Eoin and I discovered a new love - French Crepes! The ones we like are smothered in Nutella (hazelnut choco spread) and folded up into a very edible triangle. Also delicious: Chocolat Chaud (fancy hot choco) which is more like a melted chocolate bar than the watered down crap that we’re used to. It’s strange that with all the fatty, delicious things here the people aren’t as fat as Americans. I think they probably have secret Gyms that we don’t know about…

We flew via Air India out of Newark airport, so we got off to a pretty crappy start, however, when we arrived in Paris and saw all the charming cafes and were surrounded by that certain je ne sais quoi that the city has, I got pretty excited to be here! Plus, having a sweet treat or two didn’t hurt…
As the day wore on and on (it gets dark here at around 11:30PM!!) and we wandered around further and further, Eoin suggested that we get a bottle of wine and chill out open-container-style under the lit up Eiffel Tower. We did just that and enjoyed ourselves among the crowds of sexy young ladies and gents who were doing the same. We stayed out pretty late and by the time we got to our Metro station it had closed!! We stayed outside the city, so the only way home would have been via very expen$ive taxi, so we decided to do it Grosch style and sleep in some bushes until the Metro opened again at 5:30. Boy, what a night!

Check out West Elm’s sale section for some really lovely summer melamine and other cuties!

My boyfriend dressed as Gandhi for Camp Naked Terror 7 and I went as Mary Lou Retton, obviously! How convincing is Petey??

A few months ago, I received a request for a guinea pig print. I worked something up this weekend. Whaddya think?

I just got my first tattoo this weekend! It’s what I’ve always wanted - an anchor on my upper arm. Being a simple and traditional tattoo, I think it really suits me! Now I just have to wait for it to heal…

My dear friend Dina opened an adorable etsy shop selling cute bird appliques and pretty little tea canisters from Japan with tea and a recipe inside. So good!!