La Semaine Finale

I would just like to point out that at this moment, my parents, sister, and Joshua are chatting and chowing down on amazing Greek food together at one of my FAVORITE restaurants in New York, Periyali.
Clearly, the people in my life just go on living without me! How rude!

I would also like to point out that a few hours ago, my parents found us an apartment to sublet for Spring Semester that is...
1/2 Avenue from my favorite bakery, Billy's.
1 Avenue from my dearest boyfriend Joshua.
4 blocks from my favorite bagel place.
2 blocks from my gym.
6 blocks from FIT, and....
2 stops on the C train from my darling pal Kristin!
Clearly, there IS a God, and I am on his A-list.

I would also like to point out this is my last week in Paris. I leave Saturday morning.
Clearly, this is devasting. And I am going to cry like a bebe at the aeroport

A final thing I would like to point out is that in exactly 12 hours, I have to give a final speech for my Speech class - that I have yet to write! I choose my topic " A Goodbye to Paris."
Clearly, I cannot write it because I just not ready to say goodbye! I do my best work last minute anyways.

So was my last Sunday in Paris. My last time waking up and getting ready for Church at the American Church of Paris - which I have LOVED. Today they had the children doing a re-inactment of the Christmas story. It was so cute! The sheperds (little kids with dishtowels on their heads) and the angels (little kids with aluminum foil rings on thier heads) dancing about the stage. It was really adorable!

We also went to ACP last night for a holiday Christmas concert. It brought back memories of good old GOHS and the annual Holiday concert, which I now realize was pretty top quality (minus treble chorus). It ended with a sing along! And I can still belt out the Alto part of my favorite song "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" just like senior choir in Chorale. Gosh that seems like AGES ago!! How am I growing up so fast? And more importantly, how do I make it stop!!?

After church, I went to the Louvre. I wanted to see the Napoleon III apartments, since I never had - and I had to say "au revoir" to my favorite work in the Louvre, "Winged Victory" I sat in a little nook right near her and did some studying for my architecture exam for about an hour before coming back to mon apartement. It was very hard to say goodbye to the Louvre because I Louuuvvvvre it soooo much!

Saturday I said goodbye to Montmarte, which was even worse. Caroline and I walked up the stairs of Sacre Coeur, around the artist sqaure, and stopped for a crepe! We told the crepe-maker we were leaving Paris soon and he decided to make us a "going away crepe" which meant triple the amount a cheese a crepe would normally have! IT was truly a wonderful going away present from Mr. Montmarte! Who says Parisians are rude!

So while this is probably going to be the sadest week of my life yet, I am looking forward to seeing everyone! Moeski and Freddy! And Lucie! Joshua, my friends from home! I haven't seen anyone in 4 months! Sadly I will only get to spend 48 hours at home, and then we are flying to Texas to Christmas in the Lonestar state - where I get to meet my neice, Nina! T, and M.Ice, Alison, Biggie and Diana and the adorable Oliver! It's going to be soooo fun to be with my whole family! (Minus Mands and David who WILL BE MISSED EVERY SECOND!):(

Thenn....to Flordia! For 2 weeks of sun, sand, and Mickey Mouse with Joshua to ring in the New Year! So I am definitley looking forward to the month ahead! I'll wait until mid-January when all the fun is over to start my missing-Paris-sob-fest. Bring on the wine!