no. 2

its the second post in one day but a few things happened today that could not go without mentioning:

(it is almost dinner time and i have yet to go out and learn to the drive the car yet so i'm not sure it'll happen today!! i decided doing something else was more important than learning to drive a car, you will see in just a moment)

So....without making you wait any longer (because i clearly have made you wait)....

Yes, that is Dr. Pepper in Paris! I couldn't be happier if I tried!

ANDDDD Goldfish... hallelujah!

All found at this hole-in-the-wall American/English grocery store. It's literally the size of a bathroom back home but it sells the stuff that is going to keep me HAPPY!!! haha.

And I found Dr. Pepper and goldfish after I enjoyed this wonderful brunch with a few new friends...

I apologize for the semi-bad pictures as they were taken on my *new* blackberry and i've realized that the blackberry does not take as good pictures as the iphone! bummer! :-(

But I am so blessed (again) to be here and living this life! The girl who invited me to her apartment this morning for brunch has been so kind to me and she not only gave me quite a bit of advice on living and going about my life here in Paris (she's been here for 8 years she said), she also hooked up my blackberry with cool apps and such (she has one herself), but I just thuroughly enjoyed my conversations and sharing a meal with these people!!! It feels more and more like home the more I spend time with people one on one and doing things such as eating a meal at someone's tiny studio apartment. It was quaint, it was cozy and it was exactly what I needed this Saturday! 

I am now determined to live here...indefinitely! Please don't pass out or cry at the thought of that...haha! Before moving here I had no plans to come back anyways so it should come as no shock to anyone who knows me... but now i have an obsession with checking out studios as I pass the real estate shops (whcih are everywhere) to see how much they cost and I love looking up used bikes on craigslist and planning my life...here! Sorry guys if i busted anyone's bubble! I am an American, a proud American...but an American who is beyond excited to set up shop here in this lovely country! 

Oh, and beyond building some pretty cool friendships this morning...my friend (who's apartment I was invited to) gave me three books to read...in english!!! I am so excited! I loooove reading now that I am not forced to read dumb textbooks for school and the saddest thing about moving was not being able to bring almost any books. I brought three Bibles and a few travel books and then 1 actual book. So my new friend put a pile of books she is finished reading on the table and told me I could borrow a few and i took three! i am so pumped!!! 

Well, I hope everyone is enjoying a great Saturday doing whatever you are doing! Mine is coming to an end...i'm ready for dinner so I can stop eating my goldfish and save them for another day...like tomorrow! Love you guys so much, me!