Category Archives: Daily Life

Week 196: Presidents’ Day Weekend in La Trois Vallee, France

We had a four-day weekend this week, but first, we had to get through the short week. I took my German language evaluation on Monday night because I am heading back to German school! Compared to the last time we took German classes at the American university, this will be a German-taught class for thoseContinue reading “Week 196: Presidents’ Day Weekend in La Trois Vallee, France”

Week 195: Wrestling European Championships

We are still trying to catch up on sleep around our house after a busy couple of weeks, during which at least one of us has had some kind of sickness. This week was no different, with Ryan being sick at the beginning. We allowed him to miss some school in the hopes that heContinue reading “Week 195: Wrestling European Championships”

Week 194: Matt’s 40th Birthday!

This week, we continued our visit with Kathy and Elsie! On Monday, we drove to Strasbourg, France. Some of our other previous neighbors, Susan and her daughter Tori, who now live in another part of Germany, drove down to meet us. The girls all started elementary school together and it’s so cool we get toContinue reading “Week 194: Matt’s 40th Birthday!”

Week 191: Matt’s 40th Birthday Party!

It was a short week because I didn’t get back to Germany until Wednesday morning. Then, I went straight into work and to a hair appointment in the evening. Luckily, Thursday was declared a federal holiday, so all four of us were off work and school and could catch up on rest and things aroundContinue reading “Week 191: Matt’s 40th Birthday Party!”

Week 190: New Year’s and Pop’s 100th Bday

We arrived back in Frankfurt at almost 4 p.m. after our flight from Morocco was delayed. A snowy, foggy Germany greeted us. We rushed to the car and then raced home, trying to arrive in time for the fireworks. We have never spent New Year’s Eve in Germany, but everyone always raves about it becauseContinue reading “Week 190: New Year’s and Pop’s 100th Bday”

Week 189: (Part 1) Christmas!

We made it home from Italy the afternoon before Christmas Eve. Luckily, Christmas Eve ended up being a holiday for both Matt and me, so we spent the day finishing last-minute preparations around the house. In the late afternoon, we went to church for Christmas Eve mass. Then, we and our friends went to ourContinue reading “Week 189: (Part 1) Christmas!”

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!”