Yes, I’m still alive. I’ve just been a little busy the last couple of weeks since my family came to visit all the way from the USA. I’m gonna miss those guys, especially the little munchkin pictured below prancing around in a fairytale-esque field of flowers. I’m sort of obsessed with these flowers. I took … Read more
“Hey, honey,” Samuel said the other day, looking up from his homework, “Do you think we have a lot in common?” I scratched my head thoughtfully, “Yeah,” I said. My mind drifted to the chocolate ice cream in the freezer. If only it had peanut butter in it. What is it with these Germans and … Read more
“Hey, honey,” Samuel said the other day, looking up from his homework, “Do you think we have a lot in common?” I scratched my head thoughtfully, “Yeah,” I said. My mind drifted to the chocolate ice cream in the freezer. If only it had peanut butter in it. What is it with these Germans and … Read more
I hope you guys all had an awesome 4th of July. We sure did. I never felt so patriotic until I moved to Germany. I guess it’s just like my grandma always says, absence makes the heart grow founder! Anyway, we had an awesome grill-out behind our apartment. Samuel made pretzel buns, my baked beans finally … Read more
Being a stereotypical pregnant woman, this was very exciting for me. I waited for days for the perfect moment to break into it. As soon as a craving struck, I split it open. It had given a deceivingly juicy sounding crack, but I was horrified to see before me not the succulent, bright color … Read more
The other day I bought a watermelon. Being a stereotypical pregnant woman, this was very exciting for me. I waited for days for the perfect moment to break into it. As soon as a craving struck, I split it open. It had given a deceivingly juicy sounding crack, but I was horrified to see before … Read more
So I guess the bad news is that the winter weather has officially begun. The truth is though, I don’t mind. The snow is looking fine and I’m also enjoying the amount of chili that it is socially acceptable to consume in this weather. Not that the weather ever stops me from eating whatever I … Read more
This is so weird right now looking at my table back home in Berlin right now in these photos. Wasn’t long ago I was eating this awesome spicy mac and cheese and chatting with our German neighbors out the window. Now Samuel and I are driving in a McDonald’s scented car through the beautiful woods … Read more
We are now visiting my family in Michigan for one more week before we head back to Deutschland. It’s nice seeing the old crew again. My little 8 year old sister Grace has been following me around all day teaching me card games and doing my hair. I think I might have to kidnap … Read more
You may think that in these weeks leading up to Christmas I’ve been lazing around doing nothing but crunching down candy canes and putting off buying all my gifts till the last minute. This is only partially true. For the past few weeks, I have been trying to learn how to make decent fudge. Of … Read more