by Robin | Feb 15, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, Weather, Winter
In November, my husband and I will celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, which makes a recent revelation about him all the more surprising: He's very German and must've been switched at birth unbeknownst to his mother, father or an entire hospital staff in...
by Robin | Feb 14, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, Family, Family Traditions, Gratitude, Life Philosophy, Personal, Travel, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day
“Not necessarily better or worse,just different.”~ me It’s Valentine’s Day. It’s Valentine’s Day, but it doesn’t f e e l like Valentine’s Day, and in fact, little feels like it always has. Gone is routine. ...
by Robin | Feb 13, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, Europe, Personal, Travel
Both our 1½ hour flight to Charlotte and our 8½ flight to Munich were uneventful, the way all flights should be. Thankfully, there were no snakes on the plane. This, I also know: I like Lufthansa. Even in Coach, the seating was comfortable and...
by Robin | Feb 11, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, One Sentence Saturday, Travel
Can you help me build a European Bucket List by sharing the favorite places you've visited ~ or one day hope to ~ and why? Grab the graphic, share your One Sentence Saturday (& Sunday) posts below or leave it in comments to play along (be sure to link back to...
by Robin | Feb 9, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, Grand Tetons, Life Philosophy, Personal
“Don’t try to be American in Germany, BE GERMAN.” LeAna’s mom Living abroad has never been on my radar. Perhaps when I was much younger romantic notions danced like sugar plums, but never was it real possibility. So it...
by Robin | Feb 7, 2012 | Adventures in Germany, Personal, Travel
We've been in Germany a week already? How is that possible?! Or I should probably amend that to say HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE AND I HAVEN'T BLOGGED ABOUT IT?! Quite simply my head is spinning. And we love it here. (I can't wait to tell you...