I had a wonderful day taking classes from Wendy Vecchi.  What an amazing talent and a sweetie-pie to boot! 

More pictures from Paris:

This plaque is on too many schools in Paris.  It tells all who pass by that children were taken from this school by the Nazis and taken to "camps".  Chilling.

Les Tuileries: The garden between the Louvre and the Champs Elysees

Boats children sail in the pond.

                                                           Eating lunch in the Garden.

Loved it.  I felt very French!

More in days to come!

Finally...

I have been sick most of the week, so I've taken the time to update my blog and catch up on some stuff at home when I'm awake.

I'll be putting pictures on the blog from different aspects of my trip.  First a little background information. I went to France with my life long friend, Suzette.  We've been friends since we were 3 & 4.  We met at dancing school.  We never went to the same school.  Different elementary, high schools, and colleges.  She had a MBA and I got a Masters in Education.  I had children and she did not.  But we have remained friends throughout our lives.  Here are a few pictures from Paris:

Still can't figure out how to turn the pictures on the blog!

I also have a big announcment that I will be making soon.  I'm very excited about it!

I'm Home!

I got home very late Sunday with all but one missing piece of luggage.  Finally got that Monday night.  Overall the trip was inspiring, beautiful, and emotional.  I saw everything a first timer should see in Paris and the beaches of Normandy were beautiful and peaceful, a far cry from what happened D-Day.  I finally adjusted to our time zone and trying to get caught up on work at home.   I'll be showing pictures from time to time.  Stay tuned....

2 Days and Counting......

"Well my bags are packed and I'm ready to go.... I'm leaving on a jet plane..."  I'm definitely in the excited mode now!  My bags are packed now and I'm finishing up stuff at the house that I want done before I leave.  I have a few errands to run after work tomorrow and then Paris... I'll let ya'll know about the trip when I get home.

7 Days and Counting....

The day has been busy getting ready for my trip to France.  I have most of my dressy clothes packed.  I bought a bunch of the travelers outfit from Chico's.  I had never shopped there before.  They have awesome clothes.  The traveler clothes are dressy but are very light and they don't wrinkle!  How come I didn't know about this?  Went to Target after going to Perserving the Past  class with Sue Kellerman.  Love the class and I adore Sue!  I am sad, however, that she won't be teaching night classes :[  Anyway, went to Target and got the rest of my travel toiletries.  I'll finish packing them tomorrow.  I can't believe that 7 days from now I'll be looking at the night lights of Paris.  I keep pinching myself. 

P.S.  My sister-in-law is home from the hospital and doing amazing.  She feels better now than she did before the surgery.  Tomorrow we should find out the pathology report of the tumors.  Please say a prayer for good news.  The power of prayer is so awesome!

Steph helped me put a new face on my blog.  I hope I can remember how she did it!  Home for the weekend and trying to get organized for my trip to France.  I'm starting to get excited but I'm still not looking forward to the flying part.  I'm okay while I'm in the air.  It's just the take-offs and landings! 

Steph did the Climb for Air at the Metropolitan Square this morning.  She's been training for months.  She did great.  She finished 34th out of 234 in her age bracket.  I can't believe she climbed 42 flights of stairs.  Way to go Steph!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!

Thanks to everyone who said a prayer for my sister-in-law.  Angie had surgery this morning and everything went well.  She came through the surgery great and they were able to remove the tumor and drain the cyst on the brain.  The doctor is confident that they were benign, although they will be sent to be tested just to make sure.  While she is in the hospital she will have another MRI to make sure that her spine and behind her eye are tumor free.  This type of tumor also grows in these places.  Please keep her  in you prayers.