This last weekend we were able to spend it in Nuremberg! We've gone several times into the city so this isn't like its a new thing for us. But we had fun spending the time with friends and doing a little shopping. The shopping in Nuremberg is amazing and even though I have this thing called guilt every time I want to spend money, its still fun to look.
We started the weekend with a night out with our friends, David and Marylin Auras. We went to this cute little Italian place just outside the city and enjoyed a nice cool evening out on the patio. The food was great and super cheap. I ordered a big plate of ravioli for just 3 euros! The other three got a huge family sized pizza. The downside is that it usually takes between 30 to 45 minutes to get food at these places (meaning most restaurants in Germany)... I guess thats why you don't tip here. After dinner we went to the Cina Cita (pronounced Cheena cheeta) where Inception was playing in English. It was packed but luckily the Auras' got tickets before hand so Jordan and I got to snuggle up on one of the love seats (yes, they have love seats in this movie theater!! Love it). We loved the movie... Its the best one I've seen this year I think and we got home close to two a.m.
Saturday we slept in and like every Saturday, went to the bakery for breakfast. Have I mentioned how much I love the bakeries here?! They just might be my favorite thing about this place. So later in the afternoon David, Marylin, and their seven month old Jonathan picked us up to go back to Nuremberg. We walked through the old town and went to see the catacombs underneath the old city hall which are 700 years old! So crazy. We saw all the different cells and torcher chambers. All the torcher devices left in the chambers are from the 1300's which is pretty amazing. After seeing the catacombs we went and did a little shopping. Jordan and I bought some things for our moms (I can't really say what they are exactly but I know my mom and mom-in-law with love them!) and looked around at some of the other shops. Overall it was a really fun day! I'm so grateful for the wonderful friends we've made here!! I'm really going to miss everyone.
Tonight we're going to game night as usual but there's going to be a chocolate fountain!! I'm pretty excited about it. Game night has kind of turned into Warewolf night (warewolf is a game that is like Mafia only better... we recently bought it off of amazon!) because so many people come now. We usually start out with a crowd of 12 to 13 people but tonight is the last game night for several people that usually come so it will be sad to see them go. But we only have three weeks left here so soon we'll be gone too. I'm getting anxious about going home. Its been an amazing experience but we are getting tired of traveling, I want to finally be settled into a new apartment and start getting ready for the baby. That will be my focus from the time we get home to the time our little boy gets here.
Speaking of baby, I'm 27 weeks along now!! That means third trimester!! I've heard that from here on it just gets more fun... fun like back pain and trouble sleeping and swelling in my legs and hands... fun fun FUN! haha I love being pregnant at the moment though. Looking in the mirror and seeing my growing belly... I feel so huge but that part will only get better too. Sitting on the couch in the mornings watching my stomach jump and twitch. Trying to figure out if thats a foot or a fist or just a roll that I'm feeling. I love it all. I don't think I'll be saying that in two more months so I better just love it while I can. I just can't wait until my baby gets here!!!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Raining...
I never thought I'd say this but I am loving the rain. Its been cloudy and rainy for almost a week now and I'm loving it. The temp has stayed in the 20's (mid-sixties) and its been really nice. The sun came out for most of the day on Sunday but it stayed at 68... sooo nice. ANYway... enough about the weather...
Seems like a lot has happened since I last posted an update on what's been going on here. But we haven't really done anything big. Well, we did go to Neuschwanstein which was a big day trip. In case you don't know what that is, its the Disney castle. Walt Disney got his idea for Sleeping Beauty's castle at Disneyland from Neuschwanstein and it really is an amazing place.
So we left our apartment around 7:30 am with some friends (Marylin and David Auras, their 6 month old son Jonathon, Maria Auras, Chris, and Mahesh). It took roughly 3.5 hours to get there and then its a 40 walk up to the castle. After spending a few hours looking around and taking pictures went back to the car and drove through Austria and the alps... so pretty! We then went to a canyon with a river called Parnachklamm. All I can say is that it was beautiful.
Its hard to see in this picture but there is a narrow walk way and we walked all the way to the end of the canyon. Pictures taken by my awesome husband. after that we went to Walchelsee (a lake thats close to Garmish). I was too tired to walk to where the beach was so I stayed in the car and read on my kindle while everyone else went around and swam. Jordan was the only one who didn't but he did get some great pictures.
