Wine under the Arche

So today is Saturday, and it's 9:30 p.m. here. I just returned from the city and am now in my pj's, comfy in the studio and going to watch a movie before bed. Today was a good day. I slept in just a little bit, then had a hair appointment near my house. Unfortunately it took a really long time and there was some car issues (juggling around cars in order for me to drive myself to the 'coiffure), but anyways I got a cute new haircut, just a trim and fresh layers...and it's a shade or two lighter from the 'black' it practically was, with some highlights....so I suppose on my way to a prettier brown in case I decide to go back to blonde later in the future!

After the coiffure I changed clothes quick and off I went into the city! I met a new friend there, her name is Paris. She takes the French course at the same school as me, although we are in different classes. She is an au pair in St. Germaine en Laye, where the kids and I have school. She is really nice, and from Minnessota, and doesn't have many friends here and is newer in Paris and to the job as me...once again, the common bond that us 'au pairs' share is strong quickly, because we really ARE the only ones that understand each other when it comes to the job. Anyways, we had a coffee together, then shopped around a bit at La Defense. Then Kirsty (from Versailles) met up with us and we headed off on the metro for Le Palais Royale, a site and neighborhood I am familiar with. We just walked around and 'windo shopped'. It was a cool but pleasant evening. After the Palais we bought a bottle of red wine and made our way back to Le Grande Arche at La Defense. It is sooo pretty at night, so we sat high up under the Arche, drank our wine and had a lovely view of the Champs Elysees and l'Arc de Triomphe! We just sat around and visited and drank our wine...nice, eh? It was funny because when we bought our bottle of wine we totally did not think about a wine OPENER, so we flirted with a water in a bar and he kindly opened our bottle for us, along with giving us 3 glasses to drink it!

So it was a good day....I plan to sleep in tomorrow, exercise, then who knows......perhaps see something new in Paris! I also found out I have a 3 day weekend just after Thanksgiving, so I'd like to take advantage of that and travel somewhere within France....to winetaste or see some chateaus, or both! So I will research and decide on something soon. Also, email me recipes for Thanksgiving please! We (my family and another family) are going to have a BIG Thanksgiving dinner the night of the 22nd and we need recipes! Thanks so much, byebye!!!