Paris Life

We had a WONDERFUL experience today!  We stood on American soil!  Yes, we went to the American embassy to get Maisie’s passport.  Let me just say, I think we had culture shock at the embassy.  The people helping us were actually HELPING us!!!  They smiled, explained things nicely, and were just all around happy people to us!  Yes, they could have been faking it, but that’s ok!  I was thankful for the smiles.  Most of all though, I was thankful for the timely manner in which we were helped.  We were in and out of that place in about half an hour!  I think if it were at the French embassy (no offense Frenchies!!!) it would have taken at least three hours.  No joke.  Here is Maisie being proud to be an American!  They gave her an American flag…to poke her eye out.

  Our friend Nancy brought Maisie some little miniature Crocs (they are actually Airwalk brand because Crocs don’t make them that little).  I don’t really think Crocs are that cute and definitely not flattering in the least bit, but they make great around the house shoes and Maisie looks SO cute in them!  I have worn these Crocs out a couple times and I was a bit shocked at some of the looks I got from the women here.  It was very obvious they were talking about my shoes!  They do look pretty funky, not small and dainty like most women’s shoes here!  The funny thing is, Crocs are starting to get more popular here.  I haven’t actually spotted a French person wearing them, but I have seen them in the windows of some of the young trendy stores in the Marais.  I wonder if they will actually be bought!