Monthly Archives: September 2012

elijah’s red balloon birthday party

elijah’s red balloon birthday party

We are heading briefly back to Paris today in honor of this little guy… That’s right, our little E is one year old today! Usually I like to celebrate special days quietly, with just a few close friends. And when you move around a lot, it can be hard to gather even your really close people for those days, hence my history of semi-untraditional celebrations. With Elijah’s first birthday coming up, though, I found myself …

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Provence: Aix-en-Provence

Provence: Aix-en-Provence

I’ve always wanted to visit Aix-en-Provence, the quintessential Provençal town known for its sun-dappled streets, vibrant café life, old fountains, Roman architecture, and not least of all, being home to Cézanne. Because there wasn’t a direct train to the town from Montpellier, where I was studying back in the day, it always seemed more difficult than necessary to get to Aix, and so I never actually made it there. (There is now a direct TGV …

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Not Eating in Paris

Not Eating in Paris

We did actually do things other than eat (and eat and eat and eat) in Paris. And there are photos to prove it. :) We visited museums. Like the Orsay, where apparently you are no longer allowed to take photos. (I thought I must’ve heard incorrectly when the guard warned me the first time, and the second time he really threatened me! So I went to a different floor…) We returned to the beautiful Musée Rodin. …

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