Sunday, November 27, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Happenings
So much to catch up on!
Friday, November 11, was the start of Karneval in Köln. It was madness with beer and music and costumes everywhere...I hear it was 50,000 strong.
The time between now and then, I've been to the doctor a couple of times for a cough/cold mess, my phone got stolen in a restaurant, and my parents have gotten their immigration cards!
Tomorrow morning we check out of the hotel, after 9 weeks in the Pullman in Köln. The flat in Bonn feels HUGE in comparison! It's a new day, and a start to learning everything over again about a new town.
The most exciting thing on the horizon is a family friend coming to stay at our apt next weekend!
I'm really over-doing the exclamation points. And leaving a lot out, but I can't quite remember some of the details I planned on sharing. Sadly, going forward there will be fewer pictures without the convenience of an iPhone, but I'll do my best to give some visuals. Maybe I'll start using the big camera.
Christmas markets are starting up this Friday, and they've been building them the last few weeks. It's amazing!! There are 6 or 7 all around Köln, and it's like a wonderland. All wooden cottages with tons and tons of greenery and trees...one we passed by yesterday had strung big stars all over the trees in the platz...it is magical.
Of course I love and miss all my friends and family dearly, but lately, I have really been missing food in America! I fantasize about BBQ and chocolate chip pancakes and Thanksgiving stuffing and Chickfila. BUT. I know I'll miss the delicious things exclusive to Germany once home.
Oh to be grateful all the time! It's been on my mind quite a bit that the things we complain about are always because of a blessing, something we've been granted in the first place. A job, a possession, a place to live, food, a relationship and so on. So here's to the spirit of a grateful heart, where I always want to rest.
Friday, November 11, was the start of Karneval in Köln. It was madness with beer and music and costumes everywhere...I hear it was 50,000 strong.
The time between now and then, I've been to the doctor a couple of times for a cough/cold mess, my phone got stolen in a restaurant, and my parents have gotten their immigration cards!
Tomorrow morning we check out of the hotel, after 9 weeks in the Pullman in Köln. The flat in Bonn feels HUGE in comparison! It's a new day, and a start to learning everything over again about a new town.
The most exciting thing on the horizon is a family friend coming to stay at our apt next weekend!
I'm really over-doing the exclamation points. And leaving a lot out, but I can't quite remember some of the details I planned on sharing. Sadly, going forward there will be fewer pictures without the convenience of an iPhone, but I'll do my best to give some visuals. Maybe I'll start using the big camera.
Christmas markets are starting up this Friday, and they've been building them the last few weeks. It's amazing!! There are 6 or 7 all around Köln, and it's like a wonderland. All wooden cottages with tons and tons of greenery and trees...one we passed by yesterday had strung big stars all over the trees in the platz...it is magical.
Of course I love and miss all my friends and family dearly, but lately, I have really been missing food in America! I fantasize about BBQ and chocolate chip pancakes and Thanksgiving stuffing and Chickfila. BUT. I know I'll miss the delicious things exclusive to Germany once home.
Oh to be grateful all the time! It's been on my mind quite a bit that the things we complain about are always because of a blessing, something we've been granted in the first place. A job, a possession, a place to live, food, a relationship and so on. So here's to the spirit of a grateful heart, where I always want to rest.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Recent Favorites
Action alone proves whether the object of my interest has complete mastery over me.
Andrew Murray
She will have no fear of bad news; her heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
Her heart is secure, she will have no fear; in the end she will look in triumph on her foes.
Psalm 112:7-8 (with she's for he's)
She is clothed in strength and dignity;
she laughs at the days to come.
Proverbs 31:25
Andrew Murray
She will have no fear of bad news; her heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
Her heart is secure, she will have no fear; in the end she will look in triumph on her foes.
Psalm 112:7-8 (with she's for he's)
She is clothed in strength and dignity;
she laughs at the days to come.
Proverbs 31:25
Update
Without much flow, here are some recent happenings...
Due to complications with my parent's registration, it looks like we will be in the hotel for an unknown amount of time--however long it takes to get their cards--instead of moving in our new apt today. Which is kind of a bummer, but I'm counting on a purpose for it at the end of it all.
In the last week I've gotten sick and maybe given it to Dad (oops), so trying to get sleep, take vitamins and medicine to keep it from turning worse.
Halloween at the castle was so much fun! It was very different than anything I've ever done before, but there were moments I forgot I was in Germany...or else it just felt more like home, somehow. We all scream alike : ). The maze was scary, but not too scary. Apparently, in the states there is a law that the scary people can jump out but not touch people going through the house or whatever...no such thing here. They would grab at jackets, reach for your collarbone (ehh), or reach out and grab people's ankles from under a bush! But I am a scaredy-cat (sp?) and it was more fun than anything else. There were vendors with candy and beer and bratwurst and hot chocolate, as well as the crepes we had. There was a band, kind of like a pirate band, if that makes sense--maybe troubadour? --singing festive songs in German while there were fire performers on stage. Lots of firemen around as there were lots of open fires. It was fabulous.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Love.
Due to complications with my parent's registration, it looks like we will be in the hotel for an unknown amount of time--however long it takes to get their cards--instead of moving in our new apt today. Which is kind of a bummer, but I'm counting on a purpose for it at the end of it all.
In the last week I've gotten sick and maybe given it to Dad (oops), so trying to get sleep, take vitamins and medicine to keep it from turning worse.
Halloween at the castle was so much fun! It was very different than anything I've ever done before, but there were moments I forgot I was in Germany...or else it just felt more like home, somehow. We all scream alike : ). The maze was scary, but not too scary. Apparently, in the states there is a law that the scary people can jump out but not touch people going through the house or whatever...no such thing here. They would grab at jackets, reach for your collarbone (ehh), or reach out and grab people's ankles from under a bush! But I am a scaredy-cat (sp?) and it was more fun than anything else. There were vendors with candy and beer and bratwurst and hot chocolate, as well as the crepes we had. There was a band, kind of like a pirate band, if that makes sense--maybe troubadour? --singing festive songs in German while there were fire performers on stage. Lots of firemen around as there were lots of open fires. It was fabulous.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Love.
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