we'll always have paris

On our last night in the City of Lights, we joined as many friends who were available and had a picnic at Champs de Mars. Since it's summer, some people were on vacation, some had visitors in town, but sadly, our group is just getting smaller!

Yes, that's right, people are wearing coats and scarves. It was chilly! Our last few days in Paris only gave us a high in the 60s and we weren't prepared! We were prepared to move to Houston, where it would welcome us in the 100s. It got pretty cold when the sun went down but we couldn't complain knowing we wouldn't feel that kind of temperature until at least December!

It was a great night. It was sad to be the ones saying goodbye to the city and friends. We'd said goodbye before but the others were the ones leaving. We've been "home" less than a week and it doesn't seem real that we aren't just on vacation and will be returning. Paris gave us a lot of great memories. I don't know that I will miss the city itself but instead the life we lived there. Being just married when we hopped the pond, things could have gone badly but I believe it was really one of the best things for us. We learned together and got to experience so many things that I never dreamed of. We made a lot of mistakes along the way and have a good time laughing about them! I meant to keep a better journal while we were away, but this space is better documentation of our fun and struggles. It's hard to believe that two and a half years went by so quickly. When we left, I was convinced it would feel like eternity before we returned. Thanks France for letting us call you "home" for that time. You were frustrating at times but mostly great to us! We'll always have Paris!