I have been in Texas for a week now, and it's been a whirlwind of friends, family, and Mexican food.
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My dog Allie on a trip to the farmhouse over the holidays
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I drove for the first time since July. I went shopping (on a Sunday!), and this time, converted from dollars to Euro...and decided I could buy a little more. I've made Christmas cookies and sweet potatoes with
real brown sugar, too. Not everything about this Christmas is American, though; I brought a little taste of Germany home with me for Christmas: an
Adventskalendar, chocolate,
Lebkuchen,
Spekulatius (cookies), honey, and marzipan. I didn't bring home any
Glühwein, but I did manage to bring some
Glühwein gummi candies.
The day after I arrived home, Mom and I went to church at
St. Martin's in Austin; it's becoming a new Christmas tradition for us. Each December St. Martin's has a church service entirely in German. It's my kind of church service: heavy on the singing, light on the sermonizing. :-)
I was excited when I realized I was able to follow the sermon (all in German!) much more than last year. Hopefully next December I'll understand even more...I guess I already have my New Year's Resolution for 2012.
Fröhliche Weihnachten und alles Gute zum neuen Jahr!
Isn't it amazing that we are both "home in Texas" at the same time??? :-)
ReplyDeleteHope you are enjoying it as much as we are!
@Kelli--I think it's amazing that, as big as Texas is, we both covered some of the same territory!!!
ReplyDeleteFröhliche Weihnachten und alles Gute zum neuen Jahr to you as well!
ReplyDeleteI haven't driven since November 11th and so far, I don't miss it. What I *DO* miss are proper American diner tater tots. Have some tater tots while you're down there. :)
Hope you enjoyed/are enjoying your time at home! Texas is