After that we drove back to Munich and ate McDonalds because thats the only place open at 11:00 at night. We made it home by 1 am. :)
So that was our fun day trip. Luckily the weather was perfect and cloudy the whole day so I wasn't miserable and was able to walk almost everywhere with everyone. It was a nice day. Since then, we haven't done much. The day after Neuschwanstein I went and had a girls night with some friends (Marylin, Andrea, and Maria). We went and saw 'Eclipse' in English. You may know that I hate Twilight so it wouldn't surprise you that I didn't like the movie. It was (like the other two movies) full of corny lines and terrible acting. The story was somewhat more enjoyable but I had a hard time trying not to laugh (the women I saw the movie with like the series) at every scene between Bella and Edward/Bella and Jacob/all three. I'm sorry but whoever said Robert Pattinson can act let alone is good looking? Seriously.
Anyway Jordan and I also got a chance to go swimming with David and Marylin at a pool in Furth. It was so nice and relaxing. We went around 8:00 (the pool closes at 11) and theres a section that is for adults only. They have all these different pools that are different temperatures and there are waterfalls and jets everywhere. There is also this one pool where its a really high salt content so you can just float while listening the the music thats playing underneath the water. The room its in is dark but the pool lights change colors and theres no talking so its really quiet. Oh man... its so nice. The baby loved it too... he was really active while we were in the salt pool.
Last Saturday we did a cook off against Mahesh and it was American food vs. Indian food. Jordan and I and Chris made chili, funeral potatoes and corn bread. Not sure who won because there weren't any leftovers. It was a fun day and the puzzle king was there. He's supposedly done the worlds largest puzzle and it was there... 24,000 peices took him five months to complete. Sunday I gave a talk in church... and... thats about all I can remember thats happened in the last few weeks! This weekend I think we're going to see a movie in Nuremberg with David and Marylin and probably some other people too. Both Toy Story 3 and Inception are coming out tomorrow and they're both playing in English! I'm excited to finally see a movie with Jordan... its been a while.
Seems like a lot has happened since I last posted an update on what's been going on here. But we haven't really done anything big. Well, we did go to Neuschwanstein which was a big day trip. In case you don't know what that is, its the Disney castle. Walt Disney got his idea for Sleeping Beauty's castle at Disneyland from Neuschwanstein and it really is an amazing place.
So we left our apartment around 7:30 am with some friends (Marylin and David Auras, their 6 month old son Jonathon, Maria Auras, Chris, and Mahesh). It took roughly 3.5 hours to get there and then its a 40 walk up to the castle. After spending a few hours looking around and taking pictures went back to the car and drove through Austria and the alps... so pretty! We then went to a canyon with a river called Parnachklamm. All I can say is that it was beautiful.
Its hard to see in this picture but there is a narrow walk way and we walked all the way to the end of the canyon. Pictures taken by my awesome husband. after that we went to Walchelsee (a lake thats close to Garmish). I was too tired to walk to where the beach was so I stayed in the car and read on my kindle while everyone else went around and swam. Jordan was the only one who didn't but he did get some great pictures.
After that we drove back to Munich and ate McDonalds because thats the only place open at 11:00 at night. We made it home by 1 am. :)
So that was our fun day trip. Luckily the weather was perfect and cloudy the whole day so I wasn't miserable and was able to walk almost everywhere with everyone. It was a nice day. Since then, we haven't done much. The day after Neuschwanstein I went and had a girls night with some friends (Marylin, Andrea, and Maria). We went and saw 'Eclipse' in English. You may know that I hate Twilight so it wouldn't surprise you that I didn't like the movie. It was (like the other two movies) full of corny lines and terrible acting. The story was somewhat more enjoyable but I had a hard time trying not to laugh (the women I saw the movie with like the series) at every scene between Bella and Edward/Bella and Jacob/all three. I'm sorry but whoever said Robert Pattinson can act let alone is good looking? Seriously.
Anyway Jordan and I also got a chance to go swimming with David and Marylin at a pool in Furth. It was so nice and relaxing. We went around 8:00 (the pool closes at 11) and theres a section that is for adults only. They have all these different pools that are different temperatures and there are waterfalls and jets everywhere. There is also this one pool where its a really high salt content so you can just float while listening the the music thats playing underneath the water. The room its in is dark but the pool lights change colors and theres no talking so its really quiet. Oh man... its so nice. The baby loved it too... he was really active while we were in the salt pool.
