A Post by Aimee ... Sweet Paris Dreams

Bonjour Girlfriends ~ I'm Aimee!

It's a pleasure to finally meet all of you!

Those of you that have been following our blog

already know that there are eight girlfriends

that star in the Ooh La Frou Frou Collection card line.

Seven of the eight girls have already created

their first post to our new blog ...

and now I'm so happy that it's my turn!

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I hope everyone enjoyed
Alex's fun post last week,
where she shared with you a little behind-the-scenes look
into the glam birthday bash she was planning for me!
She'll be filling you in on how the party turned out in her next post
(it was fab!)
By the way, thanks, everyone, for all of the
wonderful comments you've been leaving on the blog ...
you might not know it, but each time you leave a comment,
all EIGHT of the girls read them ...
we're just having so much fun!

Okay ... on to my first post!
I'll start by telling you a couple of things about me:

First,
I live in the city like the rest of the girls
(except Sunny, who's a California girl)
and love it -- I'm definitely a city girl

Second,
As much as I love New York City, (and I TRULY do),
I have fallen head over heels in love with Paris.
As soon as I stepped off the plane that first time,
I knew that a piece of my heart would stay there.
So, I try to bring bits and pieces of the Paris lifestyle
home to me here.

All of the other girls know how
I save my pennies to travel there as often as I can!
I recently bought a darling little Yorkie puppie
and I even named him Paree.

I don't know how to speak french,
but I'm having fun memorizing a phrase in french
every week.
 I thought it might be fun to
share a phrase with you in my Paris posts!
My phrase for this week,
along with a little scenario of how it might be used is:
Scenario:
I'm standing in a french patisserie,
in a new french dress
bought at a cute little french boutique,
looking particularly adorable that day,
when a handsome frenchman steps up behind me
and says:

"Tu es magnifique!"
Pronunciation:
 "tew eh mahnee-fee-kuh
Translation:
"You're very beautiful!"
(it never hurts to be prepared!)

Did you know, I actually dream about Paris?
I mean real, night-time dreams.

There are the dreams about French food ....
the elegant restaurants, the fabulous patisseries, the luscious breads,
the way each meal is an occasion ...

There are the dreams of the sights and sounds of Paris
that steal your heart like a thief ...

And of course, there are the fashion dreams.

No explanation needed!

There are so many lovely Parisian things I could talk about,

but I thought it might be fun to choose just
one thing at a time for my posts and

I thought maybe a sweet place to start

would be to share one of my favorite Patisseries.
What is a discussion about Paris
without mention of
Ladurée!


Illustration of Aimee and her yorkie, Paree, in front of Laduree in Paris by Sandy - Artist, Ooh la Frou Frou Collection and created specifically for Ooh la Frou Frou Collection blog.  (c) Ooh La Frou Frou 2010 - All rights reserved.

Ahhhh, Ladurée.

There are a several locations,
but the one that I've visited
sits like a jewel
on the most beautiful avenue in the world,
the avenue des Champs Elysées.
Every day, 45 pastry chefs and 40 cooks
create the beautiful dishes and pastries
that Ladurée is known for.
They serve breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner and late supper to
approximately 3,000 people daily!

On the first floor, the "Eiffel Veranda"
and the outdoor terrace overlook the glamorous Champs Elysées avenue.

The fabulous new Ladurée bar is very popular after 7pm,

On the second floor, the five cozy dining rooms,
decorated in the ‘Second Empire’ refined style
by the French interior designer Jacques Garcia,
were dedicated to the 19th century Parisian muses :
“Paeva”, “Castiglione”, “Mathilde”
but also la Bibliothèque (the Library) and La Chocolaterie (the Chocolate Factory).

Ladurée is perhaps best known for
its famous Patisserie.

It seems that whenever someone hears the name
"Ladurée"
visions of macaroons dance before their eyes.
Ladurée has several flavors that are permanently available,
and each season, they create a new flavour.

I know each time I visit Paris,
 I SIMPLY MUST have these two things:
macaroons and croissants ... to start with, anyway.

Illustration of Laduree Macaroons by Sandy - artist, Ooh La Frou Frou Collection,
specifically for Ooh La Frou Frou Collection blog. (c) Ooh La Frou Frou 2010 - All rights reserved.

Or maybe one of their fabulous pastries?

 

Also:
click here to see a sweet little novelty
created by Ladurée this past summer.
I adore this Ladurée interpretation
of this made-in-France cupcake!

I'll finish my first Paris post by mentioning

the fabulously beautiful pastel Ladurée box designs.

Like the Tiffany box,

they're immediately identifiable as a

box that holds a tiny treasure!

Happy dreams of Paris and have a wonderful week, girlfriends!