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mightyjesse) wrote2008-12-25 04:24 pm
mightyjesse) wrote2008-12-25 04:24 pm
He Told Me I Was Getting A Snow Blower...
I'm going to keep this short and sweet because I have about a million post cards to write.
Since it was Christmas, Zig and I decided to sleep in and then go to Christmas Mass at Notre Dame after a leisurely breakfast on the Champs Elysee. There was a VERY long line to get into Notre Dame because... Christmas is one of the two days a year that all Catholics still have to attend church to be considered religious. Anyway, here's the church from our spot at the back of the line.
And here I am in line.
Once inside the church we wound our way through the apse and passed by all the little chapels around the nave. I lit a candle for Sarnac in front of the statue of Joan of Arc. (Pic in the other camera that we can't transfer data from until we get home.) We paid to go into the room with all the reliquaries. I took a picture of Louis X's crown with my phone... It looks hella heavy.
Then we got to the Chapel of the Virgin Mary in the very back of the church. There was a convenient little bench there where we sat down to rest our feet. The ginormous pipe organ was playing and there were tourists everywhere.
Then, as though he managed to script it, the organ music stopped, the tourists wandered off, and Siegfried hopped off the bench and knelt in front of me and proposed. He made a beautiful speech and several ladies behind us cried. One of them nearly clotheslined her husband for not respecting the "proposal area."
I said yes, of course, and like magic again, the choir started singing, and our quiet space was gone. I'll be damned if I know how he manages to get everyone to cooperate with him like that, but I'm glad that I have a fiancee who can make magic.
I'll try to get better pictures of the "snowblower" tomorrow. - I know everyone in southern Wisconsin's already seen it by now, so waiting a day won't kill anyone.
Since it was Christmas, Zig and I decided to sleep in and then go to Christmas Mass at Notre Dame after a leisurely breakfast on the Champs Elysee. There was a VERY long line to get into Notre Dame because... Christmas is one of the two days a year that all Catholics still have to attend church to be considered religious. Anyway, here's the church from our spot at the back of the line.
And here I am in line.
Once inside the church we wound our way through the apse and passed by all the little chapels around the nave. I lit a candle for Sarnac in front of the statue of Joan of Arc. (Pic in the other camera that we can't transfer data from until we get home.) We paid to go into the room with all the reliquaries. I took a picture of Louis X's crown with my phone... It looks hella heavy.
Then we got to the Chapel of the Virgin Mary in the very back of the church. There was a convenient little bench there where we sat down to rest our feet. The ginormous pipe organ was playing and there were tourists everywhere.
Then, as though he managed to script it, the organ music stopped, the tourists wandered off, and Siegfried hopped off the bench and knelt in front of me and proposed. He made a beautiful speech and several ladies behind us cried. One of them nearly clotheslined her husband for not respecting the "proposal area."
I said yes, of course, and like magic again, the choir started singing, and our quiet space was gone. I'll be damned if I know how he manages to get everyone to cooperate with him like that, but I'm glad that I have a fiancee who can make magic.
I'll try to get better pictures of the "snowblower" tomorrow. - I know everyone in southern Wisconsin's already seen it by now, so waiting a day won't kill anyone.
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What a great place to do it, too. I mean, I love the Holocaust Memorial right near there, but you don't want to propose there.
I found a list of yarn stores in Paris, do you want? I didn't know you were still internet-accessible--thought I was too late.
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La Droguerie
9, Rue du Jour Paris, Ile-de-France 75001
Monday: 2:00pm-6:30pm
Tuesday-Saturday: 10:30am-6:30pm
(This is an insane "everything" shop with fabrics, buttons, sewing notions, yarn, etc. where apparently you need a staff member to guide you & help you find stuff! Never been here but I'm told it's an experience not to be missed.)
Le Bon Marché
22, Rue de Sèvres Paris, Ile-de-France 75007
Monday-Thursday: 9:30am-7:00pm
Friday: 10:00am-9:00pm
Saturday: 9:30am-8:00pm
(This is the yarn section of the Le Bon Marche department store I was telling you about in a past comment. Only Phildar yarns, not that there's anything wrong with that.)
Le Comptoir
26, Rue Cadet Paris, Ile-de-France 75009
Monday: 12-7:00pm
Tuesday-Saturday: 11:00am-7:00pm
Phildar
26, Rue d'Aligre Paris, Ile-de-France 75012
Tuesday-Thursday: 10:00am-1:00pm, 3:00pm-7:00pm
Friday: 10:00am-6:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am-1:00pm, 3:00pm-7:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am-1:30pm
(This is a chain store that carries pretty much only Phildar yarns, like Le Bon Marche.)
Cat'Laine
19, Rue Saint-Marc Paris, Ile-de-France 75002
Chatmaille
2, Rue Cazotte Paris, Ile-de-France 75018
Monoprix
215, Rue de Charenton Paris, Ile-de-France 75012
Every Day: 9:00am-10:00pm
Monoprix
21, Avenue de l'Opéra Paris, Ile-de-France 75001
Every Day: 9:00am-10:00pm
(Monoprix is like the French Target...I wouldn't expect wonderful yarns here, probably a lot of acrylic. But it's fun to visit to see where the French shop for everyday stuff. Also you can buy those little terrycloth mitts people use instead of washcloths, in case your hotel doesn't have washcloths.)
Huguet & Cie
36, Rue Réaumur Paris, Ile-de-France 75003
Every Day: 10:00am-7:00pm
Le Comptoir
26 Rue Cadet Paris, Ile-de-France 75009
Every Day: 10:00am-7:00pm
Happy shopping!
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Just glad to know that we can now get on with the wedding planning.
YippEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/photo.php?pid=5267791&id=709060526&ref=nf
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Congrats!!!!
YEAH!!!
i now need to come up to wisconsin to visit the happily engaged couple. :D
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Awesome! I'm very much looking forward to seeing you guys - tomorrow!!- and extend my congratulations in person.
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But there's also a snowblower at home in Wisconsin, right? I mean, it's dangerous to promise a Wisconsin girl a snowblower and not deliver, and if you're getting to be a Wisconsin girl....
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Congratulations to BOTH of you!
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Yah!
Sigh...
Yippee!
Congrats!
Love that you found each other.
So Cool!
In Paris!
At Notre Dame, no less!
On Christmas!
I'd take that over a snowblower any day!
So many thoughts and exclamations running thru my head. Can't wait to hug you both in person.
I've known him to be special for years, but I think he only learned the Magic after finding you.
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Congratulations to you two!
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