I only mentioned last weekend, Monday, and Friday....but I can't go without mentioning my other SUPER cool friends I spent the other days of the week with.
Wednesday my friend Christina invited me over to her place where she and I and another au pair had an all girls night. Christina lives about 5 minutes down the road from me and we hang out every week during the week. She is American, super duper cool, and we get along great: she makes for good times with lots of laughing. She is also a super genuine girl with a heart of GOLD! I showed up at her apartment and her and our other friend had bought all my favorite snacks to munch on. They bought macaroons since they know I am not a big chocolate person (but I can eat my fair share of macaroons), cheese with bread (mmm mmm), wine (bien sur), and a few other goodies! It was such a special treat that I was not expecting. I love little surprises like that, it makes you appreciate your friendships that much more, when you realize how much your friends really do know you.
Thursday I was blessed again when a good friend chose to come all the way out to zone 5 (its the way out suburbs) where I live from Paris to take me to dinner since he couldn't come to my party this weekend. he said it was my birthday present from him. I was so taken aback that he would come to where I lived since I was not in a mood to travel the distance myself. I'm seriously telling you, I have the most rocking friends ever. It was a nice dinner and I love spending quality time with my friends like that as well.
Anyways! I have more pictures to post from my birthday party but it'll take a while to upload them so I will leave you with just 4 posts to read instead of 5. Tomorrow maybe.
And Oh yea, I cannot forget the many family from the States who sent cards and gifts! Thank you Aunt Dianne for e-card and gift card, thank you Grandmother and Grandad for sending a gift with Mom and Dad, I LOVE my ring Meredith and Wiley and thank you Memom and Grandpa for sending me some money for my trip a few weeks ago when I was in Italy!
Along with those gifts I received, I also received a lot of gifts from my friends here. Home made painting, gift cards, cakes, dinner, and special surprises that were so special to me! I cannot begin to express my gratitude to those you made this week so special for me. You know, being here in paris, so far from my family back home and friends back home, there are times when I think it will be super hard to be here and not there, and while I miss you guys dearly back home, I am sooooo beyond grateful for the family I have been able to create here. They make the hard times easier, the good times so much more fun, and France worth tolerating and loving unconditionally.And I hope you all were able to see a little bit into why I love my adopted city so much. I am beyond blessed and thats about all I can say to express that!
Thank you!
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