Imagine, 2009 Paris.

American Thanksgiving.

A small restaurant in  the 3rd Arrondissement owned by good friends.

And…..

a small group meeting to celebrate the joy in our lives.

Joseph and his Mother were there.

Cousin Amber was studying in Rome at the time

and she brought two friends to celebrate the holiday

in Paris with us.

I know this because….My Larry keeps BOOKS.

They are filled  with wine labels of the wine we had,

photos of friends

and

notes about the moments shared.

I have broken into the secret vault to show you….

what else can I call them, but the sacred journals?

I am just joking, My Larry calls them the wine journals.

{the first one dates back to 1997}

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Last night Larry and I had dinner with one of The Paris Girls.

Brittany and her husband now live in San Antonio.

We met them for dinner and met their daughters.

It was the first time, since Paris, that we have seen her

and

how absolutely wonderful to was to see a Paris Girl for dinner again.

In the photo above, Thanksgiving In Paris,

from the left:

Jackie {Joseph’s Mom} Joseph, Libby {a Paris girl}

Brittany {a Paris Girl} Amber {my cousin}

Me and Larry.

Fast forward to 2017

Thank you Brittany for bringing your family to meet us.

Dinner was wonderful.

When can we get Amber and her family to Texas

for a reunion?

Love you.

Me