Aujourd-hui, I had a wonderful revaltion! I now know what I am going to do with my life, and it involves two of my life-long dreams becoming realities!
After a delicious dejeuner with Caroline, we walked les rues to the Metro, admiring all the various patissiers and the many deliceiux things inside! All the patissiers are slightly different, but they all have the same things - macarons, pain au chocolate, eclairs, nougat, religeiuex, tartes, ect! And trust me - they are ALL amazing! But, there is not one bakery that has something different, something new, something with sprinkels!!
So my new life plan is to move to France after graduation, and open the bakery I've always wanted to open.... in Paris! I will sell my cupcakes, cookies, brownies, and custom cakes to tourists and Parisiens alike! Now you may think that the French will not want any part of American baked goods over their own, but I have no doubt that I can win them over with my liberal amounts of buttercream frosting! They may be stubborn - but they're not stupid! Who can say "non" to swirls of pink buttercream topped with rainbow sprinkles!
Caroline even suggested naming it "Blonde Parisienne Bakery" Ha!
I love my new life plan, and I am so excited that I finally have an answer for the age-old "what do you want to do after college" question. I can now smile and say - "Well, I am moving to Paris, opening a cupcake shop, and eventually raising cute French children who will help me frost cupcakes! C'est brillante!
My enthusiam and excitement spread to the rest of the day! I took a tour of the Paris Opera House! Opera Garnier, where apparently The Phantom of the Opera lived. I took a photo of the infamous "box 5" where he sat each night! The Opera House rivals Versialles in beauty! It is abosoutely, mind-bogglingly, gorgeous and amazing! Not only to think of what it took to build it, but also the people who used to go there, and also the events that happen there now! I cannot wait to see a ballet there! AUP has tickets to Giselle that I am hoping to snag since I love, love, LOVE going to ballet, and going to the ballet there would put me in another dimention of delight!
The other highlight of tonight was going to this adorable restaurant, right by mom and dad's hotel, which only served steak frites, wine, cheese, and bread! Ha! It was so french and had really amazing food! It was mom and dads 35th wedding anniversary, so it was a fun way to celebrate!
I have to change my French class early tomorrow morning at school. I tested into French for Communication and Culture, which is pretty advanced, or so I'm told! So I am proud of myself for retaining some things - but also worried I'll be behind in class! It was one of my largest goals to leave here leaving very confient speaking French! Afterall, I will get more costumers if my bakery is bi-langual!
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I will frequent your bakery. Your promise of extra buttercream won me over. I get such a cheap thrill from reading your boundless enthusiasm come through in your notes. Enjoy, as you are, EVERY moment!! This is a once in a lifetime experience and I'm so glad it's everything you'd hoped for!
ReplyDeletexo Laura