A visit to Bavaria wouldn’t be complete without taking a drive to the Alps. We left Kat and Holger’s house bright and early one morning (okay, truth be told we were actually an hour later getting out than we originally intended…but we were on vacation so it didn’t matter much!) and drove south. Our destination? The Zugspitze, which is the highest point in all of Germany at 2962 meters (9717 feet). It’s no easy (or quick!) feat to get to what they call “The Top of Germany”*. You have to ride a combination of trains and cable cars, and in total it took us about an hour to get up…
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Gemütlichkeit
We’re home. The past eight days in Germany on our family vacation were QUITE the whirlwind, and I can’t wait to write all about it for you. (okay, and for me.) We saw some beautiful scenery, ate some fabulous food, toured some castles, and so much more. What tied it all together though, was the Gemütlichkeit (hospitality) shown to us by our hosts, my lovely German “twin”, Kat, and her adorable hubby, Holger. The pair of them generously offered to put us up in their home so we could be more comfortable than we would’ve been in a hotel (needless to say, saving us lots of money at the same…
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My Dream Vacation
…would be one in which I (and Jim and the boys, too) stay with a good friend and do lots of sightseeing, in places like this… and this… and I’d be walking on these… and I’d eat stuff like this… …and of course my pictures would be taken with the PEN E-PL1 which Olympus has loaned me (though in a dream vacation the camera would belong to me)! Just sayin’. ©2010 Suburban Scrawl
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Salsa-Off!
We had a very important competition in our house this week, something that was a long time coming: a Salsa-off. No, not this kind of salsa: I’m talking about the kind that goes well with tortilla chips. We over-planted tomatoes this year, and there has been much trash-talking between Jim and the younger boy about who could possibly make the very best salsa with our abundance of tomatoes (and jalapenos, which are also in the garden). Finally, it happened. Of course I documented it. Innnnn the red cornerrrrr…the Younger Boy!!(The crowd goes wild!) Innnnn the blue cornerrrr…his Dad!!(The crowd goes equally as wild!) Gentleman, start your engines… As you can…
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You Know How, When You’re Pregnant, It Seems Like Everyone Is Pregnant?
If you’re a regular reader (thank you!), you know that my older son is going to college for the first time this fall. If you’re not a regular reader, check this out. Or this. Or this. (And then, if you like what you see, why not subscribe or follow using Google Connect, over there in my left margin? I’d love to see you again!) I’m trying to live in denial about it for a little longer, but it’s hard. The sale ads that trumpet back-to-school items and discounts have begun to arrive, and some kind of magical fairy has told Pottery Barn Teen, The Container Store, and Target that I…