Ratbabies
We have ratbabies. We love our ratbabies! We love our ratbabies so much we are on our second batch (The New Westbabies!). But we have pet store ratbabies. There aren't a lot of ratteries in Germany and the ones in [...]
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Roadtrip with the Parentals
My whirlwind trip to the US wasn't just about Cole, but also to spend some time with my parents. Now that I'm (again) going to be grandmother myself (Just call me Oma), I'm realizing my parents are getting older. They [...]
Family Day at Fort Jackson
I am going to apologize up front for my horrible video skills, and then beg you to watch my short video of Family Day at Fort Jackson. I tear up every time that music comes on. I cannot find the [...]
Salzburg
There are so many amazing things I want to show you from my trip, but we'll get there. Today, I want to share a little more about our time in Salzburg. It was a fascinating city. From the Mirabelleplazt garden, [...]
Die Hard, Babe, Christmas & Pokeballs
Every muscle in my body aches & is screaming at me to go back to bed. Christmas is a marathon. Marathons are always hard, but when one of my two main supports (yes, my ankle, I will not stop whining [...]
Wanderstöcke mit Abzeichen
I am walking better & better every day (Pride Before Fall). Which, therefore, means I'm walking too much every day. I start off strong, almost normal, and as the day wears on I lean more, crouch more, and turn into [...]
One Ray of Sunshine
I am wallowing in memories today. My Oma would've been 104 this coming Monday. This time of year is not just Christmas, but Oma's birthday. This time of year my mom used to fly over. This time of year is [...]
The Wedding Quilt
I lied. One more wedding-ish post. It's not truly wedding, more wedding adjacent. I am many things: mom, wife, grandmother, daughter, store owner, scrapbooker, gardener, snowboarder, giraffe's best friend & quilter. Quilting is the twin sister of scrapbooking. Quilting is [...]
A Proper Dutch Wife
The official wedding photo's are here! I don't know how Lindsay pared it down to only 146 to share with the rest of us, they are all stunning. I struggled most of this morning to pare it down to a [...]
Me & Cat
My days are starting to blend together. The four walls of my office-turned-bedroom seem smaller every day. At night it feels like I'm in a 2X5 cell. Just big enough for me. The loneliness is overwhelming. For someone who lives [...]
The Wedding
It's been a week and 3 days since Soren & Lindsay said "I do". It was a fairytale wedding. They couldn't have picked a more beautiful location to bring two families together. Gervasi Vineyards is simply breathtaking. I just spent [...]
A Day on a Boat
Life gets stressful and busy and this summer has been no different. I keep telling myself to STOP and get in the moment, enjoy the here and now - but my head just keeps swimming to the next thing on [...]
Really Real Reals
Today's post is short & sweet, but my feelings are full & overflowing! You'd think this would be another wedding post, because let's face it the wedding is in 12 days! But no, this is post about friendship. A wonderful, [...]
Family Bachelorette
We are off to a great start! Lindsay & Soren get married in less than two weeks! And last weekend was the bachelorette party & bridal shower. You know things are off to a wonderful start when the bachelorette party [...]
Jane Wayne
After 22+ years as an Army wife, now as a not-Army wife, as a civilian, I finally got a day at the range! Dave retired from the Army, after 32 years of service, in September. This April he started a [...]
Down Memory Lane
I work from home. I sit in an office just off the living room & kitchen. Around 17:00 every day I'm running between the two; stirring a pot in one, answering emails in another, yelling up the stairs at kids [...]
Sunset Stroll
We had a gorgeous mid-summer weekend... in April! We hit a high of 29℃ (84℉). Unheard of this time of year. Even more amazing after the snowstorms just weeks ago. We took full advantage of the unseasonably warm weather and [...]
The Monastery
My Opa was orphaned at age 2. He was the youngest, and together with his 4-year-old brother they were sent to an orphanage to be raised by monks. His older brothers went off on the merchant marines, to work on [...]
Disco Ice Skating
Disco ice skating is exactly what it sounds like, and yet you really have to experience it to understand the joy that is disco ice skating. I've babbled quite a bit about our rediscovered love of all things ice skating, [...]
It Takes a Village
The whole school at the top of the hill, ready to go. When we moved to Germany, we deliberately choose a small village outside of Stuttgart. We wanted the German experience. We wanted to learn German. Not just [...]