David, Now that you are 32, such an old man, just kidding.  I like saying that because I am so much younger than you!    We have had a great almost 6 six years of marriage!!!  I really like being married to you!  You are such a sweetheart to me – and that has never changed.  I am so proud of you.  You have changed so much since we have been married.  You are growing up to be such a big boy!  No really, I have seen so much...

I am so excited!  David and I headed for the Foreign Affairs office here Peine.  They sent us a letter recently telling us when they would be open to take us.  I could not understand the whole letter so I tried Google Translate to see if it could help me.  All I got was that we could come in this week and pay for our visas.  So this left David and I questioning if we could only pay for it and wait longer for something else to happen...

When I had my first encounter with white asparagus, we were on the road. We drove by these fields that were covered with some kind of tarps. I asked my friend what was growing underneath. I found out is was albino asparagus. Well, I knew that white asparagus was a delicacy here in Germany and everyone has to try it. I thought, this is our third time to Germany. It is time to try the white asparagus. So a friend helped me buy some,...

Who would have thought Germans played softball?  Okay, so maybe it is a game put on by German and American friends just having a good time together.  There were a lot of people that showed up on that June day 2010.  It seemed hot, but to my amazement later that was the nice weather.  There was a game scheduled earlier, but it was too cold and rainy.  Now it is July, 90 degrees F, and no air-conditioning.  It almost seems that German...

We were invited to our first German birthday party.  I think it is common in America when you are older that other people take notice of your birthday and throw you a birthday party.  Well, in Germany it is a bit different.  You throw your own party.  According to our experience, we were invited, and you are to bring a gift.  We arrived to a house full of friends, huge salad buffet, and grilling galore, however I don’t recall...

Yea for Germany!!!! Eurovision is a very popular song contest in Europe.  Before the actual competition there are several opportunities for Europeans to win a song contest in their own country.  I think similar to American Idol – the way they perform in front of judges and show the great and the absolutely ridiculous competitors.  Anyway, Lena won the German competition in order to go on to Eurovision.  Well, there are many...