Week 40: Skiing in Garmisch

Another week has flown by! It was jump-started by Brooklyn having her second sleepover of the weekend with some more friends for her birthday. Monday, there was no school for a teacher work day. I’m skeptical though and believe this could have had something to do with the Super Bowl being the night before andContinue reading “Week 40: Skiing in Garmisch”

Week 39: Brooklyn’s Birthday

It’s Brooklyn’s birthday week! I can’t believe my baby girl turned 14 😩. Luckily, Alli was here to celebrate with us. We had the best possible scenario, because I was unable to take any time off, but Alli was able to work remotely, so we both worked during the day, and then made the mostContinue reading “Week 39: Brooklyn’s Birthday”

Week 32: Getting Ready for Christmas

Our last week in Stuttgart for the year! Monday night was finally our last German class. We each had to give a ten minute presentation to the class for our final exam. We both passed the presentation and passed the class with A’s. Thank God we got the same scores so neither one of usContinue reading “Week 32: Getting Ready for Christmas”

Week 31: Christmas Markets!

It was another “normal” week at home. School, work, German classes, and after-school activities. German class is really getting old! I’m enjoying learning a new language but I am so tired of rushing from work to three hours of class twice a week. Granted, I am mostly working from home and the class is virtualContinue reading “Week 31: Christmas Markets!”

Week 29: Thanksgiving Week

This week started with shuffling several plans around. Originally, we were unable to find a dog kennel over Thanksgiving weekend but recently some space opened up and we immediately booked the dogs and made plans to go to Austria and Slovakia for Christmas markets. This past weekend, both countries were put into lockdown and ontoContinue reading “Week 29: Thanksgiving Week”

Week 28: Italian Thanksgiving

Things are starting to look like Christmas around Germany! Germans don’t really celebrate Halloween and of course, don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. They sort of just jump into it when it starts getting cold. Many markets and attractions have started early this year in an attempt to space things out with Covid on the rise so thereContinue reading “Week 28: Italian Thanksgiving”