Paris in the Springtime

It has been a while since I made a post... it is not that there's been nothing of note going on in my life, but the most noteworthy aspect of my recent being might be my colossal laziness. However, the past is just that, and now nothing says blog post like being on a trip.

We are in Paris, particularly because Melinda's [and my] friend, Rosemary [see earlier posts... she's the one in the middle!] is getting married to Frederic, here. Today is Thursday [I think] and the wedding is on Saturday, in the 8th arrondissement... this should be fun. We're here for 10 days, staying at the Hotel Montpensier, in the 1st arrondissement... right near the Louvre and easy to get to and from.

This morning, after a delightful breakfast, we walked around, looking in windows [and popping in to a couple of stores... I bought some underwear and a shirt at Celio, and Melinda bought a scarf at Carole], past the Opera Garnier, to Galleries Lafayette and Printemps, the big department stores on Boulevard Haussmann, where Melinda purchased a spiffy blue jacket. We also went to a nearby jewelry store, and Melinda got a necklace and a ring to match the dress she brought for the wedding.

Right now, Melinda is at a bridal shower, a cooking class for the ladies... it looked like fun, but no boys were allowed, so here I am in the cybercafe on Boulevard St. Michel, across from the Jardin du Luxembourg, reporting to you. Later, we are going to meet for drinks and then have dinner... which reminds me that it has been a while since breakfast, and dinner won't be any too early, so I should head for a non-cyber cafe for a bite to eat to sustain myself... the good thing about thinking about having lunch is that it will be lunch IN PARIS, which makes everything better; eating a cheese sandwich at home is nothing compared with eating a cheese sandwich IN PARIS! Hmmm, thinking about a cheese sandwich has me thinking that