FOOD

I saw the new movie "Julie and Julia" today with one of my best friends Mary. I have to say that I just love love love Meryl Streep, who in this movie hilariously portrays Julia Child. She's fantastic. Amy Adams, who is Julie, is cute too. But there's just something about Meryl Streep that I just can't get over.

The movie partially focuses on Julia Child's time in France and her experiences cooking French food. All I can say after watching it is that I AM GOING TO GET SO FAT IN FRANCE.

Between the wine, the croissants, the pastries, the meats...just eating in general is going alter my waistline.

Granted, I will be walking much more that I do at home, and I did buy an iPod today with some intention of using it for running (running through the streets of France??? AWESOME). But, I still have a feeling that I am going to eat and drink my way through much of the next three and a half months and honestly, I can't wait!

I'm 13 days away from departure, and after a we-canceled-your-flight-so-you-have-to-rebook-your-ticket-or-you-won't-get-to-France-scare, I'm getting all my ducks in a row and getting everything ready. I bought a portable hard drive, a memory stick for my camera, ordered power adapters, and bought a shiny yellow iPod for long train rides and flights. This week I get to start planning outfits and practice packing suitcases. It'll be interesting to see how that goes. I have never been a light packer, even for week-long trips. In fact, I'm taking the same size bags that I've taken on week-long trips! How spoiled and materialistic does that make me? Very!

This summer has gone by unbelievably fast, which I know is partially due to the fact that I've been working 50-hour work weeks. Still, its been the quickest three months I can remember and I'm not sure how I feel about that! I hate the feeling that time is passing too quickly for me to take it all in, and thats what this summer felt like for me. How much faster will the next three months pass?

Probably faster than I can eat a croissant or down a bottle of wine.