Roti - Mediterranean Delicousness (and fast!!!)

Yesterday I had the huge pleasure of FINALLY trying Roti while at work.

I rarely eat out, preferring to hunker down, eat at my desk and get out of work at what I always hope will be a resonable hour.  That doesnt always happen.  Work never goes as one hopes, and while I love my job, I dont have the luxury of running out at 5pm each night.

Anyway - I'm not here to tell you all about my work life balance.  I'm here to tell you about Roti.

The menu is simple.  Choose between a salad, rice bowl, or pita sandwich.  Choose a protein (falafel, chicken, steak).  Choose your sides.  And also fall in love with the included grilled veggies and hummus.



Picture from Roti's website - thank you Roti!

 Whenever I choose to eat out at work its typically a salad, or soup.  Nothing to write home about, and certainly motivates me to get to the market... lets face it... the only reason I eat out is because I havent taken care of the supermarket responsibilities.  I someday hope to push those off onto the hubby, but we would have to be millionaires for that to be a good idea.  The man goes to the market and comes home with the most random food... and always stuff I have no clue how to cook.

I strongly suggest that if you are coming downtown for a little site seeing (maybe a boat tour around the Statue of Liberty... or some shopping at Century 21) stop at Roti and grab a declicious Mediterranean meal.  Its not overwhelming with options.  Its just simple and delicious.

Their website tautes its the food that loves you back, and I must admit, it does.  It feels great to eat a healthy meal halfway through the day.  Especially since its under $10.

Ok les amis... il faut que je vous parle de Roti. C'est un nouveau resto ici dans le Financial District... c'est de la nourriture Méditerranéenne. Trop bon.

Normalement je ne mange pas dehors de mon bureau. Je ne vois pas trop l'intérêt de sortir pendant une heure, pour rester une heure de plus à la fin de la journee. Ce n'est pas que je n'ai pas le DROIT de prendre une pause... c'est que je n'ai pas trop envie de rentrer à la maison encore plus tard que je rentre tous les jours.

Bref, hier, je suis allée manger chez Roti. C'est un restaurant super simple où vous pouvez choisir entre une salade, un sandwich, ou un "rice bowl." Après vous allez choisir votre protéine - fallafel, poulet, viande. Après, les choses vous voulez mettre à côté. Voila - pour moins que $10 vous avez une super repas.

La vérité est que je n'avais pas le choix d'aller manger dehors... je n'ai pas fait les courses ce weekend. Alors nous n'avons rien à apporter de la maison. Mon pauvre mari... Lundi son diner était des bretzels et Nutella. Hier, un sandwich. Par contre, je ne me sens pas trop mal pour lui non plus... C'est un chef. Il peut faire un repas magnifique... avec rien.

 


Thank you Roti for this picture too!



Si vous venez à NYC et vous venez dans le Financial District je suggère que vous vous arrêtez à Roti pour manger. Même si c'est juste vite fait. Comme ça vous auriez plus de force pour vous battre contre les autres touristes si vous allez faire du shopping à Century 21, ou à la South Street Seaport. Et peut-être on se croisera... je crois que j'irai souvent chez Roti :) Bon App!!!

Until Next Time/A Bientot

Poulpy

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Fun in NYC, from a Parisian's perspective

Biba has amazing perspective on everything business!  Check her out on American Woman in France (for some fun) or The Connection Queen (for business).  She is actually known as the Networking Queen.  Originally from France, she arrived in the US in 2003 and began her successful career in networking.  You really should check her out if are an entrepreneur, or just looking for some networking tips.

However, everyone has to have a little fun.  So after Eyenie gave us her amazing post regarding fun things to do in Paris, from the perspective of an American; we asked Biba for the other side.

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Doughnut Plant - wow.

Let me start by saying I have yet to  physically GO to the Doughnut Plant.  And also, I've had to use photos from the website, because I havent been there.  That being said, this is on my NYC Bucket List for next weekend.  With the hubs of course.  However, I couldnt wait to tell you about the doughnuts for fear someone may be visiting NYC this week or next and MISSING OUT on the Doughnut Plant.

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Girls' Night on Stone Street

Yesterday was a disgusting, rainy, freezing cold day here in NYC.  Luckily... girls' night had been planned with a few of my favorite sorority sisters.  The girls of VT Beta, Pi Beta Phi.  I was in a sorority while studying at UVM, and there is not enough space on this blog article to tell you how much I loved Pi Phi, the girls, and the experiences.

