How to ruin a good night

1. Arrive at Alex's with two bottles of Champagne in tow (the payment she requested for the bookshelf she is selling us)

2. Pop the champagne, and enjoy it with a delicious meal prepared by your host.

3. When the champagne is gone, drink the 'coke-hitos' that Alex has created in an attempt to finish up the duty free vodka that she has (yes, the drinks contained neither rum, nor lime, but since we are mojito obsessed, and had mint, we figured the name was appropriate).

4. Open up the bottle of Baron to drink with the cheese course, and dessert (pain perdu)

5. Head out for the Scary Bathroom Bar. Enjoy the 15 minute walk through the deserted streets of Paris.

6. Arrive at SBB and greet the owner with kisses (us) and handshakes (Erik).

7. Order the obligatory bottle of rose, and inform the owner that this is Alex's last weekend in Paris.

8. Begin taking the necessary drink induced silly photographs.

9. Realize that Alex's bag is missing when she reaches for her camera (camera was actually forgotten at home).

10. Sober up quickly when you realize that Alex's bag is REALLY missing, search the entire bar, the streets, and the bar again.

11. Try and figure out how it could have disappeared when there were only about ten other people in the bar, the bag was on my chair, and none of us saw anyone pass behind us.

12. Leave SBB without even using the bathroom, and hop in a cab so that Alex can begin cancelling all her cards.

13. Have an impromptu sleep-over because Alex's house keys were in the bag that was taken.

Luckily Alex was able to get back into her apartment the next day, and all her cards were cancelled on time. We all went to Rock en Seine on Sunday, and although the weather was great, the bag theft certainly cast a grey cloud over the remainder of the weekend.