A week of adventures.....
This morning I was thinking about my last week. Had you asked me what I have been up to, I may have answered, "Not much." Life in Germany is starting to feel ordinary unless we do the extraordinary. In a few minutes, I plan on waking up my husband(as it is nearly noon) and telling him the family would like to take a drive.
This week started out quite ordinary. We live in a small apartment where it is necessary for my boys to share a room. My oldest son wanted to split the space by taking the bunkbeds apart and making each side of the room their own spot. I agreed to help him. After 5 long hours, we finally accomplished the task and I now have two happy boys.
Tuesday- I was off to Ramstein(1 1/2 away from here) to visit a friend and to drop my daughter off for a MEGA(3 night) sleepover. It was weird leaving her, but I trust my friend and new Julia would be well cared for. I was nervous to drive that far without another adult in the car, but i am glad I did!! Now, I know I can.
Wed... Off to Eifel park. I went to Eifel Park with one of my newest greatest friends. funny how some people fall into your life and feel like they have been there forever. Ilike friends like that. It is easy. Friendship shold feel natural and not forced, Well, back to our day. we went to the Eifel park to let our kids play. They had a really fun day. The kids laughed at the magic mirrors. Using their byrlap sacks, They raced down the huge slides. They rode the mini roller coaster over and over again. We ate. They played. they even argues a bit too. All in all it was great day.
There was one momenet that will forever stick out my memory. As we were exiting the park, we noticed a man standing up on the paddle boat. His friends were obviously searching for something in the water. An cultural difference between our two countries was about place, leaving my friend 12 year old daughter extremely red in the face. The man standing in the boat fidgeted with his belt and then pulled down his shorts. There he stood in full view in his black underwear and a T-Shirt. I have no idea what that T-shirt looked like!! We all turned away and started to giggle. the Germans truly enjoyed our reaction and they joined in on the laughter. The man entered the water. We will never know if they found what they were looking for because the park closing and we had to leave. It was a fun ending to a good day.
Wed wasn't quite over, but since a just a trip to the BX, I don't have much to write about. well...we did run into a very nice friend and I found great deal on a pair of shoes.
Thursday should have been unremarkable other than a fun planned day. We met our friends up at the library for the children's summer reading program. The plan was library, picnic and park with this group of friends. The we were shopping for our presents for Bunco later that evening. I was running late so our picnic lunch was made Burger King. Feeling the need to not pressure myself, I felt no guilt at not making our lunch.
This morning I was thinking about my last week. Had you asked me what I have been up to, I may have answered, "Not much." Life in Germany is starting to feel ordinary unless we do the extraordinary. In a few minutes, I plan on waking up my husband(as it is nearly noon) and telling him the family would like to take a drive.
This week started out quite ordinary. We live in a small apartment where it is necessary for my boys to share a room. My oldest son wanted to split the space by taking the bunkbeds apart and making each side of the room their own spot. I agreed to help him. After 5 long hours, we finally accomplished the task and I now have two happy boys.
Tuesday- I was off to Ramstein(1 1/2 away from here) to visit a friend and to drop my daughter off for a MEGA(3 night) sleepover. It was weird leaving her, but I trust my friend and new Julia would be well cared for. I was nervous to drive that far without another adult in the car, but i am glad I did!! Now, I know I can.
Wed... Off to Eifel park. I went to Eifel Park with one of my newest greatest friends. funny how some people fall into your life and feel like they have been there forever. Ilike friends like that. It is easy. Friendship shold feel natural and not forced, Well, back to our day. we went to the Eifel park to let our kids play. They had a really fun day. The kids laughed at the magic mirrors. Using their byrlap sacks, They raced down the huge slides. They rode the mini roller coaster over and over again. We ate. They played. they even argues a bit too. All in all it was great day.
There was one momenet that will forever stick out my memory. As we were exiting the park, we noticed a man standing up on the paddle boat. His friends were obviously searching for something in the water. An cultural difference between our two countries was about place, leaving my friend 12 year old daughter extremely red in the face. The man standing in the boat fidgeted with his belt and then pulled down his shorts. There he stood in full view in his black underwear and a T-Shirt. I have no idea what that T-shirt looked like!! We all turned away and started to giggle. the Germans truly enjoyed our reaction and they joined in on the laughter. The man entered the water. We will never know if they found what they were looking for because the park closing and we had to leave. It was a fun ending to a good day.
Wed wasn't quite over, but since a just a trip to the BX, I don't have much to write about. well...we did run into a very nice friend and I found great deal on a pair of shoes.
Thursday should have been unremarkable other than a fun planned day. We met our friends up at the library for the children's summer reading program. The plan was library, picnic and park with this group of friends. The we were shopping for our presents for Bunco later that evening. I was running late so our picnic lunch was made Burger King. Feeling the need to not pressure myself, I felt no guilt at not making our lunch.
