All of my posts are off by 7 hours....weird.
GA and Germany are only 6 hours different so I'm not quite sure how this happened. Or why it has taken me 8 months to notice.
F.Y.I - I do NOT publish posts at 5:45 in the morning. I'm a morning person, but not THAT much of a morning person.
Sorry for the ramblings...just thought I'd share....
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Yay!
I finally got what I've been waiting patiently for.....a new bike!
Yay! Now I can finally go into town whenever I want, no limitations on distance....well maybe a little bit.
And only 10,50 Euro on Ebay! Now that is a deal!
I'm picking it up this weekend, can't wait!
Yay! Now I can finally go into town whenever I want, no limitations on distance....well maybe a little bit.
And only 10,50 Euro on Ebay! Now that is a deal!
I'm picking it up this weekend, can't wait!
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Monday, June 28, 2010
Some Changes
I've had a bad case of Bloggers Block.
Originally, I had intended for this blog to primarily be about my life in Germany and the observations I made as an American.
Long story short, I am not very productive when I try to stay within a theme. I felt like i was limited myself. So now I'm going to start including some new topics such as cooking, gardening (I'm growing plants now), being ecofriendly, traveling, etc. I've done a lot in my short 25 years and I feel like the blog is the perfect place to share.
So look forward to yummy recipes, vacation photos from my many travels, lazy dog photos, a little bit of German, and much more.
I'd love to have the opinions of my 11 followers and 3+ lurkers.
What are you interested in reading about?
Originally, I had intended for this blog to primarily be about my life in Germany and the observations I made as an American.
Long story short, I am not very productive when I try to stay within a theme. I felt like i was limited myself. So now I'm going to start including some new topics such as cooking, gardening (I'm growing plants now), being ecofriendly, traveling, etc. I've done a lot in my short 25 years and I feel like the blog is the perfect place to share.
So look forward to yummy recipes, vacation photos from my many travels, lazy dog photos, a little bit of German, and much more.
I'd love to have the opinions of my 11 followers and 3+ lurkers.
What are you interested in reading about?
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
How did that get under my table?
Today is a balmy 80 degrees F. It almost reminds me of being in Atlanta, except without all the humidity. It is quite lovely.
David and I do not have air conditioning. Hardly anywhere (with the exception of museums and department stores) has air conditioning. It really isn't too bad. We live on the top floor, so with the windows open we end up having a nice cross breeze. It is like my entire living room is an outdoor patio without all of the icky dirt that accumulates....or so I thought...
Yesterday, David and I were sitting down to a lovely dinner of spicy pasta and salad. I turned to David to say something and when I looked back at my salad bowl I had a little surprise in there....
A dandylion parachute. How appetizing... I looked up and saw more coming in. *Sighs and closes window that is above the table. As you can see from the picture below, we have a very large window directly above our table.
While vacuuming today I found a HUGE white pile under the table. At first glance I thought that it was hair from Millie, our beloved white dog whose favorite place to be is at our feet under the table. She has been shedding large amounts of fur for the last several weeks and it is not uncommon for us to find large piles of hair in here favorite napping places. After closer inspection I learned that the culprit was not my dog, but instead the dandelions.
There must have been a strong wind for that much to get into our house. While we do live on the top floor, the air path from the nearby soccer field (where I assume the dandelions are coming from) is blocked by several other houses. I am hoping that this a temporary problem because (1) I don't want to move my table, (2) I can survive in the heat without having the windows open, and (3) weeds in my food isn't very appetizing.
On the positive not, it is raining at the moment. Hopefully that will squash any thoughts those dandelions have about coming into my house. Beware dandelions, I have a vacuum and I am not afraid to use it. I also have two dogs that enjoy eating you! Mwahaha! Okay, enough with the evil laugh.
Just for your amusement. Millie is starting at the window and watching the rain. She can barely contain her excitement. She looks like she is about to burst with excitement. Crazy dog.
On a slightly related note, I got my camera battery back a few weeks ago and now I can take pictures again. This means I am going to try to attempt to document some of the insane behavior of my two dogs that only a picture can do true justice to.
Happy Tuesday!
David and I do not have air conditioning. Hardly anywhere (with the exception of museums and department stores) has air conditioning. It really isn't too bad. We live on the top floor, so with the windows open we end up having a nice cross breeze. It is like my entire living room is an outdoor patio without all of the icky dirt that accumulates....or so I thought...
Yesterday, David and I were sitting down to a lovely dinner of spicy pasta and salad. I turned to David to say something and when I looked back at my salad bowl I had a little surprise in there....
