Wow, it’s easy to shop here.

You can’t walk down any block without passing tiny shops full of beautiful things – one after the other. Every street also seems to have a chocolatier, pâtisserie, and/or boulangerie. And in between are flower shops and cafés, and fruit/vegetable stands. I’ve found Heaven on Earth.

Pour moi.

When you see the shirt I purchased today on my way home (!). If you know me, you’ll understand why I had to have it.

OK, well, I packed a bag. What? Yes. I packed up all my winter sweaters, boots, and outerwear to ship home ahead of me. I mentioned in one of my other posts that a friend had told me about a company that will pick up and deliver your suitcase. It’s called ShipMyBag.com, and I registered with them and placed my order. It’s a great service and quite popular with students studying abroad — or retired moms living their dream life in Paris.

I haven’t talked about the food in awhile, and that’s because I’d sound like a broken record. Everything is delicious. There is no such thing as even a mediocre meal here. Today, I enjoyed a scrumptuous ham and Gruyère wrap. I really don’t like ham, but I had it once before here and loved it, so I thought I’d try it again. It’s sliced thinner than thin, and even the wrap was flavorful, and not the usual cardboard variety. I just love Gruyère cheese. I was told it’s not really Gruyère if it has holes. Mine didn’t have holes. And she said it’s really from Switzerland, not France. Well, I’ll let the two countries fight over the details. I’ll just say that it’s delicious in any language.

My closets seem so empty now. Yes, closets, with an “s.” Sliding doors, floor-to-ceiling here, have given me four tall, deep closets spaces, which is truly amazing considering I’m in a studio type apartment.

I kept a few lightweight scarves with me – ils sont obligatoires à Paris!!! – also a sweater or two and a light jacket in case there are any more chilly days. I’ll suffer through. I also packed up all my French workbooks, since I those courses were completed. Wow, time has flown by! Of course I knew it would. That’s why I switched to a semi-intensive course load for spring, giving me time to savor these days and do other things before I return to the States.

À tout à l’heure!