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L'wedding
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So while Jude was out taking pictures around town with the other boys, I spent the first part of my day walking around our neighborhood. We found out about a street that has a lot of consignment shops and "stock" - which is kind of like an outlet. Mostly I found out though, that everything is still really expensive in France. I did find a cute jacket to buy though! I also decided I could really fit in well here if I were rich and spoke the language. I blended in pretty well! The coolest thing was wondering around a grocery store and having some lady come up and ask me something (I think). The funniest part though, was that I think she was embarrassed with herself for mistaking me for a Parisian, like she didn't want anyone to know she couldn't pick out the American!
We did get our first real rain yesterday too, but it wasn't too bad. It only lasted for about half an hour, and the city felt very fresh and clean afterwards. It was actually quite nice. It also gave me time to finally explore a Monoprix! Basically, this is like a nice/French version of Walmart, but much smaller, and again, much nicer... though still affordable... or it would be if I was paid in Euros instead of American dollars. I was able to pick up a few good basic tops for less than $20 (American) each, so now I can honestly tell people I've bought clothing in Paris! Does anyone need me to pick up an $8 PARISIAN tank top or anything for them?
After I had all my new couture, I headed back to the hotel to get ready. Not surprisingly to anyone who knows me I'm sure, I was running a bit late, but ran down to the lobby and still saw the bride and bridesmaids so luckily I knew I hadn't missed anything yet. I hopped in a taxi right behind their limo, and did very well with the gentleman who spoke no English. My favorite was his little grumblings when cars would almost hit us or cut us off and such... "ou la!" "ou la!" This is my new favorite expression and I've managed to use it a lot already. The wedding ceremony was Episcopalian, so it was a little different than I was used to but still neat and very pretty. The program had EVERYTHING in it so I was able to follow along very well, and even know when to kneel and sit and stand (though this also made it very obvious who was reading along and who wasn't). There were only about 60 total people so we all sat up front and could hear everything. Afterwards, we only had to walk about half a block to the George V, where the reception was held. It was a beautiful hotel, but hopefully we can go back again later to explore it a little more. I focused on enjoying the free food and champagne! Our tables were all different sites around Paris, and our name cards were on coasters with pictures of which site/table we were at. Luckily, our table (Sacre Coeur) was the same group as we had sat with the night before, and we again had a wonderful time with them and all got along very well. We've invited all of them to come visit us in Paris, and will even have dinner again tomorrow night with two of the couples (the third is heading to Belgium today for the week). I can't say that I really remember everything about the rest of the evening (did I mention how good the champagne was?) but it was all beautiful and tasty. It ended after dinner, around 10, and we all just headed home (again, did I mention how good the champagne was?) My biggest regret, other than maybe that last glass of champagne or two, was that we didn't get a picture of us!! We weren't allowed to take pictures during the ceremony (only the photographer could... but at least some exist), and so I just kept getting distracted or forgetting. I did remember to take a few, but there was never really a chance to go pose. We will probably never be in formal attire in a swanky French hotel again... but how likely was it that I'd ever go to a wedding in France, let alone two, so who knows. I'm up for a third!
Okay, we should get going now. We already got to sleep in a bit, and now, after lots of water, Advil, and a shower, we're heading back out on the town.
Au Revoir!
Karen & Jude
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