in love

Turns out, I am a huge Hitchcock fan. Every film has the most fabulous actors from the prime Hollywood days and the actual film techniques are fantastic. Vanity Fair had an editorial of present-day actors posing in Hitchcock's famous scenes, and they are wonderful reinterpretations of familiar faces.

*To Catch a Thief & Dial M For Murder

Amazing right??

Found via Oh Hello

dream wedding

Though I claim myself as a California girl, I do love the style of a country wedding. Martha Stewart has had several spreads of these types of weddings, and I admire how the pictures turn out. I absolutely love the look of rough beams and chinese lanterns in a little barn for a reception. Look at this blog post from A Cup of Jo... what do you think?

I would love a reception up in Jackson Hole, where my grandparents live, because wouldn't that be the perfect backdrop? *sigh

quote of the day

"fall in love with something" -professor kearl

Said by one of the most brilliant men I have had as a professor. Though he butchered my gpa and shrunk my pride, his Econ 110 course taught me a great deal more than just economics. As my time at BYU is rapidly coming to close, I realize this a great quote for all those in my similar situation. Though many subjects may interest me, humanities won my heart, and I have certainly fell in love with the study of people, culture, art, history, etc. Who knows what kind of job I could get... but oh well! At least I fell in love, Profess Kearl!

Hopefully, you are having a great day.

Another quote to end on: "Self? Great day."

realizing

After living in Provo again for the past week or so, I realize how much I miss my city, Paris.

I miss the conversations I had with the people I encountered everyday, including my infamous host mother.

I miss the opportunity to visit the amazing variety of museums (cough cough... Orsay, Louvre, Rodin...).

I miss the array of flavorful food, from the pastries at the corner bakery, the meals at Cafe du Marche, the hot chocolate at Angelina's, and the bread found everywhere. Especially now that I'm off of dairy and wheat, I miss them more and more everyday!

I miss the classes I took, compared to the intense, but necessary, courses I'm taking this semester.

I miss the traveling to history-rich places like Arles, Bruges, Amsterdam, Normandy, etc.

I miss just walking the streets of Paris, seeing and encountering new things everywhere.

I miss Paris. But I'll be back soon and I'll endeavor to make the best of the next semester.

colmar

This past week, I took the 3 hour train out to Colmar for a day, and trust me, it was well worth it! Five Christmas markets scattered about a city filled with frosted trees and decorated buildings. Here are some pictures!

bags are packed

Tomorrow, I head back home! It has been amazing experience, and I will savor each memory everyday. From the monuments, museums, and architecture to the food, people, and culture, I will miss it.

Je t'aime, Paris!

(But I am excited for upcoming Christmas festivities!!)

(The picture is quite gloomy, but Paris offered up torrential rain today! Thanks paris. Great way to end.)

My Paris

To end off my semester in Paris, our final photography project was titled "My Paris." So basically, putting into photos our experience. Here is a little something I did...

Paris is full of sights and scenes, made famous through the years.

People hurry from place to place to take it all in.

To go.

To see.

To experience.

We are constantly in motion. I come full circle with this idea. But instead now, our motion is not the theme, but instead, the backdrop becomes the idea in question. We are in motion, while they remain statuesque, standing against the years of history and experiences. We are only a small moment passing by, but they remain.

mois de la photo

This week's project was to be inspired by the Photo Exhibits for Paris' Mois de la Photo. My photos are based on works by Michael Kenna and Jan Yoors. Hope you like...

lately

The sunset was spectacular one day, and thankfully, I had my camera to capture its brilliance!

From the top of the Pompidou Centre.

A giant ferris wheel for Saint Nicolas' Day! So excited for the Christmas markets...

The Pantheon: a must-see.

Paris is lovely.

armistice day

brussels/amsterdam

Just got back from a two day trip to two countries!! Exhausting, but amazing. Here are some pictures.

I completely recommend to everyone to go!! Just don't go into the coffee shops...

decisive moment

The next project dealt with the decisive moment. I could only choose one (the first), but these were a couple of options for me.

more pastries

Instead of having class inside, my professor decided to have one day of class as a picnic. So we bought a variety of breads, cheese, fruits, vegetables, and meats on Rue Cler, and then proceeded to eat a fabulous picnic underneath the Eiffel Tower. These are the pastries from Le Notre... amazing.

You can be jealous. That's ok.

someday

I will have a room in my house with a fabulous orange wall. One thing Paris does well is accent colors (but just to let you know, Paris does almost everything better...). Though neutrals are the staples, patisseries, hotels, even clothing stores have great colors to accentuate the mood. Yes, I'm getting lots of ideas for my future home.

found here.

details

Another photo project here, but here are a couple of pictures.

I wish I knew how to just copy it onto my blog, but I'm playing with the settings for a wider text section. We'll see!!

And sorry for being horrible at updating this blog. I'll try to do better... Emphasis on try! Who has the time anyway.