Last Saturday we did a cook off against Mahesh and it was American food vs. Indian food. Jordan and I and Chris made chili, funeral potatoes and corn bread. Not sure who won because there weren't any leftovers. It was a fun day and the puzzle king was there. He's supposedly done the worlds largest puzzle and it was there... 24,000 peices took him five months to complete. Sunday I gave a talk in church... and... thats about all I can remember thats happened in the last few weeks! This weekend I think we're going to see a movie in Nuremberg with David and Marylin and probably some other people too. Both Toy Story 3 and Inception are coming out tomorrow and they're both playing in English! I'm excited to finally see a movie with Jordan... its been a while.
Monday, July 12, 2010
I lied...
So in a previous post I mentioned that I'll be sad to go home and and I really love it here (that part wasn't a lie... I do love it here) and that I wouldn't mind if Jordan got a job here... well I think I lied. I'm going to be really excited to go home in August. This has been an amazing and eye opening experience, but all good things must come to an end sometime. There are things about Germany that I'll miss like...
~The bakeries... we get strawberry croissants and apple struddels for breakfast every Saturday morning. Mmm... so good.
~Everything is priced exactly what you're going to pay for it in the end... tax included.
~The people of the Erlangen ward... They are amazing people.
~The chocolate... need I say more?
~Game nights on Mondays at the bishops house... a tradition we're going to try and carry on in the states... we'll see if it works out.
~The architecture of the buildings
~The sightseeing
~Being able to get anywhere with public transport and being within walking distance to most places I need to go
~Having so much free time... being able to sleep in as late as I want, read as much as I want, and surf the internet as much as I want
~The quality of the food... even mcdonalds is better here
~H&M
But there are so many more things I'm excited to go home to. Just little (a major) comforts that I took for granted such as...
~Having my family so close
~A/C
~Having a dryer to dry my clothes
~Having a car to get around in... a car WITH a/c
~BUSTER... I can't wait to hold my puppy in my arms again... He might be sleeping in our bed for a while when we get back
~English speaking people... I miss being able to communicate with people everyday
~American grocery stores
~American convenience foods like fruit leather, granola bars, etc.
~Target
~Being able to set up my baby's room and have our own place... a place that isn't the total size of my old bedroom at my parents house.
~Sunday afternoons spent at my parents house or at my in-laws
~Cafe Rio
~A place to get my hair cut that I KNOW will do a good job... Landis Aveda Salon
~My own bed
~English speaking movie theaters and more specifically, the dollar theater
I'm sure there are more but thats what I can think of right now. But I can't believe we only have six weeks left! The time has really flown by... we've had some really fun times here and hopefully we'll do more fun things in the time we have left. We're trying to plan out a three or four day trip somewhere outside of Germany but then theres the concern about money so we might just end up staying in the country and find more things to do.
Last weekend we spent part of the day in Nuremberg at the Nazi rally grounds. Theres a place called the documentation center thats in one of the buildings that Hitler was building for party rallies where he could make speeches. It was never finished so they made a museum out of it and we did a guided tour and heard about how Hitler came into power and the progression of the Nazi party and eventual downfall. It was really interesting. On Sunday two hours of church were canceled because of the heat and boy, was I feeling it. I was light headed and dizzy through most of the sacrament meeting despite all the water I was drinking. When we went home I laid down and Jordan and I slept for four hours. It was a nice nap and we still were able to get a decent night sleep.
Anyway... No plans for this week yet but I'm sure the weekend will be here before we know it!! Until next time...
~The bakeries... we get strawberry croissants and apple struddels for breakfast every Saturday morning. Mmm... so good.
~Everything is priced exactly what you're going to pay for it in the end... tax included.
~The people of the Erlangen ward... They are amazing people.
~The chocolate... need I say more?
~Game nights on Mondays at the bishops house... a tradition we're going to try and carry on in the states... we'll see if it works out.
~The architecture of the buildings
~The sightseeing
~Being able to get anywhere with public transport and being within walking distance to most places I need to go
~Having so much free time... being able to sleep in as late as I want, read as much as I want, and surf the internet as much as I want
~The quality of the food... even mcdonalds is better here
~H&M
But there are so many more things I'm excited to go home to. Just little (a major) comforts that I took for granted such as...
