My obsession

Sunday, February 26, 2023

Audrey Hepburn said it best, “Paris is always a good idea.”

Today is my step-mom’s birthday. I was supposed to make cake-pops, but between the exhaustion after my trip, and, well, exhaustion in general, I didn’t get around to it. I decided to have my parents over for a meal of her choice on Tuesday. Instead, I was going to go to the store to buy her a cake and surprise her at her house. She didn’t think we were going to make it to visit today. After speaking to Dad, we came up with the surprise idea. Of course, that meant that she went to the store on her own and bought herself a birthday cake. My daughter and I made it over for dinner anyway. We brought her gifts, paintings from me (one my dad bought), and a puzzle from the kiddo…. you may think that’s a cheesy gift, but my step-mom literally has a puzzle room. Needless to say, she was very happy.

While we were there, she gave me this bathroom set that has a Paris theme, soap holder, lotion dispenser, toothbrush holder. cup. All of my areas, both at work and at home, are starting to morph into an ode to Paris. And I’m okay with that. Paris is always on my mind. France is always on my mind. I translate about 50% of my internal monologue into French on a daily basis. If I was presented with the opportunity to pack up and move to Paris today, I’d say, « Quand allons-nous partie ? » (“When do we leave?”)

I left my heart in Paris.