What a whirlwind weekend! Our schatzli is 15 now and like usual, there is never a dull moment when she is ‘on the go’.  This weekend was no exception and to make it even more exciting we welcomed our good friend Sierra and her friend, Sam to our flat here in Paris on Friday! They came to celebrate Bri’s birthday and take their University reading week holiday with us! So, that made the 17th even more special for Brianna this year.

Friday night Brianna celebrated here with her friends.  About 24 of them were here in the apartment from about 8:30pm to 11:30pm with lots of food, music and dancing to celebrate.  It ‘sounded’ like a lot of fun…Chris and I were quietly ‘overseeing’ from another room, ready at any moment to take a complaint from neighbours. None of them knocked though and it must have been due to the notice that we put up in the hallway the day before, warning of the party we were going to have.  That is customary here and that way the neighbours tolerate the noise once a year or whatever it is.  So, it all worked out.

While Bri was having her ‘party’, Greg took Sierra and Sam into Paris for some flaming B52’s! Yummm. They came home feeling jet lagged but happy after the night out. At that point the 20 or so kids that were still there, split and went outside to call an uber.  It was perfect timing.

Then on her actual birthday, Bri woke up to 15 balloons around the apartment floor, all with different words on them that describe her.  We took some pictures of her with her balloons and then she went into Paris with Sierra and Same for the afternoon.

In the evening we took her out to her favourite restaurant – Caravaggios in Vaucresson.  She had her favourite dish (Papardelle Umbriana) and we all had some red bubbly wine to toast to the great year ahead.  Greg was tired of all the photos at this point…lol . The walk home was serene and starry with the Eiffel tower in the background.

After dinner, the 4 of them went into Paris AGAIN (at 10:30pm) to the Latin Quarter. Greg knew of a restaurant/bar that served specialty drinks and they all wanted to go see it.  So, after another uber ride in and out, we were all finally saying goodnight at 2:30am! Overall it was a fantastic day in Paris with friends and family and we are happy to be here with Bri on her 15th. Happy Birthday Breeze!  We love you so much!!