because of wine

It's because of wine that I'm writing this post... instead of packing... like I should be. Why two glasses of wine on a Thursday night, you ask? Because Paris is cold and rainy, as in 40 degrees (Fahrenheit) and rainy. It is almost June. Because I'm nervous for The Hive this weekend. Hopefully the other bloggers don't realize I'm not as cool as they are, or at least like me enough not to mind. Because module courses are as intense as they are interesting, 6 hours/day's worth. And the best way to nurse a fried brain is with wine, obviously. Also, I think it's ridiculous that it only takes two glasses nowadays. But I guess that's neither here nor there.

The photo above is from La Trinquette. Lorelei, Rachael, and I haven't been there in ages--not since this fabulous meal--but we should go back soon. Our last visit highlights include me getting stuck in the back room as a private office party made toasts (I was looking for the bathroom, I was also terrified they were going to call me out in the audience), and meeting two charming French guys that turned out to be not so charming (this has happened to us more than once). To eliminate whatever thoughts that last part may elicit, I'd like to share how wonderful my boyfriend is; the kind of wonderful that casually says, "you know, it's been six months since our first date today." Then, without me asking, washes my sink full of dishes. Even though I don't gush about it as often as I could, I like him a whole lot. I think I'll take him home.

I will actually. At the end of June, once I complete this module, and the next, and an independent study course, and after my little sister graduates from high school (I'm already tearing up about this), my German boy will fly to the U S of A to be my date at a best friend's wedding, meet my family, and meet New York. But not before I go to his home. At one point, he was going to introduce me to Berlin himself, but since I'll be spending most of my days at The Hive, we decided to wait until next time. Even so, this upcoming travel is the reason I ran down six flights of stairs to photograph a Jacadi Paris window. It's the only one with two cities instead of three, as you can see in the photo above. Cutely appropriate, don't you think? Yes :) so... now I shall pack. And before we know it, I'll be back with adventures from a blogger conference in Berlin...