Normally when I travel, I just blog my way through my trip.  One would never even know that I had left town because I’ve always stayed consistent by blogging 3 times a week.

I’m about to try a few new things. Firstly, tomorrow I leave for a quick little jaunt over to France.   So?  What’s new about that?

I’ve blogged before that my mother lives in France and that I go there a lot,  but never have I gone without my husband.  This time I will be going with one of my bestie girlfriends.

R&JThat’s right ~  IT’S A GIRLS TRIP!  The husbands are staying behind to, you know, protect the home front and all.  Oh, hey ~ wouldn’t this be a great time for you guys to knock out that “Honey Do” list?

Do you all understand what a Girls Trip really means???

It means that if we want to spend hours in one store ~ we can!   If we want to wear heels and dress cute so as not to be mistaken for tourists ~ we can!  And, if we want to only eat macaroons for dinner ~ we can do that too!

paris 3(image: telegraphUK)

Ok, so that’s the first thing I’ve never done…going on an international trip with a girlfriend.  I’ve also never left town and completely stopped blogging.

So for just a wee bit over a week, there will be NO new posts on my blog.  HOW CAN THIS BE?   Well, you see, I simply won’t have the time as we have a non-stop, action-packed agenda that we must adhere to.

 Of course we’re going to ~

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France,eat everything made out of butter  visit all the local “must see” sites.  And then we’ll

paris 1take in as much fabulous french wine art and culture as time allows, and

paris 2(images: virtual tourist)

shop like we elected the lump sum lottery payout pick up a few souvenirs for family and friends.

We will also be attending a Paris fashion show,  scoring major deals at the famous Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen, receiving french cooking lessons from my mother, taking speedy train rides on the TGV and laying our heads down at night on both sides of the Seine River as we will be staying on the left AND the right bank.

The last thing I’ve never done before is Instagram my way through a trip.  Whadda mean you’re not on Instagram?   Don’t you realize that you’re missing out on some super fun images?  Like this:

insta(photo: Beckermanblog)

No need to freak, my friends.  Just follow along on my Instagram feed on the right column of this blog.  Assuming technology works, and it doesn’t always in parts of France, I plan to post pics along the way.

So I’ll be back to blogging in a week-ish.  Until then… Au revoir, Adiós, Arrivederci and TTFN.  And since I speak like no French whatsoever, what I really want to know is ~

Allez-vous me manquez lorsque je suis allé?