Posh and Elegant

Many people don't allow themselves to love because there are a lot of things at risk, a lot of future and a lot of past.
-Paulo Coelho
"Veronika Decides to Die"

Twenty-five years ago today:

September 7, 1985
Saturday

Paloma left at 10:30PM last night. I ended up sleeping-in until one o’clock in the afternoon. I was still recalling the wonderful dinner at Paloma's dad's house.

I have to now take the METRO train again to meet Paloma.
Paloma says, “It will be okay. There’s a nice view.”

I got picked-up by Paloma at a station called KLEBER. Paloma looked so nice in her all-white outfit. She drove via the highway and we finally arrived somewhere in the country for a most delightful wedding.

It was so posh and elegant! It was such a nice day for a wedding. I felt kind of special because I was the only American there. I met a lot of people too like Coco, Catreene, Robin (who had an actor, Rob Lowe resemblance) and many more of Paloma’s friends. Everyone was so nice to me.

We had champagne and hor d'oeuvres. The traditional wedding cake was made up of custard and pastry with coated-caramel. What a treat! Yummy.

A man or two accidentally landed on the grassy field in a big helium balloon. I thought it was all part of the wedding. It was such unexpected fun. The bride (who actually spoke English) was a real treat to talk to today. There was another gal who spoke English who was really sweet, too.

By the end of the evening Paloma was fearful that her car would not start because it was so cold. Luckily, we made it okay. Paloma kind of got lost finding the route to Paris but we were back in the city eventually.


"I write about you all the time. Even when you're sleeping, I write about you. And takes something from you with everything I write. I won't do that anymore unless I'm sure I can give you something in return."
-Christopher Rice
"A Density of Souls"