Yes, I am wearing a Christmas apron. It was a gift from my grandparents and it earned me the proper respect while I cooked Christmas Eve Dinner. Everyone should have one.
Thursday, December 30, 2004
Christmas Apron
Yes, I am wearing a Christmas apron. It was a gift from my grandparents and it earned me the proper respect while I cooked Christmas Eve Dinner. Everyone should have one.
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Blog!
Here's what Time Magazine had to say about blogging recently:
Radio had its golden age in the 1930s. In the 1950s, it was television's turn. Historians may well date the golden age of the blog from 2004—when MerriamWebster.com's most searched-for definition was blog. How long can it last? Who knows?
Monday, December 27, 2004
My Prayers are with Southern Asia
I cannot even imagine how horrible it is over there right now. The worst earthquake the world has seen in 40 years. All those people need more than just prayers, but that's all I got right now...
IKEA
Ok, it's official. IKEA is my favorite store in the entire world. No other store comes as close to being an amusement park as IKEA.
To get to the nearest one we have to take the U-bahn, S-bahn, and a bus. In the snow. But it was so worth it. They don't have IKEA in Alaska, so it was doubly worth it for my two fellow shoppers.
I must recommend the meatballs. Mine came with gravy and jam. Don't make that face. Just trust the Swedes and eat it. Ok, maybe someone should send this link to the IKEA advertising department. I'd be more than willing to help them with their upcoming campaign.
So after obtaining the appropriate amount of energy at the IKEA Restaurant, we actually did get to the shopping. I bought myself a rug, stool, tuperware, etc. Made sure to stop at the Swedish specialty food market in the front. I intend to compare Gloegg (Swedish mulled wine) to my Gluehwein (the German counterpart).
In closure, I must add IKEA's current ad slogan: Wohnst du noch oder lebst du schon?
To get to the nearest one we have to take the U-bahn, S-bahn, and a bus. In the snow. But it was so worth it. They don't have IKEA in Alaska, so it was doubly worth it for my two fellow shoppers.
I must recommend the meatballs. Mine came with gravy and jam. Don't make that face. Just trust the Swedes and eat it. Ok, maybe someone should send this link to the IKEA advertising department. I'd be more than willing to help them with their upcoming campaign.
So after obtaining the appropriate amount of energy at the IKEA Restaurant, we actually did get to the shopping. I bought myself a rug, stool, tuperware, etc. Made sure to stop at the Swedish specialty food market in the front. I intend to compare Gloegg (Swedish mulled wine) to my Gluehwein (the German counterpart).
In closure, I must add IKEA's current ad slogan: Wohnst du noch oder lebst du schon?
Saturday, December 25, 2004
Frohe Weihnachten
Merry Christmas Everyone!! I hope everyone's Christmas (no matter where in the world you happen to be on this day) went well.
Spent Christmas Eve/Helige Abend with the girls: Anna, Rebecca, Ingrid, and her mom. We did a little cooking, played some games, and chilled next to the tree.
On Christmas morning we had breakfast in Ingrid's room while we opened presents. We didn't wrap Tiffany's goldfish (named Courtney and Ingrid fittingly) because that would have been weird. Then we went for a relaxing walk through the Englischer Garten. The weather was amazingly warm for Munich, something like 50F. For this reason, almost the entire city of Munich was out for a walk. It was beautiful nonetheless. It's a big park. We ended up stopping at a Beer Garden on the shore of a little lake. Beer and pretzels sure do make Christmas a bit more Germanic.
When I came home I got to talk to my family! Yay!
Then we cooked (by we I mean that I brought bread, cheese, and pistacios) dinner at Tiffany's. Sauerbraten, gravy, Spaetzle, and Rotkohl salad made up our rather German dinner. Tiffany also made us an apple crisp dessert that we ate while watching Ice Age in German.
Then we went back out for another walk in the wonderfully mild weather (that all of Southern California takes for granted!). When we were outside we all noticed a weird ring around the moon. A German girl walked by ...
Ok, now what kind of person says that? She freaked us out! But Ingrid
assured me that it was just a Christmas Moon Rainbow. Apocalypse or Christmas Moon Rainbow? Hmmm...(To find out what it really was click here.)
Wishing everyone Christmas Moon Rainbows (not the creepy kind, the cool kind)!
Spent Christmas Eve/Helige Abend with the girls: Anna, Rebecca, Ingrid, and her mom. We did a little cooking, played some games, and chilled next to the tree.
On Christmas morning we had breakfast in Ingrid's room while we opened presents. We didn't wrap Tiffany's goldfish (named Courtney and Ingrid fittingly) because that would have been weird. Then we went for a relaxing walk through the Englischer Garten. The weather was amazingly warm for Munich, something like 50F. For this reason, almost the entire city of Munich was out for a walk. It was beautiful nonetheless. It's a big park. We ended up stopping at a Beer Garden on the shore of a little lake. Beer and pretzels sure do make Christmas a bit more Germanic.
When I came home I got to talk to my family! Yay!
Then we cooked (by we I mean that I brought bread, cheese, and pistacios) dinner at Tiffany's. Sauerbraten, gravy, Spaetzle, and Rotkohl salad made up our rather German dinner. Tiffany also made us an apple crisp dessert that we ate while watching Ice Age in German.
