what God has called me to do in Paris…perfect! The event was so much fun and pretty successful!
My mom and I had lots of fun planning that party. A big thanks to all the ladies who came!!!
I celebrated my 22nd birthday this past week. I am no longer 21!!!!!!! I don’t know why, but I didn’t enjoy that age…I feel like you’re still considered a teenager. So, here’s to the year of the deuces!
Tenley and Liz, my Rosie True gals. My birthday would not have been complete without these two!...or the chips and queso we devoured...yum.
Bday dinner @ Mellow Mushroom
Every girl needs a friend like this one...especially on your bday. She's a sweetheart. If you don't believe me, check out her blog...man I'm giving the shout-outs tonight!
And last but TOTALLY not least...
My scrumptioulicious bday cake from the French Pantry.
I had a FABULOUS day celebrating with some amazing friends! Thanks for making me feel so loved :)
Whew! That was kind of a lot for me. And as I've been learning in Entre Nous, a french girl practices discretion and leaves some things unsaid...so until next time,
Adieu
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