Anway, seeing as an evening of laughs (you'd have to know B, she can get the most angry person to laugh), gossip (who has seen who?  what happened to this one or that one?), and drinks were planned after a three day weekend; we all went to Ulysses'.

This is a typical pub, albeit HUGE, on Stone Street.  During the Summer the street is lined with tables and people beginning in the late morning to, well, early morning the next day.  And during the Winter, the bars themselves are packed.

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Pure Wow

I need to take a moment to tell you about PureWow.  Its a website I signed up for a few months ago, and it really does inform me of some wonderful things.  NO the emails arent necessarily about jewelry, or makeup, but they can be.

Friday I received an email for Lemon Ricotta pancakes.  The email subject talked about the upcoming snow storm, Nemo, and how to have a lovely brunch while being snowed in.

I saved the email.

On Saturday morning, with the hubby and friend L from college, we made Ricotta pancakes.  They were delicious.  I even learned that lemon curd tastes good!

This website has other little tid bits about health, beauty, gardening... the options abound.  I'm only telling you all this because I think its a website that everyone should know about, and sign up to receive their emails. 

If you're coming to NYC I strongly suggest you sign up for the emails.  Everyone knows about the Statue of Liberty, but do you know about Yasso?

Salut - je voulais juste vous parler vite fait de PureWow. C'est un site très utile, pour apprendre sur des choses de jardinage, des nouvelles recettes ou des nouveautés obscures dans le monde. Ben, aux EU.

Vendredi j'ai reçu un email pour les Lemon Ricotta Pancakes. Samedi je les ai fait avec ma copine L, et A. On les a adoré. Ils ne sont pas trop lourds comme des pancakes normaux. Ils ne sont pas trop 'lemony' ni 'ricotta-y.' Ils sont aussi super faciles a faire!

Bref, je vous parle de PureWow car je crois que c'est un site utile pour tout le monde. Si vous allez venir a NYC, ou aux EU, il faut s'inscrire. Vous pouvez apprendre des choses très intéressantes, dans des emails très courts, avec des photos! C'est génial pour faire une pause au milieu du travail!

Until Next Time/A Bientôt

Poulpy

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Mama Mia - Broadway Week

Two weekends ago I had the chance to enjoy Broadway Week.  It was a girls' night.  And it was amazing.  One of my sorority sisters was visiting from Philly, another is home from law school working as an intern, and she in turn brought a girlfriend of hers from law school.  It was a Saturday night filled with music, singing, and great laughs.  One I wont forget very soon. 

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The most amazing (and expensive) brow shaping of my life

 

I have a colleague at my day job who came back from the perils of Sandy with the most amazing brows I had ever seen.  I saw her at the holiday party, after two months of working from home.  I was amazed.  This colleague of mine is ALWAYS impeccably put together.  She is always in the most fantastic high heels, with the most up to date polish, and beautiful make-up and hair.

I've known S for about two years now.  She is not only amazingly put together and beautiful, but incredibly smart to boot.  So, since she has always been fantastic with me I asked her about her brows.  I had to.  It was necessary that I go where she goes for her brows. 

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Chanel Bonfire, Gilt Book Party

I'm not sure what I'm more excited to write about, Gilt or Chanel Bonfire.  How I never wrote about Gilt is beyond me, but better late than never, right?  Anyway, I'm specifically going to try and tell you about Chanel Bonfire, which was offered by Gilt.

Gilt = online shopping heaven.  Period.  Designer shoes?  check.  Hot sweaters for the men in your life?  check.  Trips to places I can only dream of visiting?  check.  Cultural Events?  check.  Which leads me to...

CHANEL BONFIRE by Wendy Lawless.  I was having one of those work days a few weeks ago when K emailed me, "book party, Gilt, Jan 10, wanna go?"  My answer was of course yes.  So we synchronized our purchases, because God forbid one gets the deal and the other doesnt, and purchased our tickets.

Let me add something in here about Gilt -; GREAT SALES!  Unless you're left out.  Which has happened.  Which means buy faster.  Which also means 'woops there goes my savings account'  so be smart ladies and gents, the self induced stress of purchasing under a time limit for fear someone else will get the goods is overwhelming.  Be forewarned.

