american diner and bois de boulogne

hi all! i started my french class at the sorbonne last week. it was a HUGE hassle registering and taking multiple placement exams and whatnot. i also had to change courses, once bc they cancelled without letting me know and the second time bc the class that they put me in totally sucked. :) so now i am in a new class which will hopefully be just what i need!

so, as i was out and about i found this ridiculously cute kitty!!! she was just bounding around, chasing leaves, being a wild jungle animal. if i weren't allergic to most cats, i might have taken her home!!! i hope she has an owner... so cute!

in other animal news, i saw the most adorable woman and her dog on the metro. i tried to take a pic of her, but i was trying to be sly, so this one is the best i could do. tons of make-up and jewelry, big chiffon flower on her crocheted sweater, a big pink knitted headband. 

she was amazing. i kinda wanna be just like her when i am old.

and naturally, she carries her chien around in a basket, like dorothy from wizard of oz.

amazing...

so, as i was searching the fusac magazine for an apartment, what do i see but an ad for an american diner!!! and it is RIGHT down the street! it's called breakfast in america and it was started by a guy who used to work in hollywood, so a lot of the decor is movie memorabilia. 

it's very cute and very american. 

here is my hot chocolate with real whipped cream, straight from the can.

andre and i may have ordered too much, but it was amazing. blueberry pancakes, french toast and a cheddar omelet with home-style potatoes!

yessss!!!

andre about to experience his first american diner blueberry pancakes...

oh the anticipation... lol.

i am soooooo stoked! :)

we went back for dinner too (not on the same day... that would be excessive!) and it was also amazing. a real chocolate milkshake, grilled chicken sandwich, cheeseburger, and french fries... mmm... i am getting hungry just remembering it! i'd nearly forgotten what bbq sauce and ranch dressing taste like... heaven.

on saturday, i met up with natasha and her friends from school and we went to bois de boulogne. it's just a big, wooded park for those of you who don't know what a "bois" is (and why would you really?). it was a gorgeous day, so we trekked about to find a nice spot for our picnic!

this is natasha and me eating "porridge" as she says they call that flower in russia. they eat clovers too... weird. but not too bad. i mean, if i HAD to eat it...

julian was hiding from the tiniest raindrops you've ever seen. but it was cute and funny so we took a pic. :)

natasha communing with nature. she says she is always trying to find the source of waterfalls (note our waterfall in the pic) but she never finds it and always ends up back where she started. we think freud would have something to say about this... lol.

so yeah, it was a really great day and we had tons of laughs and if i tried to explain it to you, you'd think we were all certifiable... ;-p

another gorgeous sunset.

y'all know how i love clouds and pretty colors... 

yeah, so that is all for today. i hafta pack my stuff and also study!!!!!

also, remember september 11th and say a special prayer today.

xoxo