Our short time here (ctd.)

Here is the next group!

1. Being seated at a communal table with several other families.
2. Ending a sentence with "oder..."
3. The historical architecture (of course!).
4. Rouladen window shades (google it if you don't know).
5. Shops being closed on Sunday (I know it sounds crazy, but I really do think I'll miss it!  For a short time, anyway).
6. Having all of our family and friends come visit.
7. My wonderful neighbor.
8. Mustard.
9. Nürnberger sandwiches.
10. Tasty bread.

Bring on the Cold!

Weather, that is.  We had our first snowflakes of the season in our town today. 

Abbey all dressed up and ready to go:

In other news, I have started letting Abs pick out her clothes for the day.  She tends to pick out the same things every time, but I was excited that she today chose her frilly pink skirt.  Yay!  Let it snow, let it snow!

Our short time here...

As I have been strolling around town these past few days I've been thinking about the many things I will miss when we move from our town (which is set to be around Dec. 11).  We have had such a lovely time here.  I feel so blessed by the opportunity to experience a different culture (albeit a somewhat minor change as there are so many ex-pats in our area!).  In our short time here (slightly less than 2 years), we have experienced the growth of our family from 2 to 3, two encounters with the German hospital system, traveled to many different countries, made many friends, and in the process made thousands of memories and taken a few thousand pictures.  

I am cataloging some of my favorite aspects of being here.  Sure there are things that I won't miss, but what is the fun in remembering the negative, right?!  I am planning on doing more than one post because I don't have the brain power to remember so many things at one time.  Plus, I really should be organizing and "packing" right now.  And you guys really might not be that interested anyway.  It's really for my sake than anyone elses, I'm sure.

In no particular order... 


1. My daily walks to the store or into town.
2. Biergartens.
3. The neighboring toddler's little handprints on my back door, inviting "Ab-eeeeeyyyy" to come play.
4. The chiming bells of our neighborhood church.
5. My lovely lady friends from IJG and playgroup.
6. At our church, hearing all of the lovely accents from people coming from every area of the world, all coming together in a town in Franconia, Germany.
7. The extremely charming "Hauptstrasses" in all of the cities and villages, that are only for pedestrians.
8. The pastries.  Oh, the pastries.
9. Speaking a different language (Well, trying to speak a different language.  Butchering might be a more appropriate term).
10. The nice check-out ladies at the stores I frequent, who always are patient with my poor German and are always sweet to little A.

Taken one of the first days we were here...

Help around the House

 I must do these things a lot...