Moving back to the book party.  K and I arrive at Toro Lounge, which is part of a restaurant Plein Sud, and immediately realize we are the youngest people onsite - but for the amazingly cool and hip Gilt employees.  Typical.  We always do this.  Somehow she and I are 27 year olds in the bodies of old souls.  We've accepted it.  We beat out some real old souls for these tickets and we are LOVING the lounge, the music, and certainly the people watching. 

 

 

(Insert, some horribly rude woman in a gold lamee shirt, sticking her fingers in the dip, licking and redipping....who ALSO chose to chat on her cell phone, yelling, while closing her bill DURING THE READING OF CHANEL BONFIRE!!!!)  Really, some people should be trained better by their parents.

As we enter the lounge the incredibly cool Gilt employees greet us.  We are immediately jealous of these individuals who get to work in a cool job, unless ourselves who would not describe our day jobs as cool.  And trust us, we really do enjoy our day jobs.

We mingle with other guests, we watch gold lamee girl lick her fingers at the bar and order too much booze, and anxiously await the reading.  Signature cocktails in hand (from VeeV - photo below) we are suddenly greeted by the introduction of Ms. Lawless and her publisher (equally cool job).  And she begins to read the first chapter.  We erupt in laughter. 

 

You see, Chanel Bonfire is a book about Wendy Lawless' mom.  Who was anything but nourturing.  Anything but attentive.  And certainly anything but stable.  We all think our moms are crazy.  We will all turn into our moms, to a certain degree, at some point.  I personally hope I can raise my right eyebrow as high as my mom, and give that 'look' that instills the fear of all things childhood related.  I also hope I have the emotional strength of my mom - I digress. 

Wendy Lawless' mom...  Not someone to look up to in hopes of growing up to be like her.  Unless of course you want to be a drug addict, who is suicidal, and had a string of men constantly at her beck and call.  If so, good luck.  I'll anxiously await to be at your daughter's book reading in fourty years.

Wendy Lawless was fantastic.  One moment you want to cry for her, but as she reads you think to yourself, "why?  She managed to grow up and learn from these experiences and is an amazing member of society!  She wants us to laugh with her."  And we did.  And we appreciated her story and humor.  I personally thank her for writing this book.

I thank Gilt for KNOWING that K and I would be purchasing at the same time to be sure we could both go to the event.  It was amazing!  (But for the gold lamee heathen)

If you are visiting NYC you really should sign up for Gilt, you can purchase great NYC activities at a lower price, as well as clothes, shoes, accessories and much more to have waiting at your hotel; if they'll accept them. ;)

 

Ok les amis... je vais essayer de vous expliquer Gilt (pensez vente-privée) et aussi le nouveau livre Chanel Bonfire de Wendy Lawless.

Je suis allée à un évenement de Gilt la semaine dernière, et c'était pour voir Wendy Lawless qui lisait un chapitre de son nouveau autobiography.  En fait, elle a écrit un livre qui parle de son enfance, avec sa mère qui était folle, célèbre, et pas du tout une bonne mère.  J'étais choquée de voir que cette femme magnifique a grandi avec une mere comme la sienne.

Je sais, je sais - on a tous des mères folles... mais vraiment, les nôtres n'ont rien à voir.  Ma mère est folle, mais wahooouuu, moins folle que la mère de Wendy Lawless.

Son livre est sorti quelques jours avant le book party à Toro Lounge, qui fait partie de Plein Sud.  Vraiment, deux endroit liés, mais differents. Avec ma copine K on a fait le book party à Toro, et une bouteille de Merlot à Plein Sud.  Typiquement une soirée entre filles ;)

 

Il faut savoir que Gilt était une nouveauté ici aux EU il y a quelques annéees.  Maintenant il y a plusieurs sites comme Gilt, mais pas aussi bien.  Franchement, vous pouvez TOUT trouver sur Gilt...pour un prix. C'est vrai que vous pouvez avoir des très bonnes marques, mais elles restent toujours un peu cher. Il faut chercher, regarder, et surtour faites attention au temps... Si vous voulez VRAIMENT quelque chose, il vaut mieux le prendre tout de suite. Sinon vous risquez de le perdre.

Bref - si vous allez venir au EU il faut regarder Gilt avant de partir de chez vous.  Peut être vous trouverez une sortie à NYC pour moins cher, ou peut etre des réductions dans les grands restaurants, ou même peut-être un pull qui peut remplacer le pull déchiré de votre mec.  Tu sais JAMAIS...

