Il pleut…et je fais rien.

Last evening was un soir parfait (a perfect evening)!  Kelsey invited her friend Chrissy over for dinner, and thus we decided to have our first dinner party here in the apartment.  Kelsey found a Giada De Laurentiis recipe for balsamic glazed chicken (I’m drooling just thinking about it all over again) and also an Ina Garten recipe for string beans with garlic.  We walked over to Monoprix to pick up some of the food we needed, which was actually a bit stressful; it was incredibly crowded, the lines were very long, and I felt as if everyone was passing judgment on the things I had in my little basket with wheels.  Also, the aisles are much, much narrower than what I’m used to, and thus it’s a hassle to pass someone or to stop in the middle of the aisle to investigate canned peas.

We triumphed, and arrived home shortly before Chrissy herself arrived.  She presented us with a delicious bottle of wine, one that I believe her French “grandfather” recommended to her.  We put it in the fridge to chill, and began to prepare our dinner.  Everything turned out amazingly, and we had quite a feast.  It truly enjoyable spending time with them because we have so much in common; we are all foodies, sommeliers-in-training, and love reading and writing blogs.  As Chrissy said in her blog (which, by the way, you simply must read…it’s hilarious, even if you don’t know her!), I felt like I “found my people.”

Today was a most uneventful day, and I feel rather guilty for my lack of activity.  I slept until 12, woke up and saw that it was pouring rain, decided to shower, and then sat around in our living room all day watching a combination of CNBC in English (ha) and game shows in French.  It’s not that I didn’t have big plans, because I did.  I wanted to go to Galeries Lafayettes to return a hair straightener that I bought, and then I was planning on checking out the Musée d’Orsay with Kelsey and getting crêpes (because I have only consumed TWO in the entire time that I’ve been here).  Oops.  Note: the picture to the right was not taken by me; I found it on Google images.

Tonight should be fun, though, as there are some BC people visiting from Strasbourg and San Sebastian, and we’re all meeting up at the bars and then most likely going to a club afterward.  Should be fun!