Tuesday, we went to gymnastics, and it was the last day the helper boy was going to be there. A couple of weeks ago, the kids made a t shirt for him with all their hand prints and names on it, and they gave it to him this past Tuesday. He pretty much loved it, haha. The theme was Bobby Cars, so everyone brought in their various types of automobiles and rode around the whole time. The sun was in and out on this day, but I did manage to run home from W.TH in a little bit of sunshine to W-IH. I then went to class, where we did a lot of reviewing since this was the last week. After class, I came home and made some dinner, as usual (a spinach, cauliflower, and zucchini soup--yum).
Wednesday, I went for an hour run, and it's actually not any harder than running for 30 minutes. In fact, it's almost easier to just keep going! I, surprisingly, enjoyed it a lot. Who thought I'd EVER say that about running?! That night, Klaus had a meeting, so it was just me, Sib, and Benji. I made rice with grilled veggies (since Klaus was gone), and we got to try the hot sauces from Tijuana Flats again. We definitely thought those were going to last a lot longer than they did! After, we watched the end of Elmo and Grouchland--loved it!
Thursday was Luke's 24th birthday! Happy birthday, best brother in the whole wide world! He thinks he's old, but he's definitely not. He said he's just "too close to being on the wrong side of 25," haha. Despite the fact that it was his birthday, it was not good weather at all! Opa picked Benji up at the normal time, and I went to class in the rain (I waited until the HAIL stopped) and took a test since it was our last 'real' day. I only made one mistake on the whole thing! Awesome. The guys were here installing some more solar panels for Klaus, as well. Those are a really good investment here, I hear. When I got home, Klaus made dinner for me since I made dinner on Wednesday (his night), and Sib came shortly thereafter from Yoga. We started watching Elmo's World Wild Wild West, but it's definitely not as good as the movie, and I don't really think Klaus liked it at all! Oh, well. All that matters to Benji is that Elmo's there, haha.
Friday was another cloud-filled day with random sprinkles, but Benji and I still went outside and played in the puddles (his favorite thing to do with his new rain boots on). When he was napping, I went to class for the very last time! It was just a day to learn about everyone else and their home countries. We brought in pictures, stories, etc. to share with the people in the class. We had to do interviews with each other, and I was partnered with the guy, Zia, from Iraq. It was a pretty interesting interview! Question #4: "What is there to do in your home country?" Answer: "War. Period!" And then we both laughed. It's great that we could joke about it, although it is sad. I was pretty scared of saying something wrong, but it turns out we have the same feelings about the country, so it's all good. After class, the Chinese kid asked me to go with him to find some clothes, hahahah. I told him I had to get home soon, but I joined him for about 30 minutes. So funny. I ended up advising that he buy a green shirt and a purple shirt--which he did! My favorite colors. After this, I went home, and Benji and Klaus were playing outside. We headed to the supermarket shortly thereafter and got lots of goodies. I got a permanent marker, as well, to address the 3 boxes of stuff I packed yesterday to send home so I don't have to worry about it in a month. I'll probably ship them out next Tuesday or something. It's really weird to put my name in both the return and ship to address areas but with different addresses! For dinner, I made some yellow Spanish rice (courtesy to my mom) with some carrots and a salad with special European winter lettuce (mom and Aunt Debbie should remember this). After, I FINALLY got to talk to Valaree! It's been too long. I'm currently planning a trip up there in May for a couple of days, and we're both pretty excited about that--seeing as she's not going to be home until AUGUST! I also got to talk to mom, who's up in NC for the weekend seeing Luke off to Iraq. I'm sad I can't be there for that, but I hope you guys have a great time anyway!
Now it's Saturday morning, a bit overcast, and I'm getting ready to go on a run. Got to wait for the breakfast from 2 hours ago to settle for a little bit longer, though. And then who knows what the day holds!
Samstag, 28. März 2009
Montag, 23. März 2009
Monday to Monday!
SO last Monday was the first of a week full of beautiful days, and boy was I ever glad for that! Benji and I took a long walk in the morning and stopped by the post office to get some package paper and stamps. I'm trying to figure out what I should mail home before I attempt to come back with everything--it was too heavy coming here in the first place! We had a good lunch with Klaus, and he put the kid's seat on my bike at night. Mira's friend Anna came over and helped her cook dinner, and then we all hung out together for a while.
