Back in action.

I keep telling myself to write in here more, but I never make the time. So, the last entry was in November... what has happened to me since November? Nothing exciting happened until March. That was definitely a busy month. I turned 23, I went to Paris and I moved to uptown Dallas all in March.

Turning 23 wasn't as bad as I expected it to be. It's a bit of an odd age, really. I feel like for most people, being 23 makes you too young to be extremely successful and too old to be irresponsibly fun. It's a transition year.

Paris was nothing other than perfect. I went with an old college roommate for 5 days and I loved every second of it... the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysee, the Arc du Triumph, Chateau de Versaille, Marie Antoinette's garden, the ratatouille crepe I had in Versaille, our hotel in the Latin Quarter, the delicious little restaurants we went to for dinner, learning to use the metro system, going to church at the Notre Dame, and especially shopping in Le Marais! The entire experience was extremely expensive, but well worth every penny! Judy found us a great deal on our hotel in a great location. We stayed on St. Michel, a five to ten minute walk to Notre Dame, to great restaurants, to the night life, to the subway entrance, and of course, starbucks was readily available. Surprisingly, it was the cheapest cafe in our area! Others charged about 6-8 euros for a cup of coffee, but starbucks was only 4 euros. And they still had almond syrup! Starbucks discontinued almond syrup in the states, so I was excited to see that I could still get an almond latte in Paris. The food was delicious. My dinner got progressively more and more delicious every night as we tried different places around our neighborhood. Paris was definitely a place I could visit again, and maybe even live there!

My apartment is great and my roommate is really awesome. I live in a two story townhome with two bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms, tucked away behind bushes and trees. Its really a quaint little complex with only 8 units. I'm within walking distance to great bars and restaurants, in a safe neighborhood. There aren't many clothing boutiques in my area, which is probably a good thing. I've been spending enough as it is.

I really shouldn't have anything to complain about at this point. This is what I wanted, afterall, but I still feel like something is amiss.