So, after one week in Niederbeisheim, I am back in Munich. It was a wonderful week that can be described in five little words: food, food and more food. I can only imagine the amount of weight gained during this trip. Oh well, I guess that is what the holidays are for!!
As you can see, I have added some pictures from my trip. One is Carsten and me on Christmas day. Three are from a hiking trip (one of me and Carsten, one of Carsten's sister and her partner and one of one of the most beautiful pictures from the trip). And of course one picture is Carsten's mom and her husband, from Christmas.
Now, let's recap the week. We left on Sunday, December 21st and after about 5 hours of driving we made it to Carsten's mom's home. And the first thing we did, after letting the cats out of their kennel, eat dinner! Oh and speaking of the cats, they did fantastic in the car. They are so well behaved :) The rest of Sunday was relaxing and catching up on things. On Monday morning we got up early to go to Carsten's sister's home so that her partner could do some repairs on the car. That afternoon we went to the hair salon and I received my first "German" haircut. It turned out pretty good, though no one can compete with Anthony in Chicago! The rest of the day was spent eating. Seriously, Carsten's mom made so many cakes while we where there. Anyway, the next day was the hiking trip. We had to drive a couple hours and then walked about 7 miles to the top of Brocken. A cold and snowy day,but a great workout. Oh, and we finally broke out our walking sticks, which we coincidentally bought one another last year for Christmas. On Christmas Eve we spent the day with Carsten's mom running errands, grocery shopping, etc. We also took a scenic drive through the countryside. Carsten made the observation that in many ways the area where his mom lives looks quite similar to Wisconsin, which in fact it does. That evening Carsten, me, his mom and her husband ate our holiday meal and exchanged gifts. The following day was Christmas Day in the US. Here we ate more food and in the afternoon Carsten's sister and her partner came over the eat, exchange gifts and celebrate Christmas. The day after Christmas I practiced my driving, which seriously needs to improve soon. I can't believe how much I struggle with this. Anyway, we also went to a neighboring town from Carsten's past and walked around, though it was bitterly cold outside. The evening was a relaxing day in front of the Christmas tree and I finished reading the book Seeing by Jose Saramago. On Saturday we spent the day running errands with Carsten's mom and then the three of us went furniture shopping. Well, shopping isn't the right word, but we looked at options. It will be great to finally move and begin to feel settled. In my opinion the first task is buying a bed, but I digress. Saturday night was my favorite night of the week. We ate food, watched a German "game show" and just hung out. On Sunday we had to make a trip to Carsten's sister's house to pick up some things and then back to Niederbeisheim to pack up the car. In that time, Carsten's mom made one more homemade cake. We had coffee and cake and then headed off to Munich. Again the trip took roughly 5 hours and then we were finally back home.
Now, time to get situated and prepare for our move to Freiburg...one more week and then we will reside in a new city.
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