Why me? God keeps me humble. I will admit that sometimes I think I am pretty darn cute. Yes, I will even go as far to say that sometimes I think I am pretty much a hottie. Since moving to Paris I think God is playing tricks on me. See the picture if you don’t know what I am talking about. If it isn’t feeling fat, it is breaking out in zits! If it isn’t the zits, it is a crazy itchy rash all over my face that looks like little white heads (yuck, I know). If it isn’t the little gross white heads, then it is an ugly boy haircut that won’t even cover up the rash! If it isn’t the ugly boy haircut, than it is this new fun thing called ECZEMA! NO!!!! I never thought that I would have this nasty skin disorder, but it is true!…

I am excited! I just got back from one of the most beautiful places ever! The mall. Galleries Lafayette! Right next to the opera! It is gorgeous! It really is an amazing place. Not only is the building stunning (inside and out), it is OH SO classy! Decorated to make you feel like you’re in a movie. I love feeling like I am in a movie! The decorations were amazing and I am bummed I didn’t take pictures. There is a huge Christmas tree right in the center of the mall. Christmas lights everywhere! I will definitely go back and take a picture so that you can all see how gorgeous it is. Today made me LOVE living in Paris! One of the best things about this visit to the mall was I got new cute boots. I know it is pretty dumb to write about something new that I…

Is it so wrong to hate school? I have always hated school for as long as I can remember! When I was in elementary school I didn’t know the tricks of faking sick. As I started junior high, I was pretty much becoming an expert. I learned to fake bloody noses, fevers, throwing up, cough, sore throat, stomach ache, period cramps (sorry guys!). You name it! I faked it! As I started high school, I learned to fake my mom’s signature. I was so proud of myself too because she has such amazing handwriting. I no longer had to fake sick, because there was no way she would find out! I was a sick and twisted young girl! I skipped school around 50 days a year. No joke. You can see my report cards! We won’t talk about how I passed my classes. That is a whole other story of…

While growing up, my dad found delight in teasing both my sister and me. He taught us all the wrong childhood sayings. We would go to school thinking we were all cool saying to kids, "Fatty, fatty two by four hanging from a telephone wire!" Or, "Liar, liar pants on fire couldn’t get through the bathroom door!" Yes, we were mean little devils. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I realized I had been deceived for all those years! But as a child, these sayings made a lot of sense to me. In my young child mind I pictured a little kid trying to get into the bathroom so he could put the fire out in the toilet or the sink. Funny, huh? I remember picturing a "fatty" hanging from a telephone wire, but it didn’t make as much sense as the liar putting out a fire in…

I never knew grocery shopping could be scary… but it is! Oh how I dread grocery shopping now! Franprix and ED. The two most dreaded places for me to go in France (besides the post office). These are two popular grocery stores here that I shop at regularly. You would think that after almost eight months I would have a little confidence walking into these stores. Oh, but I don’t. Nope. I am scared. I pretend I am confident as I walk in with my head held high, tightly gripping my woven shopping bag being careful not to knock anything down. I learned that the very first time I went grocery shopping by myself. If you know me, you know that I am not the most graceful person around. I am actually quite clumsy. I am always running into, dropping, knocking, bumping, and tripping over things. So, my very first…