Yesterday the package with all my fancy rice products came. As always things you order online hardly ever look the way you expect them. The stuffed piggy for example was a lot bigger than I thought it would be. It’s cute anyway. The lunch box and cooking bag on the other hand were somewhat smaller […]

We finally booked a small house in Southern France, where we will forget there actually is a rest of the world for two weeks in early September. And just because I know you will hate me for it, here is a link to the actual village we’ll be staying. So? Jealous yet?

I started to upload the pictures of our Great Lakes Tour on Flickr. I’m making progress slowly, but at least there is progress. You can find them here.

So, on Saturday we finally drove to Düsseldorf to check out the fancy bookstore I read about. It was awesome. Lots and lots and lots of books, bagels for breakfast, everything I could possibly want. Plus, I got the A1-experience of feeling like a tourist in a town that is not even 30 minutes away […]

He’s trying to think of something to take his little wife to for a lovely Sunday evening. He’s also going through job vancacies on the internet, so it got kind of mixed up. Me: You want to take me to Baden-Württemberg1? That’s too far I think. — Pause — Me: We could go to France. […]

I added the next six pictures at flickr. Once I am done complaining about my job I will find some time to actually write about it.

I am very good at reading maps. I’m like… a map-reading genius. I am not so good at giving directions, though: Me: „Okay, now you have to go there!“ (pointing in one direction) The Husband (reasonably focused on the traffic): „Where?“ Me: „There. THERE!“ (hectic arm movements towards said direction) The Husband (reasonably getting nervous): […]

We’re back. We could have stayed a lot longer. There were just many things that we had no time to do and we kept saying „Well, we have to come back for this“. I hope we will. Thanks to Caitlin, Srah, Srahmom, Srahdad, Laura, Charles and Caitlin’s family in Pennsylvania for making this trip as […]

I don’t think I can sleep tonight. Which won’t make much of a difference since we have to get up at 4 am anyway. That’s 4 1/2 hours from now. And I don’t think I have everything packed and ready. I know it will all turn out okay, but right now, I’m so nervous I […]

Flights booked and confirmed? Check. Yes, BA knows that we’re on the plane. Good to know. Suitcases organized? Check. Done loads and loads and loads of laundry? Check. Minor research on Chicago public transit? Check. Traveller’s cheques requested? Check. Called Caitlin? Check. Credit card? Check. International driver’s license for the husband? Check. Been prepared for […]