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This weekend, Blake and I spent the weekend in Paris with our friends Paul and Jason. Oooo it was cold but fun. We started our holiday Saturday morning with a trip to the Galeries de Paleontologie et d'Anatomie Comparee (Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy Gallery) and the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution (Grand Evolution Gallery) followed by a visit to the Les Catacombs (surely I don't have to translate that).

The theme of the day was DEATH! It was right up Blake's alley. In fact, the galleries reminded me of being back in our home in Louisville which is decorated in what you might describe was museum chic.
As per usual in Paris, it felt like we walked the whole of the city that day so I'm sure I was tired, cold, and cranky. Imagine that! So while the rest of the gang had drinks with some French friends, I took a little nap and a nice shower... just what I needed to perk myself up. Later that evening we had dinner at Aux Trois Petits Cochons (Three Little Pigs) . It was delicious. Definitely a place I would revisit and recommend to anyone wanting an excellent meal at a reasonable price in Paris.
Sunday, we got up early and took the train to Disneyland Paris. I've been to both Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida and it seemed to me that Disneyland Paris was about the size of the park in California. It was very cold and anyone who knows me knows that I have only a small window of comfort when it comes to the temperature. However, the brisk climate did seem to stem that I would imagine would be the usual tide of patrons because we didn't have to wait much more than a half hour to ride anything.
Despite my complaining about the cold, I did enjoy myself this weekend, but perhaps we'll plan our next visit in the Spring.

Last night, Blake and I, along with our friends Paul and Jason, attended one of the final showings of Ducktastic! at the Albery Theatre. Despite good reviews, the show is closing this week after only a month due to less than stellar attendance. Maybe it was fear of bird flu.

I was reluctant to see this show myself but £10 tickets won me over in the end. I have to admit that I am glad that I had the change to see this show. It was definitely one of the silliest things I've ever seen on the stage with a myriad of cheesy jokes and enough pratfalls to rival a Three Stooges short. I won't go on about the story, mainly because there wasn't much of a plot to speak of, but I will say that the two nude suits worn in the show were worth the price of admission alone.

Oh, there was also a celebrity in the audience. Sitting a few rows behind us was Geoffrey Palmer who starred alongside Dame Judy Dench in the long running BBC program As Time Goes By.

Just when we thought the entertainment was limited to the stage, we were treated to an impromptu performance on the tube rude home. A man with a guitar jumped on our train and loudly sang his version of "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel". Afterwards, of course, he expected a donation. I declined. I figured I can look out my window and see crazy for free.

Just thought I'd pop on and do a little catch up with you guys. Blake and I went home to Louisville over Halloween weekend. I had such a great time. Can you guess what we went dressed as? I'll never tell, but I will say that I came home with a terrible cough.

I was so good to see my friends and even my family. It's weird but it felt like we had never left... like we were only gone for 5 days instead of 5 months. I really miss everybody. I miss home.

Anyway, several visits to Target later, Blake and I returned home exhausted and sick (I wasn't kidding about that cough ... must have been SARS or the bird flu). I spent the rest of the week resting, catching up on my TV, and playing City of Villains while Blake, of course, flew off to Poland.

Oh! I saw the funniest woman on the plane ride from Louisville to Chicago. I really have to tell you about her. She was about 6 foot tall and weighed about 250 pounds. She had red hair and a hunchback... and was wearing tiny little slingback pumps and a tiny little yellow sundress that came to a little above mid-thigh. It was practically a tanktop. The way she giggled and carried herself I'm sure that in her mind she thought she was Sarah Jessica Parker. In reality, however, she was Sasquatch. Good for her for feeling good about herself despite looking like John Madden in drag.