Spoiled!

Guten Tag Everyone!

I am writing this to you from my kitchen table waiting for some banana nut muffins to come out of the oven. They are filling the kitchen with tasty smells.

I heard back from one of the jobs I applied for -- I have an interview this Friday! I also applied for another secretary position today and have two more I want to apply for but their applications aren't due for another week. I've also been actively searching for transportation and I am thisclose to simply buying a manual and learning because there are so very few automatics for sale. Part of me thinks that is semi-irresponsible but another part of me knows I need a car and I know I can learn and I want to learn. On the upside there are a lot more cars for sale and a lot more job openings!

I have been so spoiled recently with regards to the weather. It has been 50s for the past four days (today was chilly...only 45) and sunny and I have had the windows open every day. For some reason having open windows has made me much more productive and I have gotten so much done. I'm not sure if this is just a tease (like Wisconsin does every year) or if this weather is here to stay. All of our snow is gone except for a few tiny little piles here and there, I hope this is the beginning of spring in Deutschland.

On Saturday JM and I went to a baby/kid stuff rummage sale held at a local German Catholic church near base and browsed. We picked up a few items of clothing and some toys. When I first heard about it I figured that all the toys/clothes/etc had been donated and that the proceeds would go to the church but come to find out it was all separate "vendors" (people) and the proceeds went to them. Totally fine by me but the process in which they kept track of who's stuff was being bought was totally...German (inefficient). You were allowed to browse and search and pick out stuff at your leisure (just like a normal rummage) but there was just one central check-out area (with three different places to pay at, it was quite busy) On each item there were two different numbers, the price and a random number (ex: 1.50/144) and when you got up to the register you handed your purchases to Person A, Person A read both numbers out loud to Person B; Person B wrote them down on a piece of paper which Person C looked at and typed into a computer. After everything was written and typed you got your total and paid this central location (with the each vendor getting paid, I imagine, after the event was over). It was so inefficent and the line moved so slow; JM and I both commented that it would've been a lot quicker if Person A, B and C were one person. And what was the point of writing it down on a piece of paper? Oh Germany. Regardless, we got some nice stuff and I am in the process of washing the clothes right now.

We were planning on going someplace this weekend but now it looks like we may just stay at home because JM's work schedule got kind of hectic and we'll probably both be happier just relaxing.

I'll blog again soon!