First Care Package

Awesomeness #3: My first care package came in the mail!!

Continuing the theme of awesomeness that has occurred over the past few weeks...I got my first care package!!!!  It was so awesome, you have no idea.  Such a surprise, super thoughtful, tons of fun & useful things inside, and encouragement & inspiration to boot!  Really one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me, just out of the blue like that.  First of all, it was super cute, and I almost didn’t want to open it.

 But I did. 

The first thing I found was a Curious George book…

that was personalized throughout to include Scripture (which made me start crying on the first page already)

and little things like this:

The whole book is just about going out on your own and how it’s scary, but you’ll see great things, and even if you crash and fall or get lost, those kinds of things happen on an adventure, and this is a part of pursuing your dreams.  Anyway, I cried through the WHOLE thing because I was right in the middle of a rough patch where I was feeling overwhelmed by all that is ahead of me as I figure out my next steps here in Paris and the things I want to do, so it was timed PERFECTLY and was a huge encouragement to me.  Who knew Curious George could be so applicable to life??

And then all the other awesome and fun things that were in there just made it a really fun surprise and it was just a huge blessing, lots of fun, and I just absolutely loved it.

It made my week, to say the least. Couldn't even say thanks enough if I tried.

Paris by Mouth Picnic

Awesomeness #2: Paris by Mouth Picnic

 There’s a website called Paris by Mouth that’s a collaboration of all the major food blog writers in Paris.  It gives you all the latest info and reviews on restaurants, bakeries, pastry shops, and the like.  It’s a great resource for all things delicious and food-related.  They had a picnic to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the website.  Naturally, going was a must. 

I should mention that all these food blog writers are kind of like celebrities for anyone who cares about the food/restaurant/deliciousness scene in Paris.  My friend Jillian from work is a fellow foodie, so any time things like this comes up, we are all over it.  I appreciate having someone who understands, gets excited, and understands the celebrity status of these people.

Here’s some pictures of the picnic along the canal that they posted on their Facebook page.  Hey, let's play a little "Where's Waldo."

First of all, if you can find me in the pictures, please take a look at my face in both of them. 

Can we talk about this??  In case you can't tell, in the first one, I appear to be squinting in pain and in the second one I look like confused monkey.  Is this what I look like when I’m talking to people??  If so, I am banned from talking to people.  It was nice while it lasted. 

The picnic was lots of fun, even though I appear to be confused and in pain.