Mom's Visit and a Wedding

Having my mom here for the past week was wonderful. She arrived on the 21st and I took the train from Weiden to Nuremberg airport to meet her. Friday and Saturday we just puttered around the apartment - jet lag coming here is much harder to get over than going back home I've found. We got so much done; it was so fun. We sewed a ton (my machine works through a converter hooray!), got my next quilt project completely cut out, hung up a bunch of things I've been procrastinating on, and I practiced driving Stanley/manual. You really have to gun that sucker out of first. Not the biggest fan, but it will do for the next yearish. We took one daytrip to Nuremberg - it was grey all day but the rain held off which is saying something since it drizzled all day, everyday (no exaggeration) here in the town I live. My mom and I noticed sun two or three times all week. Regardless, it was so wonderful to have her here all week and I will definitely miss her around here.

(messy sewing room, the way it should be)

(beginnings of a quilt, half way done cutting things out)


(big PlayMobil man outside a shop in Nuremberg)

The wedding was great, it was so nice to see my family. The day I spent traveling each way was a little excessive and definitely tired me out but I am doing fine today.

(me and the parents)

The boy is doing fine, he practically never stops moving these days and he definitely responds when people (read: JM) poke my stomach. JM thinks this is hilarious. I think he is going to be a terror when he is a toddler. Oh boy...

I am currently up in my newly organized/functional sewing room just working on my quilt! My mom and I also stopped by the on base craft store which is surprisingly well stocked. Not near stateside quilt stores but beggers can't be choosers and it is pretty nice on the whole. Another thing - it is so nice to have someone to leisurely shop with. It's totally a boy trait but quite obviously JM doesn't exactly want to 'stroll' through shops.

Of course, now that we don't have a visitor the weather outside is gorgeous. 70s and sunny. Thanks Murphy's law. It looks like EK is going to visit for two weeks next month which would be lots of fun if she did.

Is it too early to start the countdown to when I'll see family again and visit the states? Let's see... 4 and 5 months to family (S and Y sides, respectively), and 6.5 months till the states? Can't come soon enough! Although I think I am all traveled out (plane wise) for awhile though, at least until July when JM and I will travel to Norway for a week to see the fjords and other sights and even then that's only a 3.5 hour flight so that is nothing compared to the almost 10 hour flight my mom and I took to NC! And EK and I won't be flying anywhere, just train and car so that is more than fine by me.

For now I am pretty okay with staying around the apartment!