~Having my family so close
~A/C
~Having a dryer to dry my clothes
~Having a car to get around in... a car WITH a/c
~BUSTER... I can't wait to hold my puppy in my arms again... He might be sleeping in our bed for a while when we get back
~English speaking people... I miss being able to communicate with people everyday
~American grocery stores
~American convenience foods like fruit leather, granola bars, etc.
~Target
~Being able to set up my baby's room and have our own place... a place that isn't the total size of my old bedroom at my parents house.
~Sunday afternoons spent at my parents house or at my in-laws
~Cafe Rio
~A place to get my hair cut that I KNOW will do a good job... Landis Aveda Salon
~My own bed
~English speaking movie theaters and more specifically, the dollar theater
I'm sure there are more but thats what I can think of right now. But I can't believe we only have six weeks left! The time has really flown by... we've had some really fun times here and hopefully we'll do more fun things in the time we have left. We're trying to plan out a three or four day trip somewhere outside of Germany but then theres the concern about money so we might just end up staying in the country and find more things to do.
Last weekend we spent part of the day in Nuremberg at the Nazi rally grounds. Theres a place called the documentation center thats in one of the buildings that Hitler was building for party rallies where he could make speeches. It was never finished so they made a museum out of it and we did a guided tour and heard about how Hitler came into power and the progression of the Nazi party and eventual downfall. It was really interesting. On Sunday two hours of church were canceled because of the heat and boy, was I feeling it. I was light headed and dizzy through most of the sacrament meeting despite all the water I was drinking. When we went home I laid down and Jordan and I slept for four hours. It was a nice nap and we still were able to get a decent night sleep.
Anyway... No plans for this week yet but I'm sure the weekend will be here before we know it!! Until next time...
Thursday, July 8, 2010
"Its tired in here..."
Hello from Germany.
We've been watching a lot of Arrested Development lately and just as I decided to write up a new blog entry, I thought of that line from Buster... I love that show so much. It was one thing we just had to bring with us when coming here; all three seasons... a little piece of home that makes us so happy. haha If you haven't seen it, you really should. Its the best. We actually named our dog after that character. :)
Anyway, its been a lazy week for me. Last week we did a lot of walking and riding our bikes places. It was a very different fourth of July weekend. haha First we went to a ward BBQ which was way fun. Everyone brought meat and it was all grilled together; so you got to choose what kind of meat you wanted. Later in the evening they decided they wanted to roast marshmallows (I guess marshmallows are very American) and so they stuck them right on the grill to roast... it was really funny. So after scraping white goo off of the grill I showed them how its really done and everyone joined in. Saturday we spent the day with the Rollinghoffs and they took us through the franconian swiss (Germanys alps) where we saw a castle and a cool cathedral.
The Rollinghoffs have been very generous and nice to us (they give us rides to and from church every Sunday) but theres only so much I can handle. They're an older couple and take their time with things. On the trip they kept asking us where we wanted to go, and we were just like "we've never been here before so we have no idea!" Then it was in the mid 90's and they didn't want to use the working a/c in their car... I was dying. Needless to say I was quickly running out of patience; maybe that comes with being pregnant, I don't know. I probably sound totally ungrateful... they really are nice and helpful. So they've invited us to go to Nuesweinstein with them and it would be a two day trip... I'm thinking maybe they're lonely and don't get to see their kids very much? But I don't really want to go with them... I want to go see the Disney castle, just not with them. I don't think Jordan does either so we'll see what happens. Am I just a total brat or what? Maybe I'm just not good with people... haha I don't know. I seem to get annoyed with people and burn bridges quite often... something I need to work on.
We've been watching a lot of Arrested Development lately and just as I decided to write up a new blog entry, I thought of that line from Buster... I love that show so much. It was one thing we just had to bring with us when coming here; all three seasons... a little piece of home that makes us so happy. haha If you haven't seen it, you really should. Its the best. We actually named our dog after that character. :)
Anyway, its been a lazy week for me. Last week we did a lot of walking and riding our bikes places. It was a very different fourth of July weekend. haha First we went to a ward BBQ which was way fun. Everyone brought meat and it was all grilled together; so you got to choose what kind of meat you wanted. Later in the evening they decided they wanted to roast marshmallows (I guess marshmallows are very American) and so they stuck them right on the grill to roast... it was really funny. So after scraping white goo off of the grill I showed them how its really done and everyone joined in. Saturday we spent the day with the Rollinghoffs and they took us through the franconian swiss (Germanys alps) where we saw a castle and a cool cathedral.