Si vous avez des questions n'hésitez pas à me les poser. Je sais faire du shopping sur l'internet, demandez à A.... il vous dira que c'est la folie chez nous.

Until Next Time/A Bientot

Poulpy

Quite possibly one of the most delicious alcohols I have ever tasted... Il faut essayer cet alocohol!!!  Il est super bon!

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La Méditerranée - a great taste of France

This Monday I had the opportunity to check out La Mediterranee in Midtown East (50th and 2nd).  A and I were meeting another couple for dinner, and I found this restaurant on Opentable.com.  It was delicous. 

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Veniero's - dessert worth the calories

Sweets, I love them.  This was the dessert spot D chose after our amazing dinner at Acme last week.  Its called Veniero's. 

Upon entering you are transported to a time that is before my years (and I'm getting up there).  This amazing little bakery was established in 1894.  Think back to old school New York.  I felt like I had been transported, and I was in love.  Of course, the huge display of pastries also helped me to fall in love, not just the decor.

Unfortunately their website doesn't exactly provide the history of the bakery, which I would love to learn.  I guess I'll have to go back and sit myself down with someone who works at the bakery. 
You should pop over to Vaniero's website where you can learn about all the awards this little bakery has won. 

Anyway - the menu is extensive.  The photo menu above is just a sampling of what is available.  And trust me, we all wanted to try everything.  Our choices were :

D & R : carrot cake (I hate carrot cake and this was amazing!)
P : cheesecake
Poulpy : Chocolate Raspberry mousse cake

I wont the contest for the best dessert.  It was unanimous.  Mine probably also had the highest calorie content.

There really isnt much more to say about an adorable little bakery, that is definitely kitch, but offers some amazing Italian American pastries.  The service was good.  The restaurant clean.  And the most important, delicious.

You can find Vaniero's at 342 East 11th Street.  If you take the L to 1st ave its only a couple blocks away.

Vaniero's.... une petit patisserie avec beaucoup de caractère.  En rentrant vous êtes téléporté à NYC circa 1920.  Ou même 1910 je dirais. Vous verriez bien les gens finissent leur travail, et ils s'arrêtent chez Vaniero's pour un espresso et un petit goûter.

La semaine dernière j'ai eu l'opportunité d'y aller avec D, sa copine, et P.  Nous y sommes aller après avoir mangé chez Acme.

Les desserts sont super. Vous pouvez avoir un menu normal (en texte) ou comme vous le voyez au-dessus, en photos. Il n'y a pas TOUS les desserts en photo, mais une grande partie.

D a suggeré ce petit café parce qu'il a du caractère.  Mais le plus important... la nourriture.  C'est plus que bon.  C'est plus que déliceux.  Ce cafe a eu beaucop d'article dans la presse et a gagné des awards aussi.  Allez voir sur leur site - Vaniero's.

Si vous cherchez un petit endroit pour vous poser, pour boire votre café, et pour profiter des patisseries vraiment Italian American, il faut venir ici.  Je vous promets que vous allez aimer... et que vous auriez besoin de vous balader un peu plus en ville pour perdre un peu des calories.

Bon appetit!!!!!!

Vous pouvez trouver Vaniero's a 342 East 11th Street.  Le plus facile, je crois, sera de prendre le L train jusqu'au 1er avenue et après vous pouvez marcher les 2/3 blocks.

Until Next Time/A Bientot
Poulpy

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Acme, a real treasure of good food

This past Sunday I was invited by a great friend (and his equally adorable significant other) to join them for dinner.  They were kind enough to invite another friend of theirs, not only because he is quite lovely, but also because D was afraid I'd feel lonely without the hubby.  Silly D.  I really loved making a new friend, but I can handle dinner without the hubbs.

Anyway - D chose Acme.  It was quite an experience.  Dim lighting.  Service that was charming.  Amazing gin and champagne cocktail.  And these eggs.  Turned into a custard.  With mushrooms.

Or the chicken, potatoes and eggs melting pot.  I'm not really sure how to describe it besides saying it was DELICIOUS.

Its also a heart attack waiting to happen.  Its certainly not healthy.

I really have nothing more to say about Acme because the decor and food speak for themselves.  I am forever grateful D suggested this restaurant, because I'm fairly certain I would have never chosen on my own valition.

