Round yond virgin, mother and chiiildd

...at least, i think that's how the song goes. any way... we did lots today! it started with the luxembourg gardens. it was all flowered-out, despite the chilliness, and quite beautiful. there was an old man and this little boy playing with a sailboat and a stick in the fountain. how cute. my mom saw lots of fountains today, because i am writing a research project on them, and needed to take pics. ohhhhh.... and they are historic/ pretty/etcetera.

Next, we promenaded over to the church saint sulpice. mary just said it seems so long ago since we went there... we did lots. it was huge and beatuiful, with muted-grayish paintings, and a line on the ground that the sun shines on so you know when easter is. its a good idea. personally, i always relied on when a fruitful basket of candies and olsen twin movies appeared in the dining room, but the sun works too. took pics of a fountain.

we got some omelettes, then we went to saint michel and took pics of this other cool fountain and walked around the latin quarter, and got crepes. the chick was learning how to make them... my mom said "good thing you didn't film her for the blog." ouch....


then we went to notre dame. there were more people than gargoyles, if you can believe it.

we went to saint chappelle church after that. BEAutiful. its two floors, patterned ceilings, gold accents, and intricate colorful stained glass that told the story of the bible, from the beginning to the apocolypse..... i was scared at some parts, like when jesus got hurt and the animals had to deal with the flood and the apocolypse... but at least it was pretty.


next we saw hotel de ville, the pompidou, and i tried to show her my school but the doors were locked.... hopefully they will be on monday as well. we saw several other fountains, like chatelet, stravinsky, and fountain des innocent, and walked through a park.

ohhh maaan, twas a long day, so we could sure use of glass of wine. oh wait! good thing we went to a wine expo. it was...intense. we pretended to know things, like smell it and swirl it around. we drank red ones and white ones and pink ones, oh my!

then it was nachos, and a movie about a french guy who goes to the US to meet real americans. so perfect the night.

here's some pics:


At the Jardins du Luxembourg today.

We saw some people doin tai chi.
i lost my mom and got scared. this woman wasn't very comforting.
kwazi's house
inside saint chappelle
re-fueling.
the Stravinsky fountain by the pompidou museum
Fontaine des Innocents
"Mmmm... i think this one's a red..."
Coming soon to a theatre near you... well, actually i don't know if it is. but if so, it's worth a watch.


Tomorrow we're off to Versailles!

SMB

i'm not like the other moms. i'm like a cool mom

MY MOM'S HERE! LETS JUMP FOR JOY.

up jumps da boogie

theeeerree sheee goeeessssssss. might i add, it was her idea to do jumping pics. i am the way i am for a reason. :)
We did coool things like see sacre coeur, the arc de triomphe, champs elysees, and the eiffel tower. and had yummy french hot chocolate.
mother and daughter, standing triumphantly devant l'arc.
bonsoir, ma petite chouchou.
view from sacre coeur church. even though it was uber foggy, we still saw a lotttt
mom!
Mary's favorite thing she saw today: the Eiffel Tower. she said it was a lot bigger than she expected--just immense. (she TOATZ loved it).

I'm really happy to have her here. I got a little teary eyed when i saw her on my street. oh, how nice it is when my worlds collide.

Tonight, me mad and mary are getting italian food at our favorite place down the street. do as the locals do, no?


SMB

toatz thanksgiving.

Hey All. 

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you aswell! Hope it was da bomb. My parents called me yesterday morning..my dad sounding extra sad told me that he wished I was home because his two sons are home and his misses his daughter. Cute. When I asked what my two older brothers were doing I was told they were still sleeping because of Black Wednesday. Nice influence on such a younger sister like me...somethings never change. haha. But Like my dear sonia said...we went to our friends Lauren and Nicole's place (so cute) and had an AMAZING thanksgiving dinner. SOOOOO GOOD. OMG :LDfja;dfjadsf. Here are some picz. Sorry theres not more...I was too busy socializing. 

Yee son!
Sonia, Julie and Clarissa
Too many cooks in da kitchen
Noah! Superstar of the day!
Lauren! Superstar of the day too!

like 23/22 days till we come back! Ya'll best get READY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Lovez,

MC Hammer.

Gobble-dee-gook

HAAAPPPYYY SPANSKGIVING!!!!
We ate one of those today. Did you?

