I know that I haven't updated in a while, but that's mostly because we just haven't had lots of really exciting things going on. We've been doing fine still, day in and day out -- just working, hanging out with our friends, etc. -- basically, the same old stuff.
We did host game nights a few weeks ago which turned out great. At the last minute we decided to have a potato bar and lots of snacky items and we played Cranium first, then we tried Don't Forget the Lyrics which turned out to just be a giant sing-fest where everyone sang what little words they knew at the top of their lungs. We also played some Uno that Lira's kids brought.
Last weekend Carl actually had the full weekend off, so we went back to Speyer to do some shopping. I felt like I needed some new warm work clothes and he wanted some too. Well a few hours later we were leaving with bags full of new stuff for me and nothing for him! Typical, huh? It was really fun because in one store we walked in and I think this lady must have seen me coming and thought, 'wow, this girl needs help!' She turned out to be like my own personal shopper lady! She helped me figure out my sizes for pants, jeans and sweaters (all different). She spoke no English, and I spoke no German. She followed me around and when I would pick up a sweater, she'd grab it out of my hands, put it down and pick up a different one. She also pulled some pants away from me because somehow she knew they'd be too short and she found me a pair of longs. Believe it or not, everything she picked not only fit perfectly but looked great, too! It was awesome! So anyone who is planning to come and visit and would like to do some shopping, I definitely know where we are going!
We are getting closer and closer to my parents' visit which is just so exciting I can hardly stand it! We have booked airline tickets to go see Gabriella in Sweden while they're here, too! Gabriella was an exchange student who lived with us in high school and we are so excited to go see where she lives and experience Stockholm! She's been very helpful too in making plans for things to see and do as well as finding an awesome deal on a very nice hotel in downtown.
The doggies are doing pretty well as always. We've had a few more big snow days and they just love the snow! Scouty keeps murdering rolls of toilet paper during the day, though. Guess he's trying to make it snow in the house too?
Well that's about all I can think of for right now. We've really not been living the glam Euro lifestyle lately with work getting in the way, not to mention we were saving money and fun things to do for when my parents get here.
I'll try to update more often again though as things happen.
25 February 2009
06 February 2009
Movie night make-up and Games, games, games
Well, it's been a quiet past few weeks in Germany, my new homecountry.
:)
Let's see, a week ago Tuesday we had a 'make-up movie night' where Lira and the kids and I all skipped out on bowling night and met up with Jen and Kelli to drool over Edward.. umm.. I mean to see Twilight at the movie theater on post. It was much better the second time! I think because this time I wasn't concentrating as much on what was different from the book, but more just on ... well, Edward. Haha! The movie itself is definitely kinda bad, just poorly made, but I still loved it and will see it again whenever I can!
One thing I have to say that I absolutely love about this community is that on a random Tuesday night like that, Carl can go bowling and I can be at the movie theater a block away, and when it's done we can safely walk around at night and there are people everywhere doing the same thing. It's a very nice sense of community. Even though we don't live on post right there, it's still a nice feeling.
I had several work events to cover over the past couple weeks as well that were kind of fun. One was Friday night, a carnival at one of the elementary schools on post. Carl got home in time to go with me, and Lira and the kids were there too. It was a nice event, to be honest. As I wandered around and took photos and talked to people, Carl wandered around and found the silent auction area... and proceeded to win the "family game night basket." It was this giant basket full of, what else, games! There are some fun-looking ones in there and we've already tried several of them, including Cranium, Jenga, Yahtzee, Mancala, Don't Forget the Lyrics, ESPN Trivia, Candyland, and I can't remember what else.
Saturday evening last weekend we were invited to Dan & Kelli's for a taco bar and to play some board games (they invited us before they knew Carl had won the games basket, how ironic huh?). Their dog, Bailey, even invited the red babies to come over too, so we headed over there. It was fun! Just the seven of us (four humans, three dogs). We played Clue, Hoopla and Cranium. (I stink at Hoopla and really have no desire to try that one ever again...) Then, of course we busted out the Rock Band and gave it a try. We rotated a little but found out that Dan needs to be the singer, Carl on drums and Kelli & I can switch out on guitar.