Tuesday was gymnastics again! The theme was "Luftballoons", so we had to blow up a bunch of balloons when we got there to play with. I was pretty much already tired of balloons since Benji's birthday was the Saturday before, so we still had them all over the house. Not to mention I don't like balloons in the first place...anyway. It was lots of fun. The teacher was talking to me about tattoos for a good bit of it. She said she wants her next one to be a snail...hm. She also said her husband wants a Snoopy...hm again. After gym, Opa picked up Benji at W.TH, and I ran back to Ungstein from there. It wasn't far enough, so I had to take a couple of detours. My key was sticking in the door, so we had to ring upstairs to this Opa. He came down to let me in and was just laughing--then he proceeded to tell me that door is difficult, especially is it's locked from the inside rather than the outside. I'm just glad there's a bell up to his lair! After lunch, I headed out to go to class, but my bike had no air in the tires! Luckily, Mira was in Heidelberg for the day, so I just took her bike because Klaus was gone at a seminar. I left class a bit early so Mira would have her bike to go to her mom's house when she got home. Sib was home late because she had some important meeting to attend, so we had dinner without her--some tasty tomato and cauliflower soup.
Wednesday was another beautiful day. We got some air in my tires first thing in the morning, and Benji and I headed out for a bike ride. We went into town to the supermarket and the shoe store and had lots of fun in both. It's so great to finally be able to bike anywhere with him as opposed to just being able to walk! After lunch and nap, we went to W.TH to celebrate Sib's 41st birthday! I baked a German Chocolate cake (it's not actually German--my mom sent the supplies from America!) and brought it over. Her parents, Lutz, and Angie joined me, Benji, Sib, Mira, and Klaus for tea/coffee and cake...only I just had water because of my fast! Lame. Is Easter here yet?! Anyway, I went back home with Mira and Klaus in Moritz's car. Moritz came over in the morning and borrowed Klaus's van to go get stuff from Ikea since he's moving. Let's just say riding in a tiny car with Klaus is hilarious! He hates "modern Autos", haha. When we got back, a couple of friends came over, and we had a big spaghetti dinner.
Thursday, we tried to go for another bike ride in the morning, but five minutes into it, Benji said it was "too windy" and that we had to go back to the "Hause", haha. So we just drove around on his birthday tractor instead. Opa didn't come this day because Heide (Klaus's sister/Peter's wife/Moritz's mom) was coming over to play in the afternoon. I left when he was asleep for class. When I came home, they were playing outside on the tractor once again! I went for a run while she was still there. I made a pretty tasty Asian dinner. Sib was late coming home because she was hosting a wine tasting for 45 Finnish men...glad I missed that one! We got a package from my mom for everybody--Benji's birthday presents and some treats for the others. Mom sent some Sesame Street tattoos, and we put on of Bert and Ernie playing soccer on his cheek! Sib got hot sauce from Tijuana flats. When we got home, she tried them immediately--even though it was like 10 at night and didn't go with the food at all! Nonetheless, she loves them.
Friday was another beautiful day. We played outside all morning, and Opa came to get Benji (since they didn't on Thursday) around noon. I had class a bit later, but it was a short day (as all Fridays are). I went for a nice run when I got home. Sib and Klaus went on a date to the movies for the first time in 3 years! So it was just me, Mira, and Benji at night. We had a pretty good time just hanging out, and I think Benji enjoyed having two young girls to himself! He's always, always pointing out girls everywhere we go...and I'm not exaggerating. He's such a ladies man already.
Saturday morning, I woke up early at 6:30 to go running with the sunrise. It was REALLY cold for some reason, but I warmed up halfway into the run anyway. I ran along the Weinstrasse because I wanted the sun to be on me the whole time! Robert came and picked me up around noon, and we headed to Speyer for the day with two of his twin friends. We had lunch outside and then walked around. We went to the Rhein and hung out for a while, watching some rowers and ships go by. I'm still determined to row on the Rhein one day. The bad part was there was a dead bunny on the shore, which I definitely didn't like at all! We headed back home after a couple of hours, but Robert got lost on the way back, so it took like twice as long to get home. When I got back I took a nap and woke up when Benji and Sib got home. We all got ready and headed out to dinner at an Italian place in town, which was pretty delicious. They're friend Christian (the motorcycle guy) was there by chance, as well. I mean, I guess it's not that crazy since there are only 20k people in this whole town. Anna met us there, and then her and Mira left to go to their friend Tobi's for a sleepover party (didn't know you could sleep over with boys at the age of 15!). The rest of us headed home later. I finally got to talk to Luke for a while, and then I crashed early in bed.
Sunday, I woke up before everyone, as usual. When Klaus woke up, he made the pancakes from the mix my mom sent for him! He loves these "American pancakes", as he calls them. We headed out just after 11 to a Bioland farm and forest about an hour southwest of here but still in the same region. We picked Mira up on the way. When we got there, we ate lunch at the restaurant and had some really good Flammkuchen. We set out around 2 to the forest and didn't come back until around 5:15 or so. There are all these rock formations jutting out of the mountains that are really cool. Apparently, they're well-known, and lots of free climbers come from all over the place to climb them. We saw some on one rock, and then Klaus told us a story about how he was climbing it 10 years ago and fell off. He was the first person in the group to go up, and the first person doesn't have a rope, so we got pretty messed up. We happened upon lots of farms and horses along the way and ended up in a random town that wasn't where we were supposed to be, so we went back the same way we came instead of finding the new route back. When we got back, we had some hot drinks, and then Sib and I headed up to climb one of the big rocks. It was an easy one, and the view was amazing. We could look straight down on the Bioland farm, and Klaus and Benji saw us. We all waved and then yelled through our hands and could perfectly hear one another! When we got back down, we checked out the farm animals, said our goodbyes, and headed home. We had a quick dinner when we got back, and then we all crashed in our beds shortly thereafter.