Acme is at 9 Great Jones Street.  the 8th St, NYU subway stop is how I got there. 

Check out the Dinner Menu !!!!!

Pour une fois dans la vie, je n'ai pas grand chose à dire.  Pas parce qu'Acme n'est pas bon.  Au contraire!  Acme est un resto que j'ai tellement aimé, que je n'ai pas de mots.

Dimanche dernier j'ai eu l'opportunité d'aller manger avec mon ami D et sa copine, et un ami à eux.  Apparemment D pense que je ne peux pas aller manger sans le hubby (le mari).  Oh les hommes! 

Bref, il y a une entrée aux oeufs qui etait magique.  Un peu fouetté (comme une cappuccino), avec des champignons (que normalement je n'aime pas), et des herbes.  C'était vraiment un plaisir.

Il y avait aussi du foie gras cru... C'était de couleur un peu rosé. C'était aussi une expérience à manger (je ne suis pas sûre que je le mangerais une 2eme fois) mais bon tout de même.

Et les cocktails... gin + champagne... rien de mieux

Alors, les amis, il faut que vous allez manger chez Acme.  Et pensez à D, car je ne l'aurais pas trouvé sans lui!

Vous pouvez trouver Acme a 9 Great Jones Street.  J'ai pris la ligne N jusqu'à 8th Street NYU.

Aussi - allez regarder le Dinner Menu, vous verrez!!!

Bon Appetit!!!

Until Next Time/A Bientot
POULPY

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Thanksgiving

A with our beautiful turkey

Thanksgiving.  Its an American (and also Canadian) holiday.  If you search for the holiday (I did a quick Wikipedia search), you will find :

"Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a holiday celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November...
The event that Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in 1621.^[2] The first Thanksgiving feast lasted three days, and was attended by 53 Pilgrims and 90 Native Americans.^[3] The New England colonists were accustomed to regularly celebrating "thanksgivings"—days of prayer thanking God for blessings such as military victory or the end of a drought"

Anyway - as someone who was born and raised in America, Thanksgiving has a huge impact.  People even discuss what they are thankful for on facebook during the month of November.

In NYC we have the Macy's Day Parade.  The night before you can head downtown to see all the balloons being blown up.  On Thanksgiving Day you can watch the parade on tv as you prepare your feast.

Thanksgiving in my family was the typical :  Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Peas, Stuffing, Pie and so much more.  My parents taught me early on to be thankful for my family.  My friends.  My life.  I always loved playing the "thankful" game on Thanksgiving.  Everyone goes around a circle stating for what and whom they are thankful each year.  In elementary school you make hand turkeys (trace your hand and make it a turkey).  As you get older the tradition changes.  College meant cooking with friends and drinking and hoping you dont burn the turkey.

Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate your friends and family.  To tell them you love them.  Its also the beginning of the holiday season in America.  It also means Black Friday the next day when stores have AMAZING sales!

This year I am so thankful it has made me emotional.  I was married on Tuesday, November 20th to an amazing man.  This man, A as we call him on the blog, makes me happier than I could imagine.  He does everything he can to make me happy.  He shows me he loves me.  He spoils me in so many ways; but most importantly he makes me laugh until my stomach hurts.  I have now become Mrs. and I love him for that opportunity.  Im thankful and proud to be his wife.  I'm proud to share his last name with some amazing people, noteably his father and grandparents.  They are wonderful people and I'm thankful to call them family.

I am thankful for my parents. I have not always been an easy child.  I left for France in 2006 and wasnt planning on returning.  I spent four years in college in Vermont, 8 hours from home.  I had a rebellious stage (which really was NOT terrible).  Through thick and thin my parents have loved me, supported me, and cared about me.

My mom, my uncle, and A

I am thankful for my friends.  We love each other unconditionally because we have grown up together.  Whether they be friends I made at 10 years old, or 22, they are amazing people.  Each person teaches me new things everyday.  They make me laugh.  They inform me when I'm being ridiculous.  They love me for me, and I love them for them.  They are my life and have always been my life.

I am thankful for so much, but this year I have been so touched by the love and support A and I have received from our famillies and friends.  Thank you.

A and I had the opportunity to have friends and famillies with us on Friday, November 23rd to celebrate Thanksgiving #2.  I was able to SHOW them how thankful I am for their support.  We were able to show them how much we love them.  And since I wasnt cooking (A did the cooking), they were able to eat an amazing meal as our only was of saying thank you. 