The Rollinghoffs have been very generous and nice to us (they give us rides to and from church every Sunday) but theres only so much I can handle. They're an older couple and take their time with things. On the trip they kept asking us where we wanted to go, and we were just like "we've never been here before so we have no idea!" Then it was in the mid 90's and they didn't want to use the working a/c in their car... I was dying. Needless to say I was quickly running out of patience; maybe that comes with being pregnant, I don't know. I probably sound totally ungrateful... they really are nice and helpful. So they've invited us to go to Nuesweinstein with them and it would be a two day trip... I'm thinking maybe they're lonely and don't get to see their kids very much? But I don't really want to go with them... I want to go see the Disney castle, just not with them. I don't think Jordan does either so we'll see what happens. Am I just a total brat or what? Maybe I'm just not good with people... haha I don't know. I seem to get annoyed with people and burn bridges quite often... something I need to work on.
So as many people know the World Cup has been going on. Germany has been doing really well and its been fun being here during it all! Jordan picked a great time to have an internship here. On saturday were the quarter finals and Germany stomped Argentina 4-0. It was a great game. All of down town was closed off to traffic because there were too many people in the streets. We got to go take in some celebrating and take some great pictures.
Yesterday Germany played Spain and lost 1-0. It was an exciting game though and Germany had a lot of good chances at scoring... I don't really like the way Spain played though. We were so close to scoring a goal and the guy from Spain totally knocked the guy over and it wasn't even called... he was literally feet from scoring!! Pretty lame. Also I think the only games Spain actually won was by scoring one goal... not something deserving a world cup but whatever. Thats my opinion. So Germany is set to play Uruguay for third place and we've been told that Germany always does well in this game... they got third place at the last world cup actually!
Like I said at the beginning of this post, I've been really lazy this week. Not much going on. On Sunday I think I was having braxton hicks contractions (where the uterus tightens up but theres no pain) and Jenny told me that it was probably just from the stress of so much walking and activity. So this week I've been trying to relax as much as possible and eat as healthy as I can. A lot of my meals have included lots of fruit (some of you may know I'm not the biggest fan of vegetables... haha). We've been buying cherries, strawberries, whole pineapples... its been really good. I love fruit. Something thats taken up a lot of my time has been looking at baby stuff on the internet. I've created a baby registry so I can easily find the stuff I like when I get back to the states and its time to start buying baby stuff. I'm not sure if anyone will throw me a shower or not... haven't heard anything. I'm hoping someone will but not counting on it... we're going to need all the help we can get. Finding an apartment has also been on my mind lately. Luckily we have friends and family who've said they'd help us find something; I just don't want to be living with parents for TOO long after we get home. It will be nice to finally be able to settle somewhere and hopefully stay there until Jordan is done with school (two more years!). Ugh... I'm trying really hard not to stress about things at this point because really, what can I do? We still have roughly six more weeks left in Germany, but I'm getting anxious to have things done and finally be able to get ready for little Noah (not his official name... yet). I wish it was October already.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Update...
Wow... its been a while since I've posted anything! I guess I'm not very good at blogging but now that I have internet during the day hopefully that will change.
So we've been in Germany a little over a month now! Its so crazy how fast the time has gone by. We've been able to see a lot of really cool things and are in the process of planning some amazing trips; hopefully to Prague and somewhere else thats out of the country. I'm also more than half way through my pregnancy!! Yay! 22 weeks has gone by much faster than I thought. I still remember like it was yesterday that I got the phone call from the clinic that I really am pregnant and calling Jordan with the news. And then waiting six LONG weeks for my first appointment with my OB. Now I have a little over four months left.
Well.... its been a fun few weeks. We've been going to church every week (big accomplishment for us) and have both been asked to speak in church, separate weeks... oh joy. Last weekend we went to Bamberg with some friends (Maria, Chris, and Mahesh) and it was a pretty cool place. Bamberg is about 30 minutes by train north of Erlangen. There are a lot of old churches and cathedrals to see and I love the outdoor markets that are in all of these cities! They are everywhere! Also every week the bishop and his wife host a game night at their house so that has been really fun to go to and get to have a fun evening with lots of people. They always have tons of German snacks to eat while playing and the games are always something new and fun. We're going to game night tonight actually!