Today, I did a bit of cleaning in the morning. Benji and I went outside and, of course, played on the tractors (his and Klaus's) and in the trailer. Mowgli was driving the tractor for us while we were in the trailer! What a good cat. We also did a bit of coloring and making object out of paper (like clowns and dogs) from a book that shows you how to do them. Right now, he's sleeping, but he'll probably wake up soon, so I must bring this post to a close. The weather today is back to being overcast, windy, and looking like it's about to rain. No good!
Tuesday was gymnastics again! The theme was "Luftballoons", so we had to blow up a bunch of balloons when we got there to play with. I was pretty much already tired of balloons since Benji's birthday was the Saturday before, so we still had them all over the house. Not to mention I don't like balloons in the first place...anyway. It was lots of fun. The teacher was talking to me about tattoos for a good bit of it. She said she wants her next one to be a snail...hm. She also said her husband wants a Snoopy...hm again. After gym, Opa picked up Benji at W.TH, and I ran back to Ungstein from there. It wasn't far enough, so I had to take a couple of detours. My key was sticking in the door, so we had to ring upstairs to this Opa. He came down to let me in and was just laughing--then he proceeded to tell me that door is difficult, especially is it's locked from the inside rather than the outside. I'm just glad there's a bell up to his lair! After lunch, I headed out to go to class, but my bike had no air in the tires! Luckily, Mira was in Heidelberg for the day, so I just took her bike because Klaus was gone at a seminar. I left class a bit early so Mira would have her bike to go to her mom's house when she got home. Sib was home late because she had some important meeting to attend, so we had dinner without her--some tasty tomato and cauliflower soup.
Wednesday was another beautiful day. We got some air in my tires first thing in the morning, and Benji and I headed out for a bike ride. We went into town to the supermarket and the shoe store and had lots of fun in both. It's so great to finally be able to bike anywhere with him as opposed to just being able to walk! After lunch and nap, we went to W.TH to celebrate Sib's 41st birthday! I baked a German Chocolate cake (it's not actually German--my mom sent the supplies from America!) and brought it over. Her parents, Lutz, and Angie joined me, Benji, Sib, Mira, and Klaus for tea/coffee and cake...only I just had water because of my fast! Lame. Is Easter here yet?! Anyway, I went back home with Mira and Klaus in Moritz's car. Moritz came over in the morning and borrowed Klaus's van to go get stuff from Ikea since he's moving. Let's just say riding in a tiny car with Klaus is hilarious! He hates "modern Autos", haha. When we got back, a couple of friends came over, and we had a big spaghetti dinner.
Thursday, we tried to go for another bike ride in the morning, but five minutes into it, Benji said it was "too windy" and that we had to go back to the "Hause", haha. So we just drove around on his birthday tractor instead. Opa didn't come this day because Heide (Klaus's sister/Peter's wife/Moritz's mom) was coming over to play in the afternoon. I left when he was asleep for class. When I came home, they were playing outside on the tractor once again! I went for a run while she was still there. I made a pretty tasty Asian dinner. Sib was late coming home because she was hosting a wine tasting for 45 Finnish men...glad I missed that one! We got a package from my mom for everybody--Benji's birthday presents and some treats for the others. Mom sent some Sesame Street tattoos, and we put on of Bert and Ernie playing soccer on his cheek! Sib got hot sauce from Tijuana flats. When we got home, she tried them immediately--even though it was like 10 at night and didn't go with the food at all! Nonetheless, she loves them.
Friday was another beautiful day. We played outside all morning, and Opa came to get Benji (since they didn't on Thursday) around noon. I had class a bit later, but it was a short day (as all Fridays are). I went for a nice run when I got home. Sib and Klaus went on a date to the movies for the first time in 3 years! So it was just me, Mira, and Benji at night. We had a pretty good time just hanging out, and I think Benji enjoyed having two young girls to himself! He's always, always pointing out girls everywhere we go...and I'm not exaggerating. He's such a ladies man already.
Saturday morning, I woke up early at 6:30 to go running with the sunrise. It was REALLY cold for some reason, but I warmed up halfway into the run anyway. I ran along the Weinstrasse because I wanted the sun to be on me the whole time! Robert came and picked me up around noon, and we headed to Speyer for the day with two of his twin friends. We had lunch outside and then walked around. We went to the Rhein and hung out for a while, watching some rowers and ships go by. I'm still determined to row on the Rhein one day. The bad part was there was a dead bunny on the shore, which I definitely didn't like at all! We headed back home after a couple of hours, but Robert got lost on the way back, so it took like twice as long to get home. When I got back I took a nap and woke up when Benji and Sib got home. We all got ready and headed out to dinner at an Italian place in town, which was pretty delicious. They're friend Christian (the motorcycle guy) was there by chance, as well. I mean, I guess it's not that crazy since there are only 20k people in this whole town. Anna met us there, and then her and Mira left to go to their friend Tobi's for a sleepover party (didn't know you could sleep over with boys at the age of 15!). The rest of us headed home later. I finally got to talk to Luke for a while, and then I crashed early in bed.
Sunday, I woke up before everyone, as usual. When Klaus woke up, he made the pancakes from the mix my mom sent for him! He loves these "American pancakes", as he calls them. We headed out just after 11 to a Bioland farm and forest about an hour southwest of here but still in the same region. We picked Mira up on the way. When we got there, we ate lunch at the restaurant and had some really good Flammkuchen. We set out around 2 to the forest and didn't come back until around 5:15 or so. There are all these rock formations jutting out of the mountains that are really cool. Apparently, they're well-known, and lots of free climbers come from all over the place to climb them. We saw some on one rock, and then Klaus told us a story about how he was climbing it 10 years ago and fell off. He was the first person in the group to go up, and the first person doesn't have a rope, so we got pretty messed up. We happened upon lots of farms and horses along the way and ended up in a random town that wasn't where we were supposed to be, so we went back the same way we came instead of finding the new route back. When we got back, we had some hot drinks, and then Sib and I headed up to climb one of the big rocks. It was an easy one, and the view was amazing. We could look straight down on the Bioland farm, and Klaus and Benji saw us. We all waved and then yelled through our hands and could perfectly hear one another! When we got back down, we checked out the farm animals, said our goodbyes, and headed home. We had a quick dinner when we got back, and then we all crashed in our beds shortly thereafter.
Today, I did a bit of cleaning in the morning. Benji and I went outside and, of course, played on the tractors (his and Klaus's) and in the trailer. Mowgli was driving the tractor for us while we were in the trailer! What a good cat. We also did a bit of coloring and making object out of paper (like clowns and dogs) from a book that shows you how to do them. Right now, he's sleeping, but he'll probably wake up soon, so I must bring this post to a close. The weather today is back to being overcast, windy, and looking like it's about to rain. No good!
Sonntag, 15. März 2009
Really the last week this time.
Last Sunday, Klaus and Benji went to the swimming pool while the rest of us hung around the house. Sundays are definitely a day or relaxing in Germany, that's for sure. Andrea, the rower, came over and went on a walk with Sib before the weather got too bad. After that, the family and I headed up to Limburg, the other one here in BD that I didn't go to with mom and Aunt Debbie. The weather turned bad pretty quickly, but we still explored it a bit. There's a restaurant inside where we ate dinner. It was not vegetarian friendly at all, but Mira and I still had pretty good salads. Then we colored in this learning/coloring packet they gave us, which was highly entertaining and I attempted to color street signs--not knowing what they're supposed to look like at all!
Monday, the weather was still bad, so we didn't do much at all. I ran in the rain, but Benji stayed inside for most of the day...which he hates to do...so he wasn't much fun! I changed my flight from June 10 to May 1 because of school, so I'll be seeing of you way sooner than expected. Mira made dinner with all the left over feta cheese from the Flammkuchen, and it was quite a feta cheese overload. In fact, it made so much that we ate this dish for the next three days...
Tuesday was better. Klaus has been sick all week, so he went with us to gymnastics--that was entertaining! Normally, it's a mother-kid type of thing, so Klaus was the only male besides the teaching assistant. He had fun, though, and so did Benji and I. Opa picked up Benji at noon as usual, and I did my homework in preparation for the class I then went to. Class was class, as usual. Nothing exciting or special happened except for the fact that I brought them some Girl Scout cookies...and they were all very happy with me then! Sib and Benji went to a birthday party at night, so it was just me and Klaus for dinner. Leftover Mira concoction and soup!
Wednesday was about the same as Monday. Benji and I baked corn muffins, thanks to mom sending me the supplies. I found out that Haylee is going to try and most likely come visit me on her spring break, which is awesome! Hopefully, it actually happens. Klaus had an outing at night, so it was just me and Sib this time for dinner...salad and, once again, left over Mira concoction. After this, we threw it away. Over and done with that, although it was good the first night (I didn't eat it the next two nights because I couldn't handle all that feta cheese...especially since I'm not used to eating cheese in the first place).
Thursday, the weather was still not very nice! Benji and I stayed in and colored, cleaned, and organized in preparation for the spring. Opa came as scheduled at noon, and I went to class shortly thereafter. I made a spicy cauliflower soup for dinner, and it was just me, Sib, and Benji again.
Friday, the weather was looking up! I baked some cinnamon muffins for Benji's birthday so he could eat one the next morning with candles in it (not eat the candles, though). We actually got to play outside! I went to class, but it was short, so Benji stayed home. When I got home, two small boys and their mom were over to hang out. One was a year old, Carlos, and the other one was 3 years old, David. It was neat to see a 1, 2, and 3 year old all at the same time. They had lots of fun. Robert came over later and hung out for a while. We made a rice dinner with some sauce that Lutz's girlfriend Annette made, and it was SO salty. After dinner and hanging, Robert went out and I stayed home...falling asleep shortly thereafter (watching a 2 year old all day every day is tiring)!
Saturday was Benji's 2nd birthday! There were balloons all around the house that he really liked and was almost more fascinated with than his gifts. He had his muffin with candles and made us light them several times so he could blow them out over and over again. He went with Sib to W.TH for the morning and came back after lunch with Oma in time for a nap. I went on a hike in the morning through the mountains to the little chapel on the hill since I'd never explored it before. To my disappointment, it's all locked up! After nap time, we set up for his birthday get together. Klaus's sister, Heide (Moritz's mom), Moritz's sister Leoni, their dad Peter (the carpenter), Oma, and both Opas came over. Oma brought lots of baked goods, which was really hard and tempting for me, but I succeeded! Benji got a tractor, a bicycle, a wheelbarrow, and lots of other really awesome presents. Everyone was over for about 3 hours just hanging out, catching up, and playing with Benji. After, Klaus went to BD because there was a wine event where the winemakers were setting up and selling their wine in the stores, and the stores were staying open until 11 to get more business. I didn't go because it didn't really sound that cool. Sib stayed here for a while and put Benji to bed and then headed up there for a little bit. I definitely fell asleep before either of them got home!
Today is a lazy Sunday. The weather is back to being overcast, and I have no idea why! I just want a beautiful sunny day already. Is that too much to ask?! We're all just kind of hanging around the house because now both Klaus and Sib are sick (hope I don't catch it). We might go out walking in the forest later, but it's supposed to rain tonight, so I don't know if that'll happen. Someone send me Florida weather, please! Thanks in advance.
Monday, the weather was still bad, so we didn't do much at all. I ran in the rain, but Benji stayed inside for most of the day...which he hates to do...so he wasn't much fun! I changed my flight from June 10 to May 1 because of school, so I'll be seeing of you way sooner than expected. Mira made dinner with all the left over feta cheese from the Flammkuchen, and it was quite a feta cheese overload. In fact, it made so much that we ate this dish for the next three days...
Tuesday was better. Klaus has been sick all week, so he went with us to gymnastics--that was entertaining! Normally, it's a mother-kid type of thing, so Klaus was the only male besides the teaching assistant. He had fun, though, and so did Benji and I. Opa picked up Benji at noon as usual, and I did my homework in preparation for the class I then went to. Class was class, as usual. Nothing exciting or special happened except for the fact that I brought them some Girl Scout cookies...and they were all very happy with me then! Sib and Benji went to a birthday party at night, so it was just me and Klaus for dinner. Leftover Mira concoction and soup!
Wednesday was about the same as Monday. Benji and I baked corn muffins, thanks to mom sending me the supplies. I found out that Haylee is going to try and most likely come visit me on her spring break, which is awesome! Hopefully, it actually happens. Klaus had an outing at night, so it was just me and Sib this time for dinner...salad and, once again, left over Mira concoction. After this, we threw it away. Over and done with that, although it was good the first night (I didn't eat it the next two nights because I couldn't handle all that feta cheese...especially since I'm not used to eating cheese in the first place).
Thursday, the weather was still not very nice! Benji and I stayed in and colored, cleaned, and organized in preparation for the spring. Opa came as scheduled at noon, and I went to class shortly thereafter. I made a spicy cauliflower soup for dinner, and it was just me, Sib, and Benji again.
Friday, the weather was looking up! I baked some cinnamon muffins for Benji's birthday so he could eat one the next morning with candles in it (not eat the candles, though). We actually got to play outside! I went to class, but it was short, so Benji stayed home. When I got home, two small boys and their mom were over to hang out. One was a year old, Carlos, and the other one was 3 years old, David. It was neat to see a 1, 2, and 3 year old all at the same time. They had lots of fun. Robert came over later and hung out for a while. We made a rice dinner with some sauce that Lutz's girlfriend Annette made, and it was SO salty. After dinner and hanging, Robert went out and I stayed home...falling asleep shortly thereafter (watching a 2 year old all day every day is tiring)!
Saturday was Benji's 2nd birthday! There were balloons all around the house that he really liked and was almost more fascinated with than his gifts. He had his muffin with candles and made us light them several times so he could blow them out over and over again. He went with Sib to W.TH for the morning and came back after lunch with Oma in time for a nap. I went on a hike in the morning through the mountains to the little chapel on the hill since I'd never explored it before. To my disappointment, it's all locked up! After nap time, we set up for his birthday get together. Klaus's sister, Heide (Moritz's mom), Moritz's sister Leoni, their dad Peter (the carpenter), Oma, and both Opas came over. Oma brought lots of baked goods, which was really hard and tempting for me, but I succeeded! Benji got a tractor, a bicycle, a wheelbarrow, and lots of other really awesome presents. Everyone was over for about 3 hours just hanging out, catching up, and playing with Benji. After, Klaus went to BD because there was a wine event where the winemakers were setting up and selling their wine in the stores, and the stores were staying open until 11 to get more business. I didn't go because it didn't really sound that cool. Sib stayed here for a while and put Benji to bed and then headed up there for a little bit. I definitely fell asleep before either of them got home!
Today is a lazy Sunday. The weather is back to being overcast, and I have no idea why! I just want a beautiful sunny day already. Is that too much to ask?! We're all just kind of hanging around the house because now both Klaus and Sib are sick (hope I don't catch it). We might go out walking in the forest later, but it's supposed to rain tonight, so I don't know if that'll happen. Someone send me Florida weather, please! Thanks in advance.
Mittwoch, 11. März 2009
The Last Week
Thursday, Benji went with Opa and Oma as usual, and I went to class. That class is getting more enjoyable every time, which probably has something due to the fact that we're all able to speak more every time. It's hard to believe I only have two weeks left there!
Friday was a rainy and stormy day, so I didn't go to class because I don't think I could've made it on my bike! Instead, Klaus and I went to the supermarket during Benji's nap time (Mira stayed here with the baby phone). We didn't go to the Turkish man with the bread spreads (since I'm not eating bread), and I think it's a good break from him, too, haha. When we got back, Benji was already up from his nap! Turns out he didn't want to sleep, or so we were told. For dinner, I made a rice, spinach, and tomato casserole with some feta cheese, and it was quite delicious! Mira went out to Tobi's house (told ya, Robert!), so we were without her.
Saturday was a big day. It was the first time we put on this event called Weinbergleuchten (which means, literally, wine mountain illumination). This was a 6k walk consisting of 7 stands where 3-4 winemakers were posted. People paid a fee of 15 euros to enter and walk from stand to stand tasting the wines. So in the morning, I went with Sib to W.TH to help get things from there to bring back here and set up (our tent was right behind W.I-H). Lutz and some of his friends took a week off to go skiing in the French alps beginning on Saturday night/Sunday morning, so there were lots of people there--one couple being from Canada! It was nice to speak in English with them. I also got to meet Lutz's girlfriend, Annette, who is nice but not what I expected. So, after a couple of hours of breakfast and getting things together, we finally loaded up the van and headed back to W.I-H where everyone began setting up. I was taking care of Benji all day (usually I have Saturdays off), so we hung around, ate some lunch, and played in the nice weather...it had been raining all week long, so the sunshine was awesome to see! The event started at 5, and they had a lot more customers than they anticipated! Klaus was saying he expected to go through 6-8 bottles of wine, but they ended up going through 85 (just W.I-H alone)! Benji and I went up to visit when the sun went down. Lutz brought a big wood stove and was making/selling Flammkuchen (really flat French pizza like food) for the visitors with Christian (the guy who went on the motorcycle adventure to Africa for 4 weeks). They sold out really quickly!
TO BE CONTINUED.
Friday was a rainy and stormy day, so I didn't go to class because I don't think I could've made it on my bike! Instead, Klaus and I went to the supermarket during Benji's nap time (Mira stayed here with the baby phone). We didn't go to the Turkish man with the bread spreads (since I'm not eating bread), and I think it's a good break from him, too, haha. When we got back, Benji was already up from his nap! Turns out he didn't want to sleep, or so we were told. For dinner, I made a rice, spinach, and tomato casserole with some feta cheese, and it was quite delicious! Mira went out to Tobi's house (told ya, Robert!), so we were without her.
Saturday was a big day. It was the first time we put on this event called Weinbergleuchten (which means, literally, wine mountain illumination). This was a 6k walk consisting of 7 stands where 3-4 winemakers were posted. People paid a fee of 15 euros to enter and walk from stand to stand tasting the wines. So in the morning, I went with Sib to W.TH to help get things from there to bring back here and set up (our tent was right behind W.I-H). Lutz and some of his friends took a week off to go skiing in the French alps beginning on Saturday night/Sunday morning, so there were lots of people there--one couple being from Canada! It was nice to speak in English with them. I also got to meet Lutz's girlfriend, Annette, who is nice but not what I expected. So, after a couple of hours of breakfast and getting things together, we finally loaded up the van and headed back to W.I-H where everyone began setting up. I was taking care of Benji all day (usually I have Saturdays off), so we hung around, ate some lunch, and played in the nice weather...it had been raining all week long, so the sunshine was awesome to see! The event started at 5, and they had a lot more customers than they anticipated! Klaus was saying he expected to go through 6-8 bottles of wine, but they ended up going through 85 (just W.I-H alone)! Benji and I went up to visit when the sun went down. Lutz brought a big wood stove and was making/selling Flammkuchen (really flat French pizza like food) for the visitors with Christian (the guy who went on the motorcycle adventure to Africa for 4 weeks). They sold out really quickly!
TO BE CONTINUED.
Mittwoch, 4. März 2009
Freitag bis Mittwoch.
SO Friday was the goodbye dinner for Lucas! We went to his parents' house and had dinner with Robert and their grandmother, as well. Before dinner, we got to play with and feed the bunnies : ) We then had yummy potato soup and dampfnudeln (not bread!). We then went through the pictures from the parents' visit to Paris (at the same time we went, so there were a couple pictures with me, my mom, and aunt in them). After this, we went to Robert's for a while before heading to Aqua. When we got there, it was soo packed, so we went home early.
Saturday was a nice, relaxing day. I said my goodbyes and farewell to Lucas as he headed to the airport to fly to Canada. At home, I went on a long bike ride in a direction I've never been. I came home and cleaned, did some laundry, read (what?!) a book (to page 32!), and just relaxed. Benji and Sib got home around 5 or 6, and then I got to play with him some more. We had a night in with the fam. in preparation for the hike we were to take the next day.
Sunday was a slow morning for everyone except me! I naturally woke up around 7 and couldn't go back to sleep. We had breakfast together and then prepared for our picknick and hike. We went to the vineyards/mountains/hills about a 5 minute drive from the house. There, we met the parents of Sib and their family friends with their two boys. We took all the picknick supplies to the end of the hike and dropped everything off before we set out. We went back to the beginning and starting hiking. Oma was leading the way! Benji was in a neat kid backpack that Klaus had. The mom of the other kids stayed behind at the end and worked on cutting her vineyards (the ending spot was a picknick area they made at one of their vineyard plots). The weather was wonderful--I was never even a little bit cold! When we first woke up, it was really foggy, but by the time we met up with everyone, the sun was out and shining. So much better!
At the end, we played for a while with the kids and the heated our previously prepared soup up over a fire. BUT we didn't have any method of making a fire, so Klaus went to town and bought a lighter. We had a delicious lentil and vegetable soup and them some freshly baked pretzels (not bread!). Oma made a cake, but I didn't have any. Go me! After we ate, we played some more with the kids, and Klaus started rolling down the hill with them, which was really entertaining. Then, we packed everything up and headed home. All in all, it was a good day.
Monday was a good day. We (Benji and I) woke up and took a walk into town. We went to the store to get more shampoo, soap, etc. and then took our time on the way back. We had lunch with Klaus again, only I had fruits with yogurt instead of bread and spread! It was pretty delicious. After Benji's nap, we went outside and played with Mogli and the soccer ball and basketball. I taught him how to say little ball instead of kleine ball! Klaus took Benji over at 6, so I went on another jog. After, Mira made a pretty good dinner of baked pasta with spinach and cream sauce, and Klaus made a salad (of course!).
Tuesday, gymnastics was canceled, so we stayed around the house. It was a beautiful day, so we went outside several times. Opa came to pick up Benji around noon, and then I went for another jog before lunch. After, Mira came home from school, so we all had lunch together. I headed to class early because I had to go to the post office and then to the store to get some more paper. Class was pretty fun, actually. When I got there, only the Chinese au pair (Kostas) was there. Turns out he also rode his bike--for the first time in Germany, he said! So, after class, he told me to wait and that he was going to ride home with me. This kid is so funny. So we rode home together and then parted ways.
I made a salad with lemon yogurt dressing and a potato, zucchini, and tomato soup for dinner. Benji has been silly calling everything "sour" these days...so he even called the potato sour when it wasn't at all! After dinner, I finally got to talk to my brother on Skype after many days of trying to contact him. I also talked to Julie and tried to figure out the plan for our Europe travel event in May-June. There's much more to figure out that we have originally planned for, haha. But we'll get it!
Today was a successful morning. Benji and I went through all of his old clothes and got rid of any small ones and replaced them with new ones from my mom and aunt, his aunt, and the mom of the two boys that we went hiking with. One of those boys is 4, so she gives Benji all of his old clothes once he grows out of them. After this, we went through the kitchen cabinets and fridge getting rid of another old food, etc. We also went through all of the old magazines and newspapers. Ah, spring cleaning! How I love it : )
I had left over soup for lunch, which was still as delicious as it was last night. Right now, it's nap time, so I get to relax (woohoo) again. I'm thinking Benji and I will probably color (his new favorite activity) more later, and then I'll go for a jog around 6 when Klaus takes him over. Tonight is Klaus's night to make dinner, so we'll probably have pasta again, haha. His favorite meal ever...next to bread and cheese.
P.S. Mom and Aunt Debbie, Benji still asks for "DebbieDonna" every day!
Saturday was a nice, relaxing day. I said my goodbyes and farewell to Lucas as he headed to the airport to fly to Canada. At home, I went on a long bike ride in a direction I've never been. I came home and cleaned, did some laundry, read (what?!) a book (to page 32!), and just relaxed. Benji and Sib got home around 5 or 6, and then I got to play with him some more. We had a night in with the fam. in preparation for the hike we were to take the next day.
Sunday was a slow morning for everyone except me! I naturally woke up around 7 and couldn't go back to sleep. We had breakfast together and then prepared for our picknick and hike. We went to the vineyards/mountains/hills about a 5 minute drive from the house. There, we met the parents of Sib and their family friends with their two boys. We took all the picknick supplies to the end of the hike and dropped everything off before we set out. We went back to the beginning and starting hiking. Oma was leading the way! Benji was in a neat kid backpack that Klaus had. The mom of the other kids stayed behind at the end and worked on cutting her vineyards (the ending spot was a picknick area they made at one of their vineyard plots). The weather was wonderful--I was never even a little bit cold! When we first woke up, it was really foggy, but by the time we met up with everyone, the sun was out and shining. So much better!
At the end, we played for a while with the kids and the heated our previously prepared soup up over a fire. BUT we didn't have any method of making a fire, so Klaus went to town and bought a lighter. We had a delicious lentil and vegetable soup and them some freshly baked pretzels (not bread!). Oma made a cake, but I didn't have any. Go me! After we ate, we played some more with the kids, and Klaus started rolling down the hill with them, which was really entertaining. Then, we packed everything up and headed home. All in all, it was a good day.
Monday was a good day. We (Benji and I) woke up and took a walk into town. We went to the store to get more shampoo, soap, etc. and then took our time on the way back. We had lunch with Klaus again, only I had fruits with yogurt instead of bread and spread! It was pretty delicious. After Benji's nap, we went outside and played with Mogli and the soccer ball and basketball. I taught him how to say little ball instead of kleine ball! Klaus took Benji over at 6, so I went on another jog. After, Mira made a pretty good dinner of baked pasta with spinach and cream sauce, and Klaus made a salad (of course!).
Tuesday, gymnastics was canceled, so we stayed around the house. It was a beautiful day, so we went outside several times. Opa came to pick up Benji around noon, and then I went for another jog before lunch. After, Mira came home from school, so we all had lunch together. I headed to class early because I had to go to the post office and then to the store to get some more paper. Class was pretty fun, actually. When I got there, only the Chinese au pair (Kostas) was there. Turns out he also rode his bike--for the first time in Germany, he said! So, after class, he told me to wait and that he was going to ride home with me. This kid is so funny. So we rode home together and then parted ways.
I made a salad with lemon yogurt dressing and a potato, zucchini, and tomato soup for dinner. Benji has been silly calling everything "sour" these days...so he even called the potato sour when it wasn't at all! After dinner, I finally got to talk to my brother on Skype after many days of trying to contact him. I also talked to Julie and tried to figure out the plan for our Europe travel event in May-June. There's much more to figure out that we have originally planned for, haha. But we'll get it!
Today was a successful morning. Benji and I went through all of his old clothes and got rid of any small ones and replaced them with new ones from my mom and aunt, his aunt, and the mom of the two boys that we went hiking with. One of those boys is 4, so she gives Benji all of his old clothes once he grows out of them. After this, we went through the kitchen cabinets and fridge getting rid of another old food, etc. We also went through all of the old magazines and newspapers. Ah, spring cleaning! How I love it : )
I had left over soup for lunch, which was still as delicious as it was last night. Right now, it's nap time, so I get to relax (woohoo) again. I'm thinking Benji and I will probably color (his new favorite activity) more later, and then I'll go for a jog around 6 when Klaus takes him over. Tonight is Klaus's night to make dinner, so we'll probably have pasta again, haha. His favorite meal ever...next to bread and cheese.
P.S. Mom and Aunt Debbie, Benji still asks for "DebbieDonna" every day!
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