A good family friend of ours, Kristian Paschalis, arrived for a visit a week ago and Greg and Bri were thrilled for the distraction from school work.  It was exam time for Greg however, so he had to take some time to study- he had 2 exams on the Friday and Kristian came very late on the Thursday. So it was actually good that Greg had already studied all night and gone to bed. Bri was asleep too since it was a school night and he arrived from Beauvais airport at 2am to our house.

On Friday, Brianna came home from school and her and Kristian went into Paris to turn the Champs upside down! That gave Greg a chance to study when he got home from school for a couple of hours. Then when Kristian and Bri got back, Greg and Kristian went to pick up two girls that were also staying for the weekend.  Kristian had come from his temporary ‘home’ in Ireland and the girls were coming from Switzerland.  One of the girls and Kristian had gone to Lakefield College together and so we were the lucky ‘meeting point’ to get everyone together.  It worked out perfectly, because we love the company and Paris is always a good idea for a get together! 🙂 The four of them later went into Paris, to the Latin Quarter, to hit some pubs and got in at about 1am.

On the Saturday, Kristian took them into Paris while Greg studied again, and then at night the four of them went to the Eiffel Tower and then a club nearby. They came home feeling pretty ‘good’ and the music got loud, especially with the singing and dancing, while Chris and I tried to keep them quiet for our neighbours. The apartment underneath us wasn’t too happy I’m sure, but it was too loud for me to know whether we “got the broom!” (which we have before). 🙂  Kristian was REALLY into his popcorn he had bought on the way home and then they all hung out until early morning in the living room.  The next day, we couldn’t believe the girls had gotten up at 8am and left to shop before catching their train. We hadn’t heard a thing – they must not have slept at all!

On Sunday, Chris and I took Kristian into the Christmas market and then at night, Kristian, Bri and Greg went to Caravaggio’s for dinner while Chris and I caught up on a lot of homework. He had been in Brussels coaching and I had been writing report cards most of the weekend. Greg had another exam on Monday morning and Kristian left that morning for his flight back to Ireland. It was a whirlwind weekend – great memories made!