Thanksgiving is so important in America.  Not only because of the meal.  Not only because of the shopping on Friday.  Not only because of the beginning of the holiday season.  Thanksgiving allows us to all say 'thank you' and to show our loved ones we care.

This post is a way to yell it from the roof tops... thank you friends and family for loving me (as I am).  Thank you for loving A and adding him to our family.  Thank you for supporting our love and our hopes and dreams.  I promise when we open a restaurant we will have a special table for you all! 

Thank you to our readers of this blog!  Jadinou and I could not continue our blog if it wasnt for your love and support.  We promise to continue trying to deliver informative, funny, and interesting posts.

Thank you.  Thank you.  Thank you.

My best friend since high school - 13 years of friendship

Thanksgiving c'est une fête super importante aux EU. C'est fêter le quatrième jeudi de Novembre. Si vous allez sur Wikipedia pour chercher un explication, vous trouverez :

"En 1620, une centaine de dissidents anglais, nommés Pères pèlerins, débarquent du Mayflower dans la baie de Plymouth au Massachusetts. Ils y fondent la Colonie de Plymouth et la ville éponyme. Mais les débuts de la colonisation furent difficiles et la moitié des arrivants périrent de scorbut.
Ces derniers ne durent leur salut qu'à l'intervention d'un autochtone nommé Squanto qui avec l'aide de sa tribu, les Wampanoags, leur offrit de la nourriture, puis leur apprit à pêcher, chasser et cultiver du maïs.
Afin de célébrer la première récolte, à l’automne 1621, le gouverneur William Bradford décréta trois jours d'action de grâce. Les colons invitèrent alors le chef des Wampanoags, Massasoit et 90 de ses hommes à venir partager leur repas en guise de remerciement pour l'aide apportée. Durant ce festin, des dindes sauvages et des pigeons furent offerts^[6]"

Si vous êtes à NYC pour Thanksgiving vous pouvez aller voir la parade de Macys. Elle est magnifique, mais faites attention, la ville déborde de monde. Vous pouvez aussi la voir sur à la télé (j'imagine que vous savez ça).

Aussi, le mercredi avant, vous pouvez descendre à Downtown, et vous pouvez voir les préparations de la parade!!! C'est vraiment magnifique à voir!

Moi, j'ai appris à fêter Thanksgiving très jeune, mais pas juste ce jour la. Mes parents m'ont toujours appris à montrer mes sentiments à mes amis et à ma famille tous les jours. Mon père m'a toujours dit que c'est important de montrer quand j'aime quelqu'un car je ne sais jamais ce qui peut se passer.

Cette année je suis vraiment 'thankful' (reconnaissante) pour mes amis, ma famille et A. 

A friend and me.  And do you see Jadinou in the photo from 2009???

Le 20 Novembre je me suis mariée avec A. Je suis devenue Madame (ça me fait sentir veille). Je sais que ma vie est faite pour être avec A. Il me rend heureuse, et je crois que je le rends heureux. On s'aime. Tous les jours il me fait sourire, il me fait rire. Tous les jours il montre qu'il m'aime avec tous ses gestes. Et tous les jours j'essaie de montrer que je l'aime avec toute mon âme. C'est mon amour.

Je suis vraiment fière d'être sa femme, de prendre son nom. Je suis fière de faire parti de sa famille, et de partager mon nouveau nom avec des gens magnifiques. Notamment, son père et ses grand parents. Ces gens son vraiment formidables. Ils ont des coeurs ÉNORMES, et je suis 'thankful' qu'ils m'ont accueilli dans leur famille.

Je suis 'thankful' pour mes amis. Ils m'aiment pour moi, et je les aime pour eux comme ils sont. Mes amis sont ma famille. Je ne fais pas de différence. C'est vraiment des gens sans qui je ne pourrais pas vivre. Ils m'apprennent des choses tous les jours. Ils montrent qu'ils m'aiment tous les jours, et j'essaie de montrer que je les aime tous les jours.

Je suis aussi 'thankful' pour mes parents. Ce sont deux personnes incroyables. Ils n'ont pas eu une vie facile mais ils m'aiment et me soutiennent. Je n'etais pas une enfant facile tous le temps, mais ils m'ont supporté. Et honnêtement, je ne sais pas comment ils ont fait.

