Easter

Frankfurter Blog: March 22, 2008

We have been taking it pretty easy over the past few weeks, Matt has been working on a project at work that has started to equal some very late hours at work, so I continue to hold down the fort over here! I had my first paying babysitting job the other day, which was exciting! I suddenly felt 14 all over again. The Mom was there (working from home) and the kid was sick so he proceeded to cry for 1 hour straight. Now, to elaborate a little more, he is a Gaelic, English, German speaking child who was crying hysterically and I couldn’t understand most of what he said! But, everything ended well and when the Dad came home we went for a walk to the park. That is when I realized that even the Irish think the Germans are a little crazy! They have been here 9 years and still get frustrated with the “German way”. That makes me feel a little better, although, it seems to be a recurring trend that I hear. My big bonus is that I am getting paid in Euros…which I think we all know is the way to go right now!
It is Easter weekend and we don’t have much going on. It is a 4 day state holiday here so everyone has Friday to Monday off. I find it interesting in a country where people don’t join churches because they are state run and have to pay taxes, that they give everyone a four day weekend BUT that is the “German Way” and who am I to argue? We are hoping to make it to Darmstadt this weekend to see the town and go to Frankenstein Castle. But, the weather is not cooperating. It has been rainy and cold, so hopefully at least the rain will stop and we can get out! So, we will be celebrating Easter by sleeping in after watching the MSU game at 2 a.m. here!
We are getting very excited for our first official visitor here! My Mom will be coming to visit next weekend and we will be taking a trip to Edinburgh, Scotland! So today is off to IKEA to get some necessary things for a visitor! She is being brave and staying with us in our apartment! We are making the necessary changes to provide a comfortable and enjoyable trip! Hopefully, if she enjoys herself, she will recommend us to others and we will have more visitors! As well, she will be bringing over my new computer which will be instrumental in me posting more blogs (sorry, web logs) for everyone to enjoy.
For my parting thought/comment/idea I would like to explain the “German Way” of saying IKEA so that when you go there you can sound authentic. It is pronounced Ick-ee-ah. Lovely huh?

p.s. Happy Easter and thanks for the comments!! (yes I just found them!)