after regaining strength from my all night rave experience (still the most fun night of my life thus far), i met up for dinner with the girls on friday. we went to a restaurant near isa that served vegetables, betsy was pleased, it's hard to come by those in restaurants here. mostly theyll serve a small side salad, but i mean its SMALL. i ordered fish, and apart from having to pull out the tiny little bones, it was delicious. for dessert i got the sampler and tried a bit of everything, but the creme brulee was the favorite. the food here is phenomenal. expensive. but phenomenal. and the good news is that i walk so much and i walk so fast that i know the exercise helps cancel out all the crepes i eat. it really does need to get warmer though so i can put on my sneaks and go for a run.saturday i was supposed to meet up with some clemson friends, more specifically some xo's and i was excited to take them out for a french lunch! unfortunately, they got lost in the louvre and were 30 minutes behind in getting to our meeting spot. the most frustrating part is that i made it 25 minutes before feeling so cold that i needed to leave so we just missed each other :( but we're all hoping to meet up in italy, so fingers are crossed. since i needed to thaw, i went to a nearby cafe with an all inclusive meal of 11 euros. this meant i'd get a starter, a main course, a drink, and a dessert for only 11, a great deal in paris! i ordered french onion soup, spaghetti with mushrooms, a diet coke, and a coffee for dessert. it was delicious and filling, and warmed me thoroughly. since i had time to kill before obi and i were going to meet up, i decided i need to put my childhood fears aside and get a haircut. my ends were desperate for some TLC, so i walked until i found a coiffeuse that looked like they wouldn't butcher my precious locks. i'm very particular about haircuts, if you look through old facebook pictures of when i made an attempt to do something drastic, you'll see why. i went into the place and felt immediately at ease with their warm smiles and the tea they handed me to warm me up. (on this day it was snowing a ton and the wind was blowing at insane speeds, it was veryyyyyy cold).
my hairdresser took me to the shampooing station and began her work. she also gave me a conditioning treatment to help my hair and that junk came with a 20 minute head massage, i was in heaven!
this hair cutting experience also tested my french skills, as no one spoke any english and i had to explain to her what i wanted. i was successful! and she said my french was "tres bon." winning.
later that night, i met up with obi, andi, betsy, and rachael at a creperie called creperie suzette. no words can describe how amazing this food tasted. to start we got a bottle of cider, as we'd read on tripadvisor that it was something worth trying. i order a crepe with basil, chicken, emmental, mozzarella, cream, and bacon. and for dessert-nutella crepe.
after crepes, obi and i decided to go to a jazz club for a relaxing evening of good music and good wine. we were by far the youngest in the crowd, but both of us have a bit of an old soul within, we felt right at home. we looked around the club at the different groups of people who were there, trying to guess their stories. it was a fun game, and we shared deep thoughts, and hilarious secrets with one another. im so glad she's here in france with me. once we realized the lead singer of the group was an american, we asked to request a song- "the way you look tonight" and after explaining that we were singers he asked if we'd be interested in singing it with him. obi needed a bit of convincing, a few glasses of wine, but we both got up to perform. the audience loved us and the band was a bit surprised i think. my guess is that most people who ask to sing probably are a bit drunk, and probably sound that way wit a microphone. i thought obi and i did well, and the most important part was that we get to cross it off the bucket list.
the next day, we were craving something other than french cuisine, so we headed to the one (and only) chipotle in all of paris and met up with andie. oh the sweet taste of home. it was actually really refreshing to be eating something other than soup and sandwiches. my burrito was delicious, not quite as good as in the states, but it definitely was comforting. after our burrito, we walked a good 45 minutes in order to find the famous macaroon place calle laduree. i'd never had a macaroon but everyone had been raving about how amazing they were, so my hopes were high. we had to wait outside for a bit, but oh was the wait well worth it! the restaurant is precious, so quaint. it looks like something right of a movie. i chose to get a black chinese rose petal tea and 4 mini macaroons- 2 chocolate, a pistachio,
and a salted caramel. i cant describe what a macaroon tastes like, it's too complex, and the textures and consistency would be hard to explain, but i will say if ever given the chance, try them. it was a delightful afternoon in the company of two of my most favorite friends. after a quick promenade down the champs elysees with andie, i headed home, exhausted from the weekend and in a serious food coma. i'm sure it was my lack of sleep and the homesickness brought on by chipotle, but sunday night was a bit emotional for me. i had such an amazing weekend, and such a perfect day, so i was really confused as to why i was feeling so sad. but im realizing that in a city as big as this one, there are times where you just feel sad and a bit lonely, it's not uncommon and i know im not alone in feeling this way. it's a very different place then clemson and even atlanta, but i do feel very much at home here, even through the occasional tears and loneliness. shoutouts to my mom and dad for always being there when i need them, and this week to brenna, anna, and simone, a few of my greatest and most loyal friends who know just how to make me smile.
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