Travelin' Fullers Blog: Queen for a day!

I certainly felt like the Queen today! This morning we were driven everywhere in Paris by a delightful young woman, Theresa , in a 1980's Citroen named "Renaee"! We were also accompanied by a charming professional photographer (Julien Osty) who photographed us in front of many icons in the city of Paris! It was quite windy and drizzly, but it definitely didn't dampen our experience! I'm sure the photographer is working feverishly to crop and edit and make us look as good as possible! We will see the results tomorrow.

After our fantastic photo shoot (for sure I felt like a movie star!), we went to the Galerie Lafayette -- a most AMAZING store! It is enormous (three different buildings) and exquisite inside. They have hung a "glass Christmas tree upside down from the glass dome)! " It is truly breathtaking. We were greeted by Oscar, who whisked us to an elevator which took us straight to the top floor and two private rooms that had amazing views of the city! We met the lovely and amazing manager of personal services, Isabelle, who greeted us with tea and water AND a surprise visit from Santa Claus with two lovely gifts for our 5 year old granddaughter, Gabriela! Shhhh. They will be delivered under the tree!

Santa also delivered the next miraculous surprise, this note from Bill....

The note...

Followed by another private room that had lots of dresses, purses, shoes and jackets for me to look at and try on! The first dress was lovely, but sleeveless and the little jacket was the wrong size and alas, they did not have the jacket in my size. I tried on several others, but then I tried on a lovely silk Fendi (for the girls who would recognize the name)! It was like "Cinderella's glass slipper"! It fit perfectly (no alterations needed) and I knew right away, it was THE ONE. Just like my husband when I met him 50 years ago today! I also love the "red shoes"! You will see the whole package later when this princess gets dressed! I even got a short black wool jacket (little dressy) that had to have the sleeves shortened! (Poor seamstress! Under the gun to get it done in a very short time frame! Many thanks to her!). Isabelle and Oscar were wonderful -- the best of their profession I'm sure! Their judgement was excellent and I knew I could trust their advice! They had reviewed my blog and looked at photos to get some idea of who they were trying to dress for this special 50th anniversary gala!

After choosing "THE ONE", they brought in a makeup artist who did (I think) a great job doing my makeup! When that was finished, Oscar took me through the store where I found 2 amazing silk scarves and some lovely clothes for Princess Gabriela Fuller!😘. We also made a stop by the lingerie department for a couple of night gowns. ---oo la la! The French do such an amazing job with lingerie!

A car from the Peninsula brought us back to our lovely "home away from home " where an amazing staff greeted us and truly made us feel like we are "royalty!! They have been exceptionally nice to us , so thank you to an AMAZING staff for sharing In my fairy tale experience!

We came upstairs to our suite and turned the lights on to find MAGNIFICENT long stemmed white roses and candles (luminarios) everywhere. There is a lovely bottle of champagne , a tempting tray of delectable pastries and even a small Christmas tree with a snowman beneath it! Can it get any better? I don't think so....Thank you Peninsula for such a lovely surprise! And most of all, thank you to my MOST AMAZING and WONDERFUL husband who has created this great memory! I am getting "teary" and I can't do that or I'll ruin my makeup!☺️. More after this princess gets dressed and returns from dinner , "I know not where!"