Things I am Loving...

Things I am loving, right now.

+ Homemade pizza, fresh off the grill. J & I enjoy Pizza Fridays every week. Lately, he has been firing up the grill and cooking them that way. Amazing!

+ Spring Fruit Tea from Tea Gschwender. J & I picked up this tea a couple of weekends ago at our favorite little tea joint. When brewed, it has a delicious caramel aroma. I normally drink green tea, but I fell in love with this fruity blend. It is delicious with a teaspoon + of German rock sugar.


+ Friends getting stationed here. I am so excited to have a girlie friend to spend time with again!


+ SUN! Thank you, Germany!


+ Planning future trips.


+ New music! Thanks to my friends with fabulously awesome taste in music and One Tree Hill. :)


+ Overnight oats. Combined with 2 of my other new favorite things, vanilla almond milk & a teaspoon of Smart Balance natural peanut butter.


+  Anticipating my sister's visit! One week!


+ Life, pure & simple.

Day 5, Paris: Dessert at Laduree.

We didn't quite make it to either of the first 2 places we wanted to go for dessert, the first being the little tea joint, the second being Angelina's for a second time. However, Laduree was just fine with us. I had some of their drinking chocolate. It wasn't as good as Angelina's, but it was dang sure better than nothing. :) And, I had a little salted caramel macaron to bid Paris farewell. It's a good thing we don't live closer. Macarons might just be the death of me (and my weight-loss. :)) 

Day 5, Paris: Twinkling Tower.

As we crossed over the Seine, headed toward our dessert destination, we had to go under the bridge a bit, in a walking tunnel, and what we were greeted with after coming out, was and is one of the most beautiful and breathtaking things I have ever seen. The Eiffel Tower was sparkling! On the hour, the lights on the tower twinkle. The photos do not do this justice, at all. I still think they are pretty, though. :)

Day 5, Paris: The Seine and Locks, Part 2.

J & I wanted a last hoorah dessert after dinner, so we were going to try to get to this funky, fun little tea joint I read about. Along, the way, we saw some of the most beautiful views of the Seine. Ahh. Paris is beautiful no matter, but it's breathtaking at dusk. Wow. And, we got to see our little lock, again.

Day 5, Paris: Notre Dame Cathedral.

One of J's must-sees was the Notre Dame Cathedral. It was one of mine too, until I sat atop the Rouge Bus freezing and hungry, which resulted in a grumpy gal. Oh, and I had to go to the restroom, which is never easy in Europe. Bathrooms are something you have to search for sometimes, and then, when you find them, you usually have to pay to use them. (Which is good, most of the time, as they are kept cleaner.) After finding a restroom, I was up to entering the cathedral. And, after entering, there isn't much else you can do but be amazed at how beautiful it is. J took some of these photos, because of my mood at the time. Honestly, I don't know which are his and which are mine, but he says he doesn't mind that I take the credit. ;)

Afterward, we fixed the hunger problem by grabbing a Croque Monsieur and of course, frites. Yum. The little cafe was called Le Quasimodo Notre Dame. :) And, the last picture makes sense now, yeah?