one of my favorite blogs, slipcover your life, is doing a giveaway on her blog each day this week to launch her brand new etsy store.  i'm loving her super cute modern cross stitch.  who knew that cross stitch could look like this?! 

i had a lovely trip to paris last week and am a little bummed (and jet lagged) to be back at work.  however, the break refreshed me and i'm ready for my next trip!  where to next?
my pics are up on flickr.
 
here were a few of my favorite things:

crepes

the eiffel tower at night

the louvre

and notre dame

i am now so completely done with doing homework while staring at this:

yes, i love you macbook, but i am so over my master's class that finished this week.

and now this week, i am moving on to stare at this:

and this:

and hopefully this:

 
i'll link up some pictures when i get back.
au revoir!