How great would it be to spend New Year’s in Paris with all of your friends?  Well, this past New Year’s, 10 IMLPs decided to find out.  Flying in from all corners of the world for the event, these IMLPs traveled the distance in an attempt to end the year in style.  And did they ever!  Talk about a trip to remember! 

The festivities began just days after Christmas, as the group gathered on the 27th in the great city of Paris, France.  Wasting no time, these IMLPs moved all about the city, seeing historic sites like the Bastille, the Arc de Triumph, the Cathedral of Notre Dame, and the Eiffel Tower, going to amazing places like Montmartre, Opera, the Latin quarter, and the Louvre, and tasting all of the local faire like Parisian crapes, wine, champagne, and cheesecake.  Not only this, but, sparing no expense, they treated themselves to a front-row French Cabaret show at the famous Lido Paris, took a twilight champagne cruise on the Seine River, and indulged in a series of dinners at the finest restaurants Paris has to offer.

Culminating with a night of wining and dining at La Bastide d’Opio, where 2009 was ushered in by shouts, cheers, toasts, hugs, and kisses, and continuing into the wee hours of the morning with drinks at Le Cab, this New Year’s was definitely something special for these 10 IMLPs.  But there was more to their New Year’s Eve than just a twilight cruise, amazing dinner, and crazy night on the town.  IMLP Joel Turcotte proposed to his long-time girlfriend, Kristy… and she said “Yes”!  So, Congratulations to the happy couple!

But all good things must come to an end and all too soon it was time for the IMLPs to head back home again.  So, with a handful of souvenirs, a camera full of pictures, a head full of memories, and a full stomach, the IMLPs returned to their respective corners of the world.  Until next time…