IT'S BEEN TOO LONG. . .

Since I have posted anyting, my blog is getting boring I am sure. Tomorrow I will update everything, I promise.

Day 15 What I want

So I am halfway through this favorites blog, hopefully you have learned a little bit about me. This entry was supposed to be a "Fanfic" but I had no idea what the was, so I googled it (and still didn't know anything about it) so I am improving today. It's my blog, so I can do that.

As soon as our household stuff gets here (which is supposed to be tomorrow) I can finally start creating again. There are so many things that I want to do and make, but i don't have the tools to do so. I want my sewing machine so I can start an Amy Butler bag for Leslie, want to try and make some dresses for the neighbor's baby and my niece, work on a quilt center for an International Round Robin, and start a quilt for Kendra's baby.

Also, i want my kitchen stuff so I can cook properly. You never know how much you will miss pots and pans until you are trying to make soup in a tiny frying pan, or fry bacon with a plastic fork. The bacon tasted like burnt plastic, probably because the fork melted halfway through cooking the bacon. I have plans to try some new recipes. The first one being some Triple Berry Jam.

So look forward to some tutorials for sewing and cooking in the near future. If anyone has any requests for things I should try and make, or that they would like a tutorial on, let me know.

Day 14 A Non Fictional Book

The Glass Castle By Jeanette Walls is a great book about her life growing up with a nomad father that she thought could do no wrong. It is a book of adventure and realization, trust and confusion. I would recommend this for a short summer read.

Day 13 A Fictional book

I am a huge fan of Edgar Allen Poe. His writing style was so uniquely disturbing, and makes you think about what type of person would write things like this. "The Tell Tale Heart" is amazingly written, and makes you feel the insanity that the character is going through.

Day 12 Whatever tickles my fancy

Things have been a little hectic around here. However, they are finally starting to fall into place. I have my Jeep! It is so nice to be able to get around if I need to. I had an interview at the bank, and it is looking extremely promising (waiting on some paperwork). And we got a dog to try and keep our cat company, the cat is not convinced that they will be best friends eventually. Right now the dog is sitting next to me, and Rapcat is under the couch growling. If I didnt know any better I would have thought that there was a motorcycle in my front yard (he growls very loud with an oscillating tone). I hope this won't last long and they will be cuddling soon enough.

This last weekend we got out and explored our town some more. We heard from all the neighbord about this huge chicken festival. The village had been plastered with signs for weeks, and supposedly people come from all over to this chicken fest. So we drove 2 blocks down to where it was being held, we could hear the horrible renditions of Dancing Queen by ABBA from our house, so we knew it wasnt far. When we got near, we saw people parking and walking up this huge hill with a tiny road running up it. We dicided that since everyone else was hiking, the parking must be full and we should walk too. So we hike up the hill, get to the top expecting to see a plethora of food and rides an games. Well, we round the corner and see the "HUGE" festival consisting of 3 pop up tents, a stage, 1 kid ride, and ice cream truck, and a few chicken roasters. There was a contest on stage to see who coukd hold up a beer stein the longest (the winner won a few steins of beer). This huge festival was smaller than a block party. Just a bunch of people sitting around, drinking beer and eating chicken while their half naked toddlers swam in a dirty blow up pool. Moral of the story is, Germans like to party, not matter how big or small the occasion. The huge festival was a bust, but the chicken was Okay. Now Oktoberfest on the other hand. . . don;t think that will be a dissappointment.

Here are a few pictures of the latest happenings in our German journey:


Queidersbach Huhnfest "Chicken Festival"




Pictures of our little house. Notice Oscar the Jeep in the Driveway. That makes me happy.

Day 11 A Photo of Me Taken Recently

This is probably the most recent picture, other than ones that I have already shared. The day before we left the states, we took a trip to New Orleans with the Riveras. Well, after a few drinks and walking around Bourbon Street, it started to POUR. I am talking flash flood! We tried to brave the storm but ended up getting drowned, so we stopped in the nearest open store to try and dry off. Well what better to do in a cheezy souvenir shop than. . . to play dress up? Ooh NOLA I miss you already.

Germany update: in pictures

Church tower in Queidersbach


This is the view walking down the street in our village of Queidersbach. It was a gorgeous day for a walk to the local market to buy a bottle of wine.



The city of Landsthul from a hilltop. We went to pick up an old cash register that a girl was giving away, and found a hole in the fence to where we could hike down and see the town. It was beautiful.

Day 10 A picture of me from more than 10 years ago

Isn't it lovely! I believe it was the first day of school for 7th grade? I had such a great fashion sense! And my sister, with her blonde hair and floral dress!

Day 9 A Photo I Took

Bonfire on Biloxi Beach a few years ago. Good times.

Day 7 A picture that makes me sad

BP has ruined a place that I enjoyed for 3 years. All the wildlife that has been injured from this makes me extremely sad.

Day 7 A Photo that makes me happy

Him coming home from deployment!

Day 6 Whatever tickles my fancy

It's been a while since I had internet, so I'll use this day as my update.

We found a house and moved in with our suitcases and airmatress, and the next day Shawn started work. You never realize how much you depend on technology until you are in a house in another country where English isn't the first language, have no car, no internet, no tv and no phone! I almost went crazy!

I did however manage to go for a long walk and got attacked by a killer fly. This was no normal fly, he was on a rampage. I tried swatting him away, and that just made him zoom around to my other side. I tried walking the opposite direction, and he followed my path. Finally I sprinted up a hill and he lost my track! I have never ran from a bug for so long in my life. It had to have been at least 5 minutes of swatting, changing directions, kicking, swatting some more, and finally running before I felt safe from the monster fly. The Germans driving by were probably wondering what sort of crazy ritual this American girl was going on the side of the road. I finally was able to breathe and turned around and walked the rest of the way home.

It's sad when that is the most eventful thing I have experienced after being a foreign country for 2 weeks. But once I have my car, I am going exploring!