And then theres the World Cup!! Germany has been doing really well and we've been able to watch every game they've played. The most recent one was yesterday and it was very exciting. We went to the Auras's where they served ice cream (or ies as they call it) and pizza while we watched Germany score four amazing goals to Englands one (almost two but the refs didn't see it go in so they didn't count it). Its been really fun to follow and every time they win people get in their cars and take out their German flags and take to the streets. haha Its pretty cool.
Thats pretty much the only news about Germany that I can think of right now.
Now on to pregnancy news! I'm getting bigger every week (though a lot of the time I worry that I'm not growing at all, my husband assures me that I am getting pretty big...). I still can't believe I'm more than half way through. The movements are getting stronger everyday it seems. I'm falling more in love with my little guy with each little nudge and kick he gives me. I feel him the most after I eat or drink a ton of water, and especially at around six in the morning. Last week I was able to go see a midwife and it was pretty amazing! Here, midwives are only allowed to charge 15 euro to someone who doesn't have insurance so that was a big bonus. She checked my blood pressure, urine, and weight. Then I got to hear that beautiful heart beat. Its the most perfect sound in the world and hearing it makes everything else in the world not matter. I love it. I could even hear him pushing against the monitor whenever she would move it. It was amazing. We've still been talking about names and I've always been afraid of telling people what we're thinking of naming him because I don't want anyone stealing the names we like!! But since very few people read this I think it might be safe (but don't tell anyone please... haha...)... We're thinking Noah; It means at peace or peaceful. We like it because of that and I really like the way it sounds. Jordan doesn't want to officially name him until he's born (because what if he doesn't look like a Noah?) but we've both been kind of calling him that since we found out what we're having.... Others we like are Isaac, Caleb and Ethan. We're also thinking Michael for a middle name. But we'll have to see what he looks like when he finally gets here. I can't wait to meet him.
So we've been in Germany a little over a month now! Its so crazy how fast the time has gone by. We've been able to see a lot of really cool things and are in the process of planning some amazing trips; hopefully to Prague and somewhere else thats out of the country. I'm also more than half way through my pregnancy!! Yay! 22 weeks has gone by much faster than I thought. I still remember like it was yesterday that I got the phone call from the clinic that I really am pregnant and calling Jordan with the news. And then waiting six LONG weeks for my first appointment with my OB. Now I have a little over four months left.
Well.... its been a fun few weeks. We've been going to church every week (big accomplishment for us) and have both been asked to speak in church, separate weeks... oh joy. Last weekend we went to Bamberg with some friends (Maria, Chris, and Mahesh) and it was a pretty cool place. Bamberg is about 30 minutes by train north of Erlangen. There are a lot of old churches and cathedrals to see and I love the outdoor markets that are in all of these cities! They are everywhere! Also every week the bishop and his wife host a game night at their house so that has been really fun to go to and get to have a fun evening with lots of people. They always have tons of German snacks to eat while playing and the games are always something new and fun. We're going to game night tonight actually!
And then theres the World Cup!! Germany has been doing really well and we've been able to watch every game they've played. The most recent one was yesterday and it was very exciting. We went to the Auras's where they served ice cream (or ies as they call it) and pizza while we watched Germany score four amazing goals to Englands one (almost two but the refs didn't see it go in so they didn't count it). Its been really fun to follow and every time they win people get in their cars and take out their German flags and take to the streets. haha Its pretty cool.
Thats pretty much the only news about Germany that I can think of right now.
Now on to pregnancy news! I'm getting bigger every week (though a lot of the time I worry that I'm not growing at all, my husband assures me that I am getting pretty big...). I still can't believe I'm more than half way through. The movements are getting stronger everyday it seems. I'm falling more in love with my little guy with each little nudge and kick he gives me. I feel him the most after I eat or drink a ton of water, and especially at around six in the morning. Last week I was able to go see a midwife and it was pretty amazing! Here, midwives are only allowed to charge 15 euro to someone who doesn't have insurance so that was a big bonus. She checked my blood pressure, urine, and weight. Then I got to hear that beautiful heart beat. Its the most perfect sound in the world and hearing it makes everything else in the world not matter. I love it. I could even hear him pushing against the monitor whenever she would move it. It was amazing. We've still been talking about names and I've always been afraid of telling people what we're thinking of naming him because I don't want anyone stealing the names we like!! But since very few people read this I think it might be safe (but don't tell anyone please... haha...)... We're thinking Noah; It means at peace or peaceful. We like it because of that and I really like the way it sounds. Jordan doesn't want to officially name him until he's born (because what if he doesn't look like a Noah?) but we've both been kind of calling him that since we found out what we're having.... Others we like are Isaac, Caleb and Ethan. We're also thinking Michael for a middle name. But we'll have to see what he looks like when he finally gets here. I can't wait to meet him.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Update from Deutschland...
HALLO from Deutschland! I'm starting to feel more at home here and loving it more and more everyday. I've made some great friends and I think I'll be sad to leave once we have to go back to the good ol' U-S-of-A. I wouldn't mind so much of Jordan got a job here. The country is beautiful and the people are wonderful. I've never felt so welcome in my life!! The ward members are so warm and welcoming and quick to befriend us (we've been invited to do things with other families almost everyday that we've been here)... never experienced this much fellowship and friendship in a ward in Utah... ever.
Last week I was invited to do things pretty much every day of the week. Monday a couple that we met a few days after we got here (David and Marylin) invited me to go out of the city with them to explore a little bit (they also have a 6 month old baby boy named Johnathan). Marylin is from Malasia and hasn't seen much herself so we went out. First we went and saw a cave that was pretty cool. It was a bit of a hike and being pregnant made it a bit more difficult than its been in the past but I made it! I wasn't allowed to take pictures inside the cave but it was fun (and COLD) none the less. Then we went and played German mini-golf. It was different... and strange... but still fun. I got second place.
Tuesday I was invited to another sisters house (Jenny; she translated for me last Sunday in RS). Jenny has three adorable kids; Jacob 5, Mia 3, and Finn 1. I just met her at the Arcadan and got gelato, then rode our bikes to her house (took us 45 mins because Mia is still learning and was very slow). There we sat and talked and watched Finn play... he is soooo cute. Jordan came around 5:30 and at six we ate dinner with the Family; Ben is Jenny's husband and got home around then. We rode home around eight and got caught in a downpour... we were absolutely soaked when we got home but it was an adventure.
Wednesday I was supposed to go to a RS craft day but the night before I had a BAD allergy attack and was up half the night with itchy eyes, throat, and stuffy nose so the next day I felt like I had been hit by a train. I didn't go anywhere all day; just listened to German while working on my baby blanket I'm making and ate peaches and chocolate and took naps.
Thursday I met Jordan for lunch and after he went back to work I went shopping for my sisters birthday presents at H&M. I also discovered that they have a maternity section and a baby section (SOO excited to buy my baby boy some clothes).
Friday I went to Jenny's again and spent the day playing with kids who don't speak any english and talking to Jenny, getting mothering advice. We rode our bike to the E Center (a local grocery store) then to the park where we munched on baked goods from the Bakery and German snacks. It was a HOT HOT day so riding back home was a bit of a challenge for me. But I pulled through and made it home without cursing too much and I wasn't as sweaty as I could have been.
Today we spent the day in Nuremberg; Our FIRST experience riding the train and on our own in a different city. It was so much fun. We walked everywhere and saw some really cool things. I posted pictures on my facebook page if you'd like to see some of what we experienced.
Tonight we've been invited to go watch USA take on Australia in the World Cup so that should be fun. Anyway... I've probably missed a few things so maybe my next post will just be pictures of Rothenberg and other things I've failed to talk about on here.
OH... and I'm 20 weeks along now!!!! YAY!! pretty excited about that. I'm getting fatter everyday haha and feeling the little guy move more and more. Walking back home today from the train station, I was telling Jordan that I'm a little jealous of baby because he gets to just sit there and be taken to all these places and he's warm and cozy all the time. I don't think he's big enough to be super squished in there yet so its probably pretty comfy. haha anways... I'll post a baby bump picture in the next few days.
Till next time...
Last week I was invited to do things pretty much every day of the week. Monday a couple that we met a few days after we got here (David and Marylin) invited me to go out of the city with them to explore a little bit (they also have a 6 month old baby boy named Johnathan). Marylin is from Malasia and hasn't seen much herself so we went out. First we went and saw a cave that was pretty cool. It was a bit of a hike and being pregnant made it a bit more difficult than its been in the past but I made it! I wasn't allowed to take pictures inside the cave but it was fun (and COLD) none the less. Then we went and played German mini-golf. It was different... and strange... but still fun. I got second place.