While vacuuming today I found a HUGE white pile under the table. At first glance I thought that it was hair from Millie, our beloved white dog whose favorite place to be is at our feet under the table. She has been shedding large amounts of fur for the last several weeks and it is not uncommon for us to find large piles of hair in here favorite napping places. After closer inspection I learned that the culprit was not my dog, but instead the dandelions.
There must have been a strong wind for that much to get into our house. While we do live on the top floor, the air path from the nearby soccer field (where I assume the dandelions are coming from) is blocked by several other houses. I am hoping that this a temporary problem because (1) I don't want to move my table, (2) I can survive in the heat without having the windows open, and (3) weeds in my food isn't very appetizing.
On the positive not, it is raining at the moment. Hopefully that will squash any thoughts those dandelions have about coming into my house. Beware dandelions, I have a vacuum and I am not afraid to use it. I also have two dogs that enjoy eating you! Mwahaha! Okay, enough with the evil laugh.
Just for your amusement. Millie is starting at the window and watching the rain. She can barely contain her excitement. She looks like she is about to burst with excitement. Crazy dog.
On a slightly related note, I got my camera battery back a few weeks ago and now I can take pictures again. This means I am going to try to attempt to document some of the insane behavior of my two dogs that only a picture can do true justice to.
Happy Tuesday!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Lazy
My apologizes, I've been too busy/lazy to post. I am going to get back in the habit of blogging. Thanks to all my commentators for not forgetting about me. :)
Actual content coming soon...
Actual content coming soon...
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Too Long and Too Much
It has been over two months since I have written. Where does the time go? The last time I wrote there was still snow on the ground and I was shivering in the house. Now, flowers are blooming and the wdows in our home are open wide. Many days I come home and find our house to be too warm. I never thought that would happen.
My apologies for not updating this more frequently, but life has been a bit hectic....
The entire month of March was spent traveling throughout Germany. I went to Nurnberg, Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Garmish-Partenkirchen, Landsberg, and many other little towns. A ton of things have happened, so it might take me a few blogs to catch everyone up on the events
April has been filled with vacation time with the hubby, work, birthdays, visits with friends, and taxes.
I'll try to blog about the interesting things...and there were alot.
More to come soon.
My apologies for not updating this more frequently, but life has been a bit hectic....
The entire month of March was spent traveling throughout Germany. I went to Nurnberg, Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Garmish-Partenkirchen, Landsberg, and many other little towns. A ton of things have happened, so it might take me a few blogs to catch everyone up on the events
April has been filled with vacation time with the hubby, work, birthdays, visits with friends, and taxes.
I'll try to blog about the interesting things...and there were alot.
More to come soon.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Flowers
As of now, David and I have little to no decoration in our apartment. We are still working on acquiring furniture. Furniture trumps art any day. Just how it is.
In lieu of an art to hang on the walls, I have decided to buy flowers ever week to help make the house fell less sterile. It works pretty well. I'm planning to buy some green plants too, but haven't seen a lot of good options in the garden section of my local home improvement store yet.
Up until now I've had good luck with my flower choices. I mostly buy roses because they are inexpensive (2 euros!), come in a variety of colors, and seem to last a decent amount of time. They are also one of two flower options I typically have and usually the roses look better.
I've been experimenting with various flower colors to see which ones keep the best. So far I have tried red, red-orange, and yellow. Yellow is buy far the worst. The second the flowers start to fade and turn brown, you end up with awful yellowish brown mess in the vase. It's not a cheerful thing at all. The red seemed to stay fresh looking for the longest period of time.
Anyone have an suggestions on flowers that keep really well?
Update: Bought new flowers today. Purple tulips. Let's see how long these last.
In lieu of an art to hang on the walls, I have decided to buy flowers ever week to help make the house fell less sterile. It works pretty well. I'm planning to buy some green plants too, but haven't seen a lot of good options in the garden section of my local home improvement store yet.
Up until now I've had good luck with my flower choices. I mostly buy roses because they are inexpensive (2 euros!), come in a variety of colors, and seem to last a decent amount of time. They are also one of two flower options I typically have and usually the roses look better.
I've been experimenting with various flower colors to see which ones keep the best. So far I have tried red, red-orange, and yellow. Yellow is buy far the worst. The second the flowers start to fade and turn brown, you end up with awful yellowish brown mess in the vase. It's not a cheerful thing at all. The red seemed to stay fresh looking for the longest period of time.
Anyone have an suggestions on flowers that keep really well?
Update: Bought new flowers today. Purple tulips. Let's see how long these last.
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