Ellacoquine

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• Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael...

  

  ....or rather welcome home Ella Coquine! I'll take any opportunity to plug a 90s Winona reference. Love her.So I'm back in Paris! Finally! Champagne!Getting her... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thinking of You....

  

  For my last full day in New York, yesterday I indulged in an afternoon date in my summer's best, and took long and scenic drive over to Brookville to Young's... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Nice Isn't Always So Nice.

  

  Illustration by Inslee HaynesThe dog days of summer are here, lazy days are coming to an end, but before you start planning your September, and I invite you to... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Last Days.

  

  Taking advantage of these last moments in New York, I'm going full force in doing things that I will no longer have access to once I'm back in France. Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Love Long Distance.

  

  This afternoon, Séb left for the airport to head back to France a week before my return. This is the last time we're saying goodbye under these long distance... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Postcards from Nassau, Bahamas.

  

  We're finally back in the States after a fabulous week of grandparents bliss in the Bahamas. Getting back was a bit of an adventure, as it always is, the only... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mermaid Mayhem.

  

  As little girls, we all had one fokelore or fairytale icon that we preferred over others. Some of us chose to believe that somewhere in a forest, princesses wer... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ella Rastaquouère...Rasta!

  On this blistering hot day in the Ba-ha-has, while Séb was stuck with the daunting task of bargaining the price of fresh fish for tonight's dinner with my... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• France in the Bahamas.

  

  Yesterday morning at 7:45 am like clock-work, the phone rang. Who was it? It was my grandfather. Since Séb and I know darn well that sleeping in is not an... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sea, Sex and Sun...

  

  two of these are true, and since we are on vacation with my grandparents, I'll leave it up to you to decide on the two. It shouldn't be too hard...I hope. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Summer Indulgences.

  

  Don't you just love summer? It really is the one season that is completely dedicated to relaxing, socializing and enjoying time off. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Living Deliciously.

  

  A few months ago, Sébastien and I submitted a photo in the Cupcake Vineyards "Living Deliciously" photo contest. Being a fan of the brand, and missing it when... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• No Distance Left to Run.

  

  This photo will make sense in a second. Bear with me on this one.While perusing the Facebook page of one of my favorite bands Blur, I read that they were... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• If I Can't Get to Paris..

  

  ...have Paris come to New York! Hail the almighty bagel!Yesterday I picked Sébastien up at JFK for three weeks of family, fun, sun, and vacation...with my... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Like a Butterfly, My Nostalgia.

  

  Spending all of this time back at my mom's house hasn't just been about maxin' n' relaxin' (how cheesy is that?). Now that my life in France has gone from... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Staying Positive.

  

  Do you guys remember the movie Ghostbusters 2? I do and have to say, this is one of my favorite flicks of the late 80s. I love it, and not just for the ghost... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Twinkle Toes.

  

  Now that my paperwork has been approved, visa has been obtained, and French law prohibits me to enter the country until mid-August, I'm officially on vacation.... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Chasing Rainbows.

  

  The lovely Miss Liz, over at Memoirs of a Young Adventuress nominated me to partake in Travel Supermarket's Capture the Colour Photo Contest! First off, merci m... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• "I've Got Three Passports, a Couple of Visas, You Don't Even Know My Real...

  

  Well the last two are true, I only have one passport, but I just love that Talking Heads song that was in my head during my entire appointment at the French... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Kool Thing.

  

  Illustration by Garance Doré.Unable to sleep on the flight back from Buenos Aires, I surrendered to the fact that I am simply unable to get a cozy night's... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION