Opposites Attract!

That's the only way I can explain it. The answer to how Butch and I ever hooked up! 

We are finalizing plans for our Paris trip in June. I sent the following email to the girls and knew they would get a "kick" out of it--because, after all, they know us better than anyone!! Then, I thought, you might like it too!

To: Sandy, Stephanie, and Mindy:

OMGosh! It’s no surprise that your dad and I would approach trip planning in different ways. We went through all of it last night. Of course I get aggravated with “his” procrastinating ways—although admitting he definitely gets the job done. He finds the best things—for sure.

He researches to the nth degree—but then doesn’t make a decision right then. I nicely pointed out all the time he wastes by having to go back to it later—often more than once. Whereas, I, do my research, make the decision, buy or reserve. That’s it! Done! 

Of course, my way is better. He just rolls his eyes. 

And that spreadsheet makes my head spin! I get it. There are people who just love them. I know that I am in the minority, but I do not. Your dad is the KING of spreadsheets. For me, I like lists. They make sense at a glance. You don’t have to figure things out. 

Think about it this way: what if your dad and I each made your job lists when you were growing up?

Your Dad’s:

Name:    Job:   Location:    Supplies needed:    Time needed to complete:    Completed:

Mine:

Sandy

Clean the bathroom

Stephanie

Unload the dishwasher

Mindy

Just be cute

Now you tell me which is easier to read?

Anyway, we did the trip review during Happy Hour. We kept a good humor about it, but there were definitely a few tense moments—well, mostly on my side—as I want things settled! I don’t always have the most patience!

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Okay, here's the itinerary--I'm just putting a couple of days so you get the idea:

Paris Trip 2025

Times in bold signify reservations.

5/30—Friday

Sandy and Greg arrive—check in to hotel

5/31—Saturday

Breakfast at hotel

S&G on their own

11:35—Eads, Greco, Donnellan arrive

1:30—all meet—place tbd--lunch

3:00-5:00  p.m. Hop on Hop off Bus

Happy Hour at the Bramble Rooftop Bar

7:00 p.m.—Dinner (Nicky planning)

Return to hotel by way of the Pont d’ Lena Bridge

6/1—Sunday

Breakfast at the hotel (early)

8:45—Coffee & Pastries (Steph planning)

10:00 a.m. Mass Notre Dame Cathedral (Butch working on tickets)

Walk around—points of interest: point zero; gravestone courtyard; narrowest street; geo-cache

Lunch—head to Montmartre for burgers (Steph’s suggestion)

1:30—walking around Montmartre—1 hour tour on the app

Free time—everyone on their own

5:30—walk around the Latin Quarter

Happy Hour

Dinner on your own

PS I want to add tea at some point because I didn’t get to do that the last time we were there. The place that Sandy found in NY—Laduree—has full on tearooms in several locations around Paris. 

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So what do you think? Are you a spreadsheet person or a lister?