Friday Funday

It's FRIDAY!
Normally this would mean a day off, but today it consisted of my first shift manning the children's library completely alone. All and all it was a very slow morning, which meant it went well :)

After my very short morning shift I hopped back on the RER C to the apartment (I didn't wear my walking shoes today).  I tried out a new bakery near my house for a light lunch and then headed to my new gym. :) Of course my membership card wasn't ready yet and of course the people working didn't speak English, but I still got to work out without any real problem. I am super excited because tomorrow I will be going to my favorite class for the first time :)

After the gym I got all freshened up and went to the very famous Shakespeare and Co. bookstore to meet my friend Liz for a little shopping trip en route to a library event. The bookstore itself is very cute and very small, and although it is one of the touristy trap things, I had a nice time. We then ventured off to find an H&M, so we could find reasonably priced attire. On our way to the store we passed a crepe vendor, and since I have little self control we stopped. I ordered my first (and far too delayed) crepe avec Nutella. It was phenomenal. We noshed as we walked and eventually made it to H&M. Liz had a goal of finding new shoes, since she ventured out of the house in heels today, but failed to find any worth her 9.95€. We painstakingly set off for The ALP. 

We arrived to the library just in time for the event to start. Tonight's event featured author Anne Heltzel as she gave a brief book reading and a speech on how to get published. This was intended to be a teen event, but was opened up to patrons of all ages and drew a pretty good size, mixed age crowd. I bet more people would attend library programs in the States if we had wine like they did tonight (and do at all of their adult programs!). 

Post-event Liz and I went back to my neighborhood where we had our first full service dinner in Paris. We went to a restaurant called Le Sainsev' on the Rue Severin. We made it for the last 30 minutes of happy hour, which entitled us to 5€ cocktails. They also had an express menu option that allowed us to get an appetizer, entree, and dessert for 12€. Not a bad deal at all! We had a very nice time.

I am now very tired and must hit the hay so I can be up for BodyPump in the a.m.

I am learning my way around the city more and more each day, and getting less shy about the language barrier. 

Until next time...

xox