Sunday night was Super Bowl night. Carl stayed up to watch it, of course, since his beloved Steelers were playing. The game didn't even start till midnight our time, so I went to bed at my normal time since I had to work the next day! Yes, Carl took Monday off to recover from the game. It wasn't over till around 4:30 a.m. our time, so I can't blame him. I did, however, get him to agree to take care of some errands during the day. He took Noel to the vet to get her shots updated, went to the bank and even took my two-page grocery list and trekked to the commissary. I don't think he really caught up on his sleep like he was hoping to, but hey, his Steelers won the Super Bowl, so I doubt he'd have slept much anyway.
This week has mostly been just a typical work week for both of us.
Tomorrow night, we are hosting Game Night here at our house. Lira and the kids and Dan and Kelli are coming over. It should be fun! I am a little nervous about everyone coming here, because I still don't feel like this house is ready for visitors. (and of course I am blogging instead of cleaning...) But I know everyone's anxious to finally see where we live and I think we're due to be hosts this time.
That's about it for now!
:)
Let's see, a week ago Tuesday we had a 'make-up movie night' where Lira and the kids and I all skipped out on bowling night and met up with Jen and Kelli to drool over Edward.. umm.. I mean to see Twilight at the movie theater on post. It was much better the second time! I think because this time I wasn't concentrating as much on what was different from the book, but more just on ... well, Edward. Haha! The movie itself is definitely kinda bad, just poorly made, but I still loved it and will see it again whenever I can!
One thing I have to say that I absolutely love about this community is that on a random Tuesday night like that, Carl can go bowling and I can be at the movie theater a block away, and when it's done we can safely walk around at night and there are people everywhere doing the same thing. It's a very nice sense of community. Even though we don't live on post right there, it's still a nice feeling.
I had several work events to cover over the past couple weeks as well that were kind of fun. One was Friday night, a carnival at one of the elementary schools on post. Carl got home in time to go with me, and Lira and the kids were there too. It was a nice event, to be honest. As I wandered around and took photos and talked to people, Carl wandered around and found the silent auction area... and proceeded to win the "family game night basket." It was this giant basket full of, what else, games! There are some fun-looking ones in there and we've already tried several of them, including Cranium, Jenga, Yahtzee, Mancala, Don't Forget the Lyrics, ESPN Trivia, Candyland, and I can't remember what else.
Saturday evening last weekend we were invited to Dan & Kelli's for a taco bar and to play some board games (they invited us before they knew Carl had won the games basket, how ironic huh?). Their dog, Bailey, even invited the red babies to come over too, so we headed over there. It was fun! Just the seven of us (four humans, three dogs). We played Clue, Hoopla and Cranium. (I stink at Hoopla and really have no desire to try that one ever again...) Then, of course we busted out the Rock Band and gave it a try. We rotated a little but found out that Dan needs to be the singer, Carl on drums and Kelli & I can switch out on guitar.
Sunday night was Super Bowl night. Carl stayed up to watch it, of course, since his beloved Steelers were playing. The game didn't even start till midnight our time, so I went to bed at my normal time since I had to work the next day! Yes, Carl took Monday off to recover from the game. It wasn't over till around 4:30 a.m. our time, so I can't blame him. I did, however, get him to agree to take care of some errands during the day. He took Noel to the vet to get her shots updated, went to the bank and even took my two-page grocery list and trekked to the commissary. I don't think he really caught up on his sleep like he was hoping to, but hey, his Steelers won the Super Bowl, so I doubt he'd have slept much anyway.
This week has mostly been just a typical work week for both of us.
Tomorrow night, we are hosting Game Night here at our house. Lira and the kids and Dan and Kelli are coming over. It should be fun! I am a little nervous about everyone coming here, because I still don't feel like this house is ready for visitors. (and of course I am blogging instead of cleaning...) But I know everyone's anxious to finally see where we live and I think we're due to be hosts this time.
That's about it for now!
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