Then we went back out for another walk in the wonderfully mild weather (that all of Southern California takes for granted!). When we were outside we all noticed a weird ring around the moon. A German girl walked by ...
German girl - Was ist das? (what is that?)
me - Keine Ahnung (no idea)
German girl - Hoffentlich nicht die Weltuntergang. (hopefully not the apocalypse)
me - *fake laughter*
Ok, now what kind of person says that? She freaked us out! But Ingrid
assured me that it was just a Christmas Moon Rainbow. Apocalypse or Christmas Moon Rainbow? Hmmm...(To find out what it really was click here.)
Wishing everyone Christmas Moon Rainbows (not the creepy kind, the cool kind)!
Friday, December 24, 2004
Helige Abend!
Instead of Christmas Eve, here we call it Helige Abend (Holy Night). I really like that decision. Someone should work on calling Christmas Eve something cooler in the States, I'll collect any suggestions.
Last night I had a nice Christmasy evening with Astrid. She cooked us dinner again and she so awesome! Her family is by far the most generous family that I have ever met.
Now, I am off to do some last minute (I mean last minute) Christmas shopping. (Actually, I'm just off to the grocery store to stock up before all of the stores close for the holidays...but that is technically 'Christmas Shopping')
Wishing everyone an amazing Helige Abend!
Last night I had a nice Christmasy evening with Astrid. She cooked us dinner again and she so awesome! Her family is by far the most generous family that I have ever met.
Now, I am off to do some last minute (I mean last minute) Christmas shopping. (Actually, I'm just off to the grocery store to stock up before all of the stores close for the holidays...but that is technically 'Christmas Shopping')
Wishing everyone an amazing Helige Abend!
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum
Here are the lyrics to my favorite/only-one-that-that-I-know German Christmas Carol:
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
wie treu sind deine Blätter!
Du grünst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit,
Nein auch im Winter, wenn es schneit.
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
wie treu sind deine Blätter!
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum!
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!
Wie oft hat nicht zur Weihnachtszeit
Ein Baum von dir mich hoch erfreut!
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum!
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum!
Dein Kleid will mich was lehren:
Die Hoffnung und Beständigkeit
Gibt Trost und Kraft zu jeder Zeit.
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum!
Das soll dein Kleid mich lehren.
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
I'll Never Let Go...
...of my eternal optimism.
The elevator in my building is currently out of service - intended to last at least 2 weeks. This is such a blessing. What a great involuntary workout! The best part is that after six flights of stairs, there's absolutely no chance of trecking muddy snow into my room. Woo hoo!
Just in case anyone was wondering why I am currently in such a good mood: we just got back from buying our Christmas Tree!! And now I'm off to dinner and then The Christmas Carol performance. You won't be hearing any 'Bah Humbugs' from me.
The elevator in my building is currently out of service - intended to last at least 2 weeks. This is such a blessing. What a great involuntary workout! The best part is that after six flights of stairs, there's absolutely no chance of trecking muddy snow into my room. Woo hoo!
Just in case anyone was wondering why I am currently in such a good mood: we just got back from buying our Christmas Tree!! And now I'm off to dinner and then The Christmas Carol performance. You won't be hearing any 'Bah Humbugs' from me.
Sunday, December 19, 2004
SNOWDAY!
SNOWDAY!!! The first real snowday of the year here in Munich. The snow makes me so excited...which causes many people to laugh at me. But Eddy - my Tunisian friend - is just as foreign to snow as I am. It doesn't get much better than a beautiful snow day in December.
Tollwood Christmas Market
Tiffany, Eddy, and I went to a Christmas Market and fought the crowds and the snow. What a wonderful winter day!
The Perfect Conditions for Snowman Making
Tiff and Eddy during the complicated process of snowman construction.
Eddy der Zweite
Let me introduce "Eddy der Zweite' (Eddy the Second). We named our snowman after Eddy because it was Eddy's very first snowman experience.
How cute is that?
Tiffany and Eddy showing some love to the finished snowman...directly after our poor rendition of 'Frosty the Snowman.'
English Movies!
I saw both Ocean's 12 and Bridget Jones' Diary this past week in English. It kinda feels like cheating, but I really loved it. It's fun to be sure that you got every single joke.
I liked the first Bridget Jones' better than the second one, but I think I like Ocean's 12 better than 11. Fun movies!
I liked the first Bridget Jones' better than the second one, but I think I like Ocean's 12 better than 11. Fun movies!
Saturday, December 18, 2004
JYM Weihnachten (Christmas)
Our Christmas Party at JYM was on Thursday. Tons of Gluehwein, sweets, and singing. We even had Mistletoe!
O Tannenbaum
Cute scene from our JYM Christmas Party. The ladies all busting out into Christmas Carols - A Capella!
Frohe Fest!
Here's our Christmas Tree in the JYM Office. We decorated/trimed it on Tuesday to be ready for our party on Thursday. It's really homely in many aspects, but it worked. (Frohe Fest! is the most common way to wish someone a Merry Christmas in Germany)
Friday, December 17, 2004
A Slightly Different Picture
Well, if I would have taken a picture from my balcony this morning it would have looked much different. The tree tops are again brown. The weather decided to warm up a bit, which is cool but confusing. I decided that BBC does the best job at predicting the weather when compared to other sources.
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