Daily Archives: February 13, 2011

Lee and I spent one whole day just buying treats to bring home for our sweeties.  My favorites:

• butter cookies from Poilaine Bakery
• feuilleuntine from Patrick Roger Chocolatier
• buddha blu tea from Mariage Freres

All efforts to go out and party in Paris ended up being completely detoured.  Mostly by me.  Three nights in a row I didn’t end up at the venues I was supposed to and didn’t rendez-vous with people I was meant to.  Instead, each night we ended up at the cheery Au Petit Fer à Cheval with the ray-of-sunshine-disguised-as-a-bartender, Bruno.

I think I’ve gotten a little soft.  When a waitress at Prescription Cocktail Club shoved me (twice), I simply left.  This is totally out of character.  Good or bad?  Is the New York in me waiting at the airport?

Just dropped Lee off at the RER. Back to being on my own.  It’s really nice and it’s a little bit sad.

Sometimes Alisa would smile to herself and I think she was imagining what her daughter, Sydney, would be doing if she were with us or how much she would like something that Lee saw in a window.

Once when we were in college, I was telling Lee how much I wanted a dog.  She said she didn’t want one.

Me: But it’s like having your best friend with you all the time!

Lee: Yeah, a best friend that doesn’t have any other friends.

Sixteen years later, we’re walking through Saint Germain her thoughts continually wandering to the 4 year old waiting for her at home.  My thoughts, completely untethered.

I love you Lee.
Thank you for coming out here.

Rod Stewart- Father and Son

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