Coppelia

I went to see the ballet Coppelia with a friend from church.  I've always loved the music but I've never actually seen the ballet itself, so it was a real treat. 

New Job!

I have a new job!  I'll be teaching classroom music (ages 3-11) at Grove Park Primary School beginning April 16th.  I can't wait to begin :-) 

Thank you Lord for your blessings!

Now- if I can only remember to call them crotchet, minum and semi-breve instead of quarter note, half note and whole note.  

I thought we all spoke English here...

Paris? Mais oui!

A few weekends ago Tony's rugby team went to Paris for two days to play a game.  He fell in love with the city and took me back the next weekend.  It was incredible!  I thought it would be nice, but it blew my expectations out of the water.  If you like art, food, beautiful architecture, flowers, wonderful people then Paris is the place for you :-)

We took the EuroStar- quick, comfy, easy way to travel.  

Debated for a moment whether to go to Paris or Disneyland.  

We stayed in the Montmarte District- The Artist Quarters during the turn of the last century, right down the street from the Moulin Rouge.

The cafe where we had lunch was where the movie Amelie was conceived.

The Eiffel Tower- I cannot describe what it's like to see it in person.  It's so much bigger and better than you could possibly imagine.  What a joy to see so many of these amazing places with my hubby!

Arc de Triomphe and Champs-Elysees

Place de la Concorde 

We found Laduree! 

The Paris Opera House- watch out Phantom! 

Tuileries Garden and the Louvre

Notre Dame- celebrating it's 850th birthday next year!

 We wondered around one night to find a darling little creperie off in a little alley away from all the tourist places.  No one there spoke English, but my French worked (almost) perfectly. It was nearly empty when we first arrived, but was packed full of people by the time we left.
Always a good sign.

Our hotel- we stayed on the top floor- third from the left.  

Dessert and Espresso- a common occurrence 

(this was not all the same day!)

Sacre Couer

My favorite view in Paris!

Inside the Musee D'Orsay

The sign in the window said (in loosely translated French) "Winner of the Best Baguette in the Paris 2012 Competition."  So Tony went inside and bought some fresh hot bread and we ate it as we walked along the streets.  Magical!

Day of Fun

Tony and I have been working so hard to get settled (sorting out bank accounts, registering for National ID numbers, filling out endless amounts of paperwork), so we decided to spend the day in London and have some fun.  Here are a few highlights.

The Atrium at the British Museum

An amazing Table Clock from the 1500's at the British Museum

 Gold Medals waiting for the Olympics this summer!

 Countdown to the Olympics at Trafalger Square

The National Portrait Gallery where we saw Van Gogh.  For free.  Love it!

 Houses of Parliment- it was cold out on the bridge!

 In front of Buckingham Palace.  The queen wasn't at home or we would have asked her to pose with us. 

This one is for Randy