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• the Breaded Train.

  

  The Friday before Christmas was a double festive day for all: it was the last day of school for 2013 and my mother was in town. Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My 2013.

  

  Paris, jus t'aime! A current trend in popular thinking is that Instagram photos are just one big show-off fest, that these curated and staged photos somehow... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Merry Christmas from Paris.

  

  So we're here. Two days before Christmas. Have you gotten all of your shopping done? I am pleased to announce that I finished last week and am officially... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• the December Dynamic.

  

  I am helpless to the month of December. It has completely captured me this year! I can be found somewhere in a flurry of holiday parties, fine-tuning projects,... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Be Brave.

  

  As 2013 comes to an end, I succumb to the old cliché of looking back on the year. And what a year it was. So many changes. And I am not just referring to gettin... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• an Early Christmas Present.

  

  Ho, ho, ho! Christmas came early for me! I received my first gift! No this isn't going to be an annoying post about how Aurélien presented with some super... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• C'est Parti!

  

  It's official. I'm in holiday mode! Music, movies, candles and all. I can't stop myself. Decorating the apartment was super easy this year. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Giving Thanks.

  

  Thanksgiving in Paris was lovely this year. As our American network expands, we find ourselves with the privilege of attending several Thanksgiving feasts much... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Client List.

  

  illustration by cassandra rhodin As many of you know, an article was published a few weeks ago in The New York Times that got a lot of people -- mostly the expa... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Postcards from a Party.

  

  Photo courtesy of Prête-Moi Paris After months of planning, just like a wedding, The Champagne Social just seemed to come and go! How did that happen? Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Crafting Bad(ass).

  

  What a whirlwind weekend! What was supposed to be a small get-together to welcome Cara to Paris, manifested itself to what will always remembered as The... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Champagne Social.

  

  And there you go, le chat is out of le sac. The big mystery behind last week's Champagne jaunt? I was moving and shaking, meeting with producers to score some... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• No Tulle at the Louvre!

  

  Let me start this post off with a confession: a dark, dark secret that I have keeping from all of you for years now. I have to just come clean with it. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Did Someone Say Champagne?

  

  It's mid-Autumn and for those of you have been following my blog may (or may not) know that mid-Autumn is the time of year we go on our French exploration trip! Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Boo.

  

  This is my Halloween costume. Lame, I know. A girlfriend of mine suggested that I dress up as a season one Walter White wearing nothing but tight-whities, an... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pretty in Pink with Prête-moi Paris.

  

  Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending the Prête-Moi Paris four year anniversary bash. Melissa, author of the iconic blog sure knows how to put on a party... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cozy Boys Get Candy?

  

  Now that it's fall (like that hasn't been established in my last umpteenth posts!), my vocabulary repertoire circles around words such as toasty, snuggly,... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Autumn Dining.

  

  Although we have been in our apartment for now almost a year, I still recognize with gratitude that for the first time in this French life of mine I finally hav... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• French Lesson #3: Garbage.

  

  I know I'm stating the obvious here when I say that French really is such a beautiful language, but it deserves repeating. Even a commonplace word like garbage... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Let's Get a Drink?

  

  For the first time since the September return, I had a quiet weekend where nothing and I mean nothing was planned; no parties, dinners, drives out to the... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION