Christmas is finally almost here and we made it to the third weekend of Advent as the Germans call it! But first, another busy week of school and Christmas activities, and then a weekend in the snowy Alps! Tuesday night was the monthly Civil Air Patrol promotion, and Ryan was promoted to the rank ofContinue reading “Week 240: Holiday Skiing in the Dolomites”
Category Archives: Christmas Markets
Week 239: Even More Christmas Markets
We’re in the second week of Advent, as the Germans would say, and it was another packed one! As we approach the shortest day of the year, it’s fully dark when we leave the house in the morning—and already nearly dark again by the time we leave work. At least we’ve been lucky, though, withContinue reading “Week 239: Even More Christmas Markets”
Week 238: First Week of December
It’s finally December so that means I could finally give the kids their advent calendars! This year we found some really great ones: Toblerone and Nivea for Brooklyn and Nutella and Formula One for Ryan. The calendars are really amazing in Germany so I don’t hold back; each of these spoiled kids gets one ofContinue reading “Week 238: First Week of December”
Week 237: Thanksgiving Week
It was a short week at work and school for us since Thanksgiving was on Thursday! Our original plans had us departing on Wednesday afternoon to fly to Albania and begin a road trip through several Balkan countries. Unfortunately, on Tuesday we found out that our flight had been rescheduled for Thursday night—not cancelled, justContinue reading “Week 237: Thanksgiving Week”
Week 236: Early Snow!
It’s been a super cold week here in Stuttgart! It has hovered in the 40s since early October, but this week it finally dipped below freezing and hasn’t climbed back up since. We’ve been stuck in the upper 20s to low 30s every day, and even got a mini snowstorm that delayed the start ofContinue reading “Week 236: Early Snow!”
Week 188: Christmas Skiing in Italy
Christmas break started Friday after school, but first, we had to make it through the week! It was a slow start on Monday after all of the traveling over the weekend before. Throughout the week, both kids had wrestling practice every evening, plus multiple holiday celebrations at Girl Scouts, JROTC, Civil Air Patrol, and BoyContinue reading “Week 188: Christmas Skiing in Italy”
Week 187: Wrestling and Christmas in Belgium
Another December week has flown by, and as usual, I packed it with several Christmas outings. On Wednesday, I had my work Christmas lunch at the Stuttgart Winterhütte, an Alpine-themed pop-up restaurant in the middle of the Stuttgart Christmas market. The inside is decorated like an alpine lodge and has a Christmas menu. After lunchContinue reading “Week 187: Wrestling and Christmas in Belgium”
Week 186: Christmas Market Marathons!
Now that Advent has officially started, the Christmas markets in Europe are in full swing! On Monday night, a friend and I visited Karlsruhe, about an hour west of Stuttgart, to check out their market. Karlsruhe is actually the first market our family visited during our first December in Germany in 2021. Covid was stillContinue reading “Week 186: Christmas Market Marathons!”
Week 185: Thanksgiving in Zermatt
I can’t believe it’s Thanksgiving already; it seems like Halloween just passed! The kids are both at wrestling practice until after 6 pm every night, and Matt has been going to the gym. It feels like I’ve been home alone a lot! On Monday, a friend and I started the Christmas market season with aContinue reading “Week 185: Thanksgiving in Zermatt”
Gilcrests Abroad 