Aussi, la mère d'A. Elle nous a toujours soutenu. Elle a toujours su qu'on était fait pour être ensemble. Et quand on n'était pas ensemble, on a crée un relation merveilleuse toutes les deux. C'est ma Mom II, ma maman. C'est une femme magnifique et je suis fière de l'appeler maman.

Pour nous, ici aux EU, Thanksgiving est le début des fêtes. Le vendredi, Black Friday, tous les magasins ont des soldes énormes. C'est le jour où l'on commence à faire le shopping pour Noël. On commence à mettre les décorations pour Noël. Mais, le jeudi, on dit merci. On parle avec la famille et on dit ce qu'on a sur le coeur.

La, dans ce post, je dis merci à tout le monde - mes parents, mes amis, vous, et mon mari. Merci. Je vous aime tous, et je ne pourrais pas être moi sans vous.

Merci encore, et bonnes fêtes (Happy Holidays!)!!!!

Mr and Mrs

Until next Time/A Bientot

Poulpy

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JuZha - Makeup for the soul

 Makeup enhances.  Changes.  Updates.  It can be used to raise self esteem, or when done poorly, kills one's self esteem.  But more times than not, make up makes a woman feel beautiful, sexy, desireable.  Thats the point.

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Sorry!! Desolee!!

Jadinou is on vacation...my job for the two weeks was to write a post or two.  Thats it.  Well, I have a couple drafted, and havent finished them. 
I honestly cant wait to tell you all about JuZha, but I was waiting on professional photos.  I have some now, and will be finishing the post this weekend.  I promise.

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CopyCatCloset...Layers!

So first I owe you all an apology for last week.  Work was crazy on Thursday and nobody was around to take photos of my spandex CopyCatCloset outfit.  :(  this week its LAYERS!

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Halloween

I do not LOVE Halloween.  Unless, of course you are talking about dressing up and eating tons of candy.  Then yes, I LOVE Halloween!

It seems that here in America, in cities across the country, something somewhere is haunted.  (Not like in Europe since your countries are centuries older than us)  My first haunted experience was the local fire house, at the age of twelve, and I cried.  Incessantly.  To the point of having to turn on the lights and "prove" to me that it was a show, and not real.  My parents were mortified.  Wouldn't you be embaressed of your almost teenager crying like a baby in public?  Yup, that was me.

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Black + Graze

While working last Wednesday I received an email (one of a million) from Pure Wow. I place these emails at the top of my daily updates. I always open them, and 95% of the time I find something new. A cool restaurant. A nifty bar. An interesting film. Or, like today, a cool new boutique.  Black + Graze

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CopyCatCloset...Over Sized Tee

HAPPY THURSDAY!  And even more importantly, YAY for Copy Cat Closet!!!  As a new blogger (we are not even a month and a half old), I have been trying to meet and chat with bloggers from all over the world.  There is a such a culture within the blogging world, its incredible.  And Jade & I want to play too!

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Long Island

If you're visiting NYC, you should really try to take a day or two and head out to Long Island.  As long as it is nice out.  Its a decent drive (if you take the Mantauk Parkway) and its rather quick if you take the highway.
There are tons of little town that remind me of Princeton, NJ.  You can find so much - Coffee shops.  Little boutiques.  Delicious restaurants.
I had the opportunity to head out to Long Island this weekend with A. 

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Long Island City... Up and coming

LIC is definitely up and coming. And going to be more awesome than it is already. This gem of Queens has some beautiful apartment buildings, GREAT restaurants and an amazing organic market. Foodcellar & Co.  

 
J'adore LIC (Long Island City).

C'est un endroit qui fait partie de Queens. Et c'est juste en face de Manhattan. Les loyers sont UN PEU moins cher, mais il y a tellement des choses a faire, et en plus c'est tranquille. Pas de clac-sonner de taxi. Pas un million de personnes en train de vous marcher dessous. En plus il y a beaucoup de petit magasins, petits restos, et des bars.

Je suis allée a Foodcellar & Co avec mon colloque ce weekend. Elle est super! Il y a du fromage (VRAI fromage), des bonnes cafés, des bons petits plats, de la nourriture bio. Aussi, la magasin a une petite fleuriste. M, la vendeuse, était magnifique. Elle m'a explique plein de petit choses par rapport aux fleurs, et la magasin de son oncle.

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