Day 78 of 365 grateful days project:

 "I'm grateful to be in the first French wedding I've ever Attended."

 Along with Marie's sister, I'm the photographer of the wedding. It started with the legal ceremony at the City Hall which is just 5 minute walk away from Marie's grandparents' house. I felt the priviledge of coming into the City Hall for the first time and could have the access in front to shoot the beautiful wedding. :)
Marie and Cedric at the City Hall
Greeted by sprays of lavender seeds once outside

 Then we moved to Marie's grandparents' beautiful house for l'apero at their amazing garden.







I was especially fascinated by the idea of simply dipping the wine bottles in the garden stream to keep them cool.
And then we went to the Parc de Villeroy for some photoshoots. Obviously I'm not in most of the photos, but I'll post those which I was. :)
Marie & Cedric's wedding
Romeo - Marie's youngest son
With the grand Rolls Royce

In the evening we had dinner at a cool restaurant where Vincent -- out of the blue -- said to me: "Will you marry me?"

 Whhaaaaaaa....???
11:58 am
Day 77 of 365 grateful days project:

 "I'm grateful to be in Paris today for Marie's wedding."

 In 2001 I might have said that I'd never come back to Paris again ever. But that was the dark time when nobody understood one word I said and food always came to me wrong. Now the hunger days are over and this Paris experience is ought to be a lot better one.

 It was a 6-hour journey, more or less - by car from Strasbourg. And I spent most of the time sleeping on the back seat while Vincent was driving (and smoking and smoking again). We arrived at Vero's before sunset and had lovely homecooked dinner. I didn't know that I had to sleep at Marie's tonight, though; while Vincent went with the boys. Wedding is tomorrow and it seems that they have to keep it traditional by sleeping separately until the big day comes. Ha!

 Anyway, I will have to sleep at Romeo's bed -- Marie's youngest son -- and I already banged my forehead onto the bunkbed.
Not sure what was so special about the jacket, but everyone seemed excited.
11:22 am
Day 76 of 365 grateful days project:

 "I'm grateful to have found the kitchen as the warmest place during colder times."

 As opposed to how I'd feel in Indonesian kitchens -- bloody hot while cooking -- French kitchens are the most comfortable place at Vincent's mom's house. It's warm, it smells like good coffee; that's just the first place I go to once the sun is up. 

11:12 am
Day 75 of 365 grateful days project:

 "I'm grateful for having arrived safely in France."

 There's a difference of 20 degrees celcius in temperature, but it's good to be back here! :)
Strasbourg
11:04 am
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