Random Monday musings

Friends, I survived my weekend in Amsterdam!

It was seriously so incredible.

I can't wait to share all the photos.

And I still have Bastille Day photos to post too!

I'm about to be one busy blogger.

For now, I'm stuck writing a 15 page paper.

(and by that, I really mean exploring Pinterest all day)

And wishing that Paris would be sunny and hot again!

I've got cute skirts and dresses I still need to wear.

What did you all do this weekend?

Happy Monday!

Five Things Friday: Paris (are you guys sick of this yet?!)

I officially leave in two weeks.

That means I have 14 days to find a French man to marry

or come up with another legit excuse to stay here forever.

As my time here is winding down,

Kate and I are crafting a list of all the things we still need to do.

Five Things Friday:

5 More Things We Must Do in Paris

1. Climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower. I can only imagine the photos.

2. Go to mass at the Notre Dame. I would feel like such a terrible Catholic if I didn't do it!

3. Shop on the Champs-Elysees. We decided to save this for the end of the trip so we'd have a better idea of how much money we have left.

4. Go to the Sorbonne and buy a t-shirt. We didn't study there, but no one (except you all) has to know that.

and one thing that was on our list but we just completed last night (more details to come!):

5. Stay out all night until the Metro reopens at 5:30 am. We watched the sunrise over Notre Dame and had a photo shoot on the Seine. The most wonderful night of my whole life.

Off to Amsterdam!

Bon week-end, mes petits!

Framboise

Kate and I stumbled upon a Mickey D's in Paris today that serves mini macaroons!

Aaaand I discovered this awesome new flash feature on my camera.

Today was such a win.

Restaurant Review: Sinatra in Barcelona

The dinners were definitely the highlight of Kate and my Barcelona trip.

I'm a foodie, what can I say?

The first night we stumbled upon this little plaza and had paella.

The second night we went to the plaza again and one of the promoters told us about this awesome restaurant.

It was down a dark alley, so perhaps going to it wasn't our smartest move, but it was well worth the potential danger.

Friends, I present to you Sinatra.

The food was sort of a fusion American/Spanish.

I had the best risotto with walnuts (interesting combo but so delicious) and a Tequila Sunrise (to match my sunburn).

The decor was old Hollywood, and they had a movie screen up with Casablanca playing silently. I died.

If you ever find yourself in Barcelona, Sinatra is right off of La Rambla. You must go.

second post of the day...it happens.

Today is a rainy day in Paris.

And I'm resting up before going out tonight.

So why not ramble on some more?

Are y'all on Pinterest?

I'm obsessed.

It's like DIY heaven.

Thought I'd share some of the best things I saw today.

when I'm a grown up and throw Super Bowl parties I'll make these!

sugar cookie fruit tacos - i die.

i dream of being this organized one day

aren't these freakin' cute? perhaps i'll make them on my first day back in America

yum yum yum

drooling

appropos, non?

...huh...

all food related.

so typical.

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I see a little silhuetto of a man...

Last week my friends and I went to an Irish pub and this live French band was playing (American) music.

Bohemian Rhapsody came on and I sang along. It was one of the best moments of my life.

Good beer.

Good friends.

Good music.

That's about all I need.

Barca via iPhone and why I'm about to have the best week of my life...

1. View from the balcony of our hostel

2. Legit spray paint on a wall--so euro

3. My polka dotted shirt!

4. In the plaza where we ate dinner all three nights

sangria and walnut cake--life doesn't get much tastier.

Friends, have you ever been to Barcelona?

Spain's city on the water is the most popular place for people from my school to go abroad.

Kate and I jetted there for the weekend.

We feel like mortal sinners for admitting this and I know my generation will collectively disown me but

...we didn't like it.

The humidity was oppressive, the city was really dirty, and it's very Americanized.

We did manage to have some fun and got to see a friend from school, so I'm very happy we made the trip.

I'm going to try to upload more photos, and I have a restaurant review planned, but I have a very busy week ahead of me so it might have to wait until next week.

You may have noticed the title of this blog post...here's what I got cookin' this week:

Tomorrow: (post-midterm...the only gray cloud on an entire week of sunshine) Shopping on the Champs-Elysees, then seeing Harry Potter at midnight (because France is baller and releases movies on Wednesdays)

Wednesday: one of our friends in our program is turning 21! And Bastille celebrations start Wednesday night.

Thursday: BASTILLE DAY. Since I missed out on the 4th in America, I plan to live vicariously through France and its independence day. Red, white, and blue, get ready!

Friday: Amsterdam!

It's okay to be jealous of me. I'm jealous of me too!