Tuesday I was invited to another sisters house (Jenny; she translated for me last Sunday in RS). Jenny has three adorable kids; Jacob 5, Mia 3, and Finn 1. I just met her at the Arcadan and got gelato, then rode our bikes to her house (took us 45 mins because Mia is still learning and was very slow). There we sat and talked and watched Finn play... he is soooo cute. Jordan came around 5:30 and at six we ate dinner with the Family; Ben is Jenny's husband and got home around then. We rode home around eight and got caught in a downpour... we were absolutely soaked when we got home but it was an adventure.
Wednesday I was supposed to go to a RS craft day but the night before I had a BAD allergy attack and was up half the night with itchy eyes, throat, and stuffy nose so the next day I felt like I had been hit by a train. I didn't go anywhere all day; just listened to German while working on my baby blanket I'm making and ate peaches and chocolate and took naps.
Thursday I met Jordan for lunch and after he went back to work I went shopping for my sisters birthday presents at H&M. I also discovered that they have a maternity section and a baby section (SOO excited to buy my baby boy some clothes).
Friday I went to Jenny's again and spent the day playing with kids who don't speak any english and talking to Jenny, getting mothering advice. We rode our bike to the E Center (a local grocery store) then to the park where we munched on baked goods from the Bakery and German snacks. It was a HOT HOT day so riding back home was a bit of a challenge for me. But I pulled through and made it home without cursing too much and I wasn't as sweaty as I could have been.
Today we spent the day in Nuremberg; Our FIRST experience riding the train and on our own in a different city. It was so much fun. We walked everywhere and saw some really cool things. I posted pictures on my facebook page if you'd like to see some of what we experienced.
Tonight we've been invited to go watch USA take on Australia in the World Cup so that should be fun. Anyway... I've probably missed a few things so maybe my next post will just be pictures of Rothenberg and other things I've failed to talk about on here.
OH... and I'm 20 weeks along now!!!! YAY!! pretty excited about that. I'm getting fatter everyday haha and feeling the little guy move more and more. Walking back home today from the train station, I was telling Jordan that I'm a little jealous of baby because he gets to just sit there and be taken to all these places and he's warm and cozy all the time. I don't think he's big enough to be super squished in there yet so its probably pretty comfy. haha anways... I'll post a baby bump picture in the next few days.
Till next time...
Sunday, June 6, 2010
My Buster...
I was just thinking about my little guy and how much I miss him.
I think about him all the time but I'm sure he's having the time of his life at Pixels house (he gets so excited when we mention 'Pixels house' haha). I just can't wait for August 24th when we can go pick him up and watch him freak out with excitement at our homecoming! That will be so happy.
Anyways... We've been having a great time here in Germany. People here have been so friendly! I feel so welcome here and I'm sure I'll be sad when we have to go; its crazy for me to think that we've already been here a week and half! I'll give a full update later but so far we've spent a lot of time with the Bishops family, gone to Nuremberg to see a movie with a group of people, I've spend a lot of time with sisters in the ward (and have plans for 4 out of 5 days this week with people while Jordan is at work), we've gone to the Christmas town Rothenberg, and last saturday we spent the very warm sunny day going to bakeries, eating gelato, and seeing the Botanical Garden at the University. Its been fun. I'll give a full update (hopefully with pictures... if not then you can see my pictures on my facebook page) later when I'm not so tired!
I think about him all the time but I'm sure he's having the time of his life at Pixels house (he gets so excited when we mention 'Pixels house' haha). I just can't wait for August 24th when we can go pick him up and watch him freak out with excitement at our homecoming! That will be so happy.
Anyways... We've been having a great time here in Germany. People here have been so friendly! I feel so welcome here and I'm sure I'll be sad when we have to go; its crazy for me to think that we've already been here a week and half! I'll give a full update later but so far we've spent a lot of time with the Bishops family, gone to Nuremberg to see a movie with a group of people, I've spend a lot of time with sisters in the ward (and have plans for 4 out of 5 days this week with people while Jordan is at work), we've gone to the Christmas town Rothenberg, and last saturday we spent the very warm sunny day going to bakeries, eating gelato, and seeing the Botanical Garden at the University. Its been fun. I'll give a full update (hopefully with pictures... if not then you can see my pictures on my facebook page) later when I'm not so tired!
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