Happy Anniversary

Happy 17th Wedding Anniversary to the LOVE OF MY LIFE!

Image from Paris in Fall 2013

Here's to many many more FABULOUS years together!
I love you.

WORDS: Little Black Dress

In honor of Karl Lagerfeld in town for the Chanel Matiers d'Art Fashion Show at Fair Park Monday night.... I thought this was appropriate for today.

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I'm planning to rock a few Little Black Dresses for some holiday parties... with killer statement necklaces... of course!

PARIS: The Cathedrals

Nothing better on a Sunday then meditating on the glorious works and history of The King.

Paris has some major history....

La Madeleine - The Judgement

La Madeleine - The Judgement

La Madeleine - The Judgement

La Madeleine

La Madeleine - Prayers

La Madeleine - The Altar

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

Sainte - Chapelle

Sainte - Chapelle 

Medaille Miraculeuse

Medaille Miraculeuse - St. Catherine de Laboure

Medaille Miraculeuse

Medaille Miraculeuse - St . Vincent de Paul

Medaille Miraculeuse

Medaille Miraculeuse

This is the last works of The Paris Installment... and it was the MOST MEANINGFUL to us.

The Spiritual.

Have a GLORIOUS WEEKEND, my friends!

PARIS: The Eiffel Tower

I've seen countless pictures of this structure.

I know a lot about the history of this architecture.

It's the back drop of many many many movie scenes.

BUT.... I still couldn't have been prepared for its MAGNIFICENCE!

This structure is A BEAST!

SIMPLY AMAZING!

AN ENGINEERING MARVEL!

We went for a short 2 mile walk right upon our arrival in the city. 

The shot below is from the Seine River near our hotel. I was thrilled I got to see the Eiffel Tower immediately into our visit. But, I didn't comprehend how extraordinary it was until the next day when we went to Tour the Tower.

Please excuse this pic of me... it was after a 10 hour [sleepless] flight ;)

We decided to walk [like we did throughout most of our stay in Paris] to the Eiffel Tower from our hotel.
It was about 2 miles away and on our way back we looped around and visited the Arc de Triomphe. It was a GORGEOUS day out and the sky was a brilliant blue. We ran into a 20k run along our route. We cheered them on with the rest of the spectators. Their final destination was identical to ours: The Eiffel Tower.

Apparently, it is quite a "touristy" thing to do -- Tour the Eiffel Tower.
But, hey.... this was our first time visiting -- we were going to be tourists!

I had a Museum Pass for practically everything else we visited and toured while in Paris. Those are AWESOME! You get preference for entrance and your wait in lines are always pretty short. But, the pass is not accepted at the Tower. So, we had to wait in a pretty long line to visit the top. However, the top observation deck was closed, so we were only able to visit the 2nd deck. Still pretty high up!

The Seine River as viewed from the 2nd Observation Deck of the Eiffel Tower

Paris as viewed from the 2nd Observation Deck of the Eiffel Tower

Being and Aerospace Engineer, I am in awe of the structural design of this Tower.

It is beyond BEAUTIFUL.

We were able to walk to the plaza at night and see the Tower SPARKLE.
At the top of every hour, in the evenings, the Tower sparkles with lights for 5 minutes.
It's pretty dreamy.

I never thought I would see this piece of architecture IRL.... and I certainly NEVER would have thought I would be as mesmerized as what I have become.

SIMPLY AMAZING!

AN ENGINEERING MARVEL!

PARIS: Art

The art.... the art in Paris is ABUNDANT and BREATH-TAKING!

But, what do you expect when it's the home of the Musee du Louvre?!

Here are just some shots of what we witnessed during our walks along the hallways - pathways -journeys of many millions of others who have gazed their eyes on the works of these great pieces.

The grandeur... Simply -- unexplainable!

And yes, we did see the Mona Lisa...

Musee du Louvre

Musee du Louvre

Musee du Louvre

Musee du Louvre | The Wedding Feast at Cana

Musee du Louvre 

Musee du Louvre

Musee du Louvre

Musee du Louvre

Musee du Louvre

Musee du Louvre | Psyche and Cupid

Musee du Louvre

Musee du Louvre | Aphrodite, known as Venus de Milo

Contemporary Shop under Musee du Louvre

Musee du Rodin | The Thinker | On Rodin's Tomb

Musee du Rodin | The Thinker | On Rodin's Tomb

Musee du Rodin | The Thinker | On Rodin's Tomb

Musee du Rodin | Eve

Musee du Rodin | The Whistler Muse

Musee du Rodin

Musee du Rodin

Musee du Rodin

Musee du Rodin

Musee du Rodin | Creation in bloom in the Rose Garden

Musee du Rodin | Pierre de Wissant

Musee du Rodin | My hubby being silly

We also visited several other museums, but they did not allow any photography.
But, they were all MAGNIFICENT!
There were many many many MANY more museums we could have visited --- maybe next time!