Paris Life

Another Bad Haircut

By Jen | July 5, 2007 |

Can you even believe it?!? I can’t. I mean for goodness sakes….I live in Paris, France and cannot get a decent haircut! Paris, France!!!! This will be the fifth AND FINAL haircut I get in Paris. Geez! It really isn’t that bad. I mean, not even close to how bad it was when the silly American man cut it into a disgustingly ugly short cut that turned mullet within a couple weeks. I straight ironed my hair the other day (with this new cut) and checked the back and I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was completely uneven in the back. I am talking, long chunks just chillin’ on my neck. This is not ok. So here I am, once again, wearing my hair up all the time. Can’t a girl just wear her hair down once in a while? Nicole…I am looking forward to one of your amazing haircuts…

Ice, Ice, Baby…..do do do do do do do do.

By Jen | June 27, 2007 |

Tonight we went to an AMAZING Moroccan restaurant! Seriously, if any of you come to Paris, you must ask Justin (not me because i am horrible at directions) where exactly this amazing restaurant is! Jill, if you are reading this, we are going there when you and Sean get here! SERIOUSLY DELISH and a great atmosphere!!! On to why I am posting this. Maisie was really hungry on our way home from the delish restaurant and started to get really fussy. For some reason Justin doesn’t know ANY little kid songs. I don’t think his family was into musicals and nerdy song things like mine was…no offense mom, it was nerdy. But fun!!!!! After trying to entertain Maisie with one of my childhood favorites…something about a king with a big nose ring…I decided to bust out a little Vanilla Ice so Justin could join in. Somehow I sitll have most…

Mustache

By Jen | June 10, 2007 |

I realized that I haven’t been very good at writing on here. I mostly talk about Maisie because she is a HUGE part of my life right now. I find myself talking about every detail of her. Even her poop. It is getting out of control. So I am thinking to myself, "this blog is all about my issues (thus the name ALL MY ISH), so maybe I should talk about those." So because you have been missing out on all my latest issues, here you go! I have a mustache. That is latest issue. No, it isn’t a hair mustache, but a sun spot mustache. I got the good ol’ pregnancy mask when I was pregnant and it has decided to stick around post pregnancy. It just happened to appear on my upper lip. Justin called me Jean Pierre on the metro today. Nice. We had been out in…

Nobody Knows Her.

By Jen | May 27, 2007 |

Today I am feeling a bit sad that most all of our friends and family have never met Maisie. She is such a part of who we are now and it is strange to think that some of the people we love the most have either never met her, or only seen her for a week or two. This is the part of living so far away that I really don’t like. But what can we do about it? Nothing I guess, except post pictures and videos and hope that you get to know her a bit through that. She is such a delight and adds so much more joy to our lives! We wish you could be a part of her life and love her and smother her the way you would if we all lived close! …..Just some “I miss home” thoughts for today….

Polka dot dress, sunglasses and cute Bandna hat!

By Jen | May 12, 2007 |

Here are a couple pictures that were taken after a staff meeting last week. I will be posting a new photo album (FINALLY!!!) of our time in Prague. Come back and check it out soon!!!! She loves this dress….or we do! Just a little family picture for your pleasure! Maisie tried on her first pair of Ray Ban sunglasses. She almost bought them, but they were 65 euros. She will have to do some more cleaning around the house to earn that much change. Thanks for my cute hat Bandna! Sorry this picture is blurry!

HOT baby!

By Jen | May 1, 2007 |

I am beginning to wonder what a summer in Europe will look like with a baby. It is easy enough to layer layer layer, but how do you make her cool when air conditioning doesn’t exist except in grocery stores? The other day was a hot one. I think it was probably in the upper eighties. We were hanging out in a packed French apartment with about ten kids and their parents. It was a bit chaotic…to say the least! Poor Maisie didn’t know what to do with herself with all the noise and heat. She was probably the most fussy I have seen her. I think it was more the heat than the noise, since she has been around lots of noise since her birth. So I went out yesterday and bought her little tank top onesies and a little sippy cup to put water in. I will also…

Just some pics and stuff…

By Jen | April 17, 2007 |

Cozy cozy cozy! Maisie LOVES to nap in our bed! She’s already been to Notre Dame! Having a little girl is so much fun! She loves her stroller rides! She also loves her headband that keeps her hair out of her eyes… Justin and Maisie at our favorite cafe called Place Verte. It is sooooo great to be able to sit outside in the beautiful weather! Paris in the spring is the best!!!!