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French Style File No.1 - Pierre

French Style File No.1 – Pierre

I recently came across an interesting NYTimes article called My First Year showing how NY transforms freshman college students over the course of a year living in NY. It’s cool to see how a place can change you inside and out, if even in the most subtle of ways.

It got me thinking about my own personal style experiences in new states/ cities/ coasts and countries. And I realize that each time I…

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August Highlights

Every year, during the month of August, France essentially shuts down for a vacation month. Major companies close down for weeks and small businesses often close for the whole month. Locals all but evaporate and tourists fill the streets. Before moving to Paris I had heard many things about this time of year, and as August neared many people asked me “Où allez-vous pour les vacances?” – [Where…

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Along the Canals of Amsterdam

Along the Canals of Amsterdam

I must admit I’ve been slacking in the blogging department as of late. I’ve started wedding planning this past week and it’s completely consumed my time! It feels nice to take a break and just write :)

A couple weeks ago Pierre and I headed to Amsterdam for a 3 day visit. I had been before back in 2007, but it was Pierre’s first time. The train ride from Paris was 3 hours long. We traveled…

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Vacances: South of France - bormes les mimosas

Vacances: South of France – bormes les mimosas

This beautiful village is tucked away on the side of a mountain. The drive up to the city made me a little nauseous because of all the twists and turns along the way, but I must say… it was MORE than worth it. Bormes-les-mimosas gets it’s name from the mimosa flower which blankets the city around the beginning of the year. Even though the flowers weren’t in bloom, the village charmed its way…

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the daily french: soleil

the daily french: soleil

the daily french: soleil / sun

Hope you’re getting plenty of it!

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Vacances: South of France: French foodie

Vacances: South of France: French foodie

We’re back in rainy Paris after a two week vacations to the south of france and amsterdam. I welcome the rain, as it gives me an excuse to stay in bed, listen to jazz, take my time waking up and coffee myself. Often when I return home from vacation, I see my home/ city in a new way. This is the first time I returned to Paris and felt as if I were coming home.

Our trip to the south was great!…

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Star Spangled Summer! American flag tank: American Apparel  Though I'm living La Vie en France I'm still a proud American girl!

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the daily french: la mer the daily french: la mer / the sea The south of france is treating us well! I hope everyone's summer is off to a great start :)

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the daily french: belle vue belle vue / beautiful view Everywhere you turn here in the south of france is a belle vue indeed!!

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EttaVee Studio GIVEAWAY!

Happy Monday everyone! EttaVee Studio has teamed up with JWS Interiors, for an art print giveaway! JWS Interiors is a lovely interiors blog based out of the Washington, DC area. The site is full of beautiful luxury home inspiration, decorating ideas and the work of talented interior designer Jennifer Schmidt. You can enter to win a one art print of your choice !

Rules to Enter: *Visit EttaVee…

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the daily french: se détendre

the daily french: se détendre

the daily french: se détendre / relax

pronounced: [seh deh-tahn-dR]

Thought I’d throw in a reflexive verb today. I’ll be spending this week in the south of france with Pierre’s family, where I’ll be doing a whole lot of relaxing.

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the daily french: pompette

the daily french: pompette

the daily french: pompette / tipsy

pronounced: [pom-pet]

An cute/ funny old fashioned way of saying that one is a bit on the tipsy side of drunk.

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Lovely upcycled leather bracelet with hammered gold piece & tribal beads

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Fun packaging is the best!!

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Got my lovely Team Jeta tank! Proceeds go towards Down Syndrome research!! Get yours here... http://society6.com/EttaVee

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Team Jeta rockin' their new team logo designed by yours truly :) And a shout out from James Maslow?! My year is made :) Make sure to follow and stay tuned for deets on how to nab a tshirt! 

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