Although we were sad to not be with our families on this fine, fine holiday, we went over to our friends' apartment for dinner. and i mean like, THANKSGIVING DINNER. it was soooo good. noah and lauren slaved all day over the stove making deeelish authentic thanksgiving turk, stuffing gravy, yams.... teh works. and we bought a cake, hahaha. it was lots of fun, and we were so glad to celebrate with our fellow american buddies.

earlier today, we beared to cold to go to La Defense with our architecture class. La D is a modern citay just outside of paris. its super cool, if you look one way, you see the arc de triomphe at paris, then turn 180 degrees, and you see the reflexing modern version of the arc at la defense! sweet. it was weird to be surround by skyscrapers... i had forgotten what that was like...

lovely fountain. i would have jumped in if it were not like 1 degree celcius and/or fahrenheit outside.
we did, however, see a cute dog, like a security doggy, dip his lil paws in the water and take a drink. haha, dogs. how they make me smile.
these trees are planted in concrete. whoooaaa
weird tower.
yet another jumping pic. you guys seriously have no idea how many we take.... and how many pics we have of us like trying to capture an airborn moment, but it doesnt really work... she looks like she's levatating. like a cooool girrrl. like a mac book girrrl.
l'arc. there are offices inside. when i'z becum a big corporate boss, ima git an office in there, yes i will.
us trying to sneakily take a pic of maddie with our architecture teacher. she is so passionate. its so cute :) x0x0 like omg
embarrassing myself probably
taking in the view.


If you'd like to see a pointless video, click here.


oh! and my mom will be here in a matter of hours!!! yay!! ratatouille said he is nervous to meet her because she doesn't like rodents, especially after she saw a dead rat the size of a pig in the freezer at charlie's pizza when she was 16, but i told him that if he made her breakfast like he does so well, she would give him a chance.

Ok, signing off. Happy thanksgiving! i am thankful to be here, but also that i have so much to look forward to at home.

SMB

Skullz and Rykiel

Hi Friends and Family. Sophia and I are currently sitting on our beds...under the covers. Its cold in our apartment and in Paris. Horse and the Sea is playing and were each taking a break from our heavy workload to please the people.  New pictures on facebook. Yay! New pictures on the blog. Yay! Sophies mum comes this weekend. Yay!! Holla! So please stay turned for more! 

...oh...incase you miss us..WE RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES IN 24 DAYS! OH.MY.GOD!

Marmie, This is for you...I made my way to Musee National D'Historie Naturelle- Musee de L'Homme. Im actually glad I went, it has the most amazing veiw of the Tour Effiel. (See Below) I saw Crane De Rene Descartes which my mum read about...I guess it has some secret code on the skull. It was the real deal. I also saw bonez, and skullz, and mummies. It twas coolio. 

Still in Paris! Ah! 
They come in Peace 

MOM THIS IS FOR YOU! (I have a video aswell) 

Before dat...
Sonia w. her trademark hurr....and her daughter 

 I saw an exhibit on Sonia Rykiel who is my new obsession! Holla. She is one of the worlds most elegant woman and proved that knitwear can follow any trend. She was the first designer to put words on clothing and the seams outside of the garment. Her clothing is really amazing. I suggest everyone go to SoniaRykiel.com right now!!!!!!!!

Gizbolo!

Hi Folks. First, thanks for all the birthday wishes. You da bomb. Second,  here are some over due pictures from our trip. I hope each and everyone of you who is reading this gets out and goes to the places we did/ the world...if you havtn already. Each were so so so beautiful. I loved each city that we went too even if it was freezing in Madrid.  I cant type for too long because im supposed to be writing a paper about Sony for Cross Cultured Management, oops! PRIORITIES MADDIE! PRIORITIES! 

Madrid, Spain

       We saw Flamenco dancing in Madrid, but I of course, was the S.T.A.R of the show.

Barcelona, Spain.
Gaudi!
America's Next Top Model had their final show here!!! a;dfj;adksfj!


SPOTTED: chips and salza. These babies get what they want
                 Venice, Italy

While our dad, aka Elvis, was at worked we went to " OUT THERE; Architecture beyond building." It twas cool.



Rome, Italy
The Spanish Steps. 

Roma!
each of us made a wish...


Have you ever seen these 2 girls happier?!?!?
yess!

Touristaz

our first meal in Italy. Oh. My. Good.Ness. So deeeeelish!

Back to homework. 

:( 

MAC