Here we go...

Bon soir!  Ok, we have arrived.  I am in Paris for the first time since I realized we are moving here so I feel like I am seeing things a bit differently than before.  I have made it a personal goal to find all of the similarities to the U.S. instead of all the differences...I think it will make me feel calmer and more excited to be moving here in a few months.  Today we flew 9+ hours straight from SLC which was actually pretty nice.  Jeremy and I slept at least 6 hours thanks to our drugs!  We got to our tiny, tiny apartment but it is actually really nice.  I will post pics tomorrow.  It feels like a decent size hotel room and more importantly it is clean!!! After we got here I took a four hour nap...I should try to stay awake but it never happens.  I am glad to be here and even more excited to get a good night's rest NOT on an airplane!  Bonne nuit!

Fastest Dinner Ever!

Yesterday I really was not in the mood to cook so I waited until the last possible second to make dinner...and I really did not have time to do anything fancy but here is what I came up with...and I got to use my own tomatoes and basil from my small garden....and it turned out to be my favorite meal in a while:

1/2 lb Angel Hair Pasta
3 cloves Garlic
3 Tbsp. Olive Oil
2 Medium Tomatoes
Basil
Salt
Pepper
Fresh mozzarella cheese

Boil Pasta as per package minus one minute with lots of salt in the water.  While pasta is cooking you can make the rest of the meal.  Heat the olive oil in a large pan, add the garlic ( I just chopped it up), cook for about three minutes.  In the meantime chop up the tomatoes and basil.  After the three minutes add the tomatoes and half the basil (about 2 Tbsp and reserve about 1 Tbsp).  Cook that with salt and pepper to taste for the remainder of the time of the pasta.  Drain the pasta and throw it into the tomato "sauce" and cook for another 4-5 minutes so the pasta soaks up the flavor.  I also put the rest of the basil in and break up the mozzarella cheese on top so that it melts....Delish and less than 14 minutes!  Bon appetit!

French 101

Today I took my first official step towards learning the language.  I ordered a college French 101 book. I took French in college but it was like 100 years ago so I only remember a very limited amount of things...I figure this is the best way to start.  Everyone tells me that Rosetta Stone is the best but I am a visual learner so c'est la vie....

Here are some pics from the last time I was in France...it helps me get excited to go back instead of dread it!  It also helps me practice spelling all of the places in French.

Arc de Triomphe

La Seine

Tuileries

A Cute church in the Neuilly area - we walked past this everyday on the way to our hotel and the French au pairs were always sitting in the front with the babies!

Choir Tour to home

So the first time I went to Europe and more specifically Paris I was on tour with the University of Utah Singers and Dr. Brady Allred.  It was a great time and I got to see so many things in only one month.  Not to mention, we won the singing competition and had to go back the next year to compete for the Grand Prix...and won!  Here is a pic of me the Eiffel Tower for the first time...in choir gear!

This was my second time to France with friends Taylor, (me), Anthony, Erin and Dan...also on choir tour!

But my third time was my favorite...on my honeymoon with my cute husband!

My fourth time I was alone while my husband worked but here it is anyway!

Moving to France

Ok, so I am moving to France, and  little freaked out.  I think it will be a great opportunity for my husband and I but let's just face it, Europe is not "convenient" like America.  I thought I would blog about my adventures moving to another country.  I truly feel like an American through and through, I am not cool or very trendy so I am pretty sure I am going to stick out like a sore thumb!  My husband will be fine, he already speaks the language and  he just has a roll with it attitude anyway.  I have had several meltdowns since I found out we were moving, the last one was Sunday...over a cell phone.  Wish me luck!  I am grateful for ohhappyday.com for making Paris seem like a possible feat!