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Thanksgiving
Last year for Thanksgiving, I cooked our dinner in the barracks. This year, we had a full set of kitchenware and a home of our own. We decided to share the holiday with a couple that John introduced me to through his first assignment here – Marcus and Shanda. We…
New Apartment Decor
Sunday was a busy busy day, and we didn’t plan on it being that way. We got up a little late and sat around watching tv. Around 1:30, we went to the coffee house (Kaffeehaus) in Schwetzingen for our traditional Sunday brunch. We got back around 3:30, and I had…
First Snow!
We got our first snow of the year this weekend. We woke up to about an inch on Saturday morning, so we went out to play. I went out without make up on, so I apologize for the scary photos of me. Tonight we ordered a pizza, and when we…
Antique Hutch
The antique hutch that we purchased at the bazaar the weekend before last was delivered yesterday morning. I’m really excited about it. I cleaned it as soon as John left for work. Today, I gave it another good clean inside the drawers and shelves and started putting things inside. I…
An Amazing Dinner!
This weekend has been incredibly stressful. As I mentioned before, I’m taking a graduate-level statistics class, and I’m in Unit 2 of 4 for the course. It’s already way beyond my comprehension level, so completing the homework for this unit was frustrating to say the least. John decided he wanted…
Getting Used to the Cold (Gasp!)
I think I must be getting used to the cold. I walked to and from the store today without a jacket on and it’s 41 outside. Granted, the sun is out, and I would not have made that walk without a coat if it had been cloudy, but STILL! It…