At the intersection of Fashion and Macarons: Samedi, Janvier, 12

We all slept in until about 9, caught up on some much needed rest. Sewing is hard work, especially when you have some 9 hour days. But I love it! We decided to head to the Champs Elysees and check out some more shops that we hadn’t gotten to before. We took some pictures of the Arc de Triomphe in the daylight. Then we headed shopping. We went into Louis Vuitton again, Lancel, and Kusmi Tea. After eating our lunch at a restaurant on the Champs Elysees we went shopping at Disney, Massimo Dutti, and Zara. I picked up a really cute black short sleeve top from Massimo Dutti. I also picked up a keychain from the Disney store. As we were finishing up our shopping we found this amazing patisserie called Laduree. One of the girls had heard that they have the best macaroons in Paris. We all went inside and bought a few macaroons. I bought a large, coffee flavored macaroon. It was delicious! I really want to bring some macaroons back with me. We decided to head home and relax a little before going out again in the evening. After Kate and I ate dinner, Christy decided to go with us to the Eiffel Tower and see the light show. We headed out at about 7:45 p.m. on the way there I finally got all of my postcards sent out. We took the bus and the metro to get to the Eiffel Tower. We got on a train that was only going halfway to where we needed to go and so we had to wait another 10 minutes for the next train. We made it to the Eiffel Tower with about 15-20 minutes to spare. We took pictures and walked around it to get a better view when the light show started. The light show lasted for about 5 minutes. It was so hard to capture the beauty of the moment and all of the lights with a camera but I tried. Christy still needed to eat supper so we all decided to go out. We went to a restaurant called Le Petit Pont which is right across the Seine from Notre Dame. Kate and I had our dessert while Christy ate her supper. I had a Chocolat Leigois which was Chocolate ice cream in a cone with chocolate syrup, whipped cream, an orange slice, and a slice of kiwi. The dessert came to the table with a sparkler stuck in the orange slice. The dessert was delicious! When we were close to finishing our dinner the young man from the table next to us asked us (Kate in particular) if we would do something for him. They must have been played truth or dare at their table because he asked if she would kiss him on the cheek. She told him no, that she was already married. By the time we got back to the apartment it was about 11p.m. So far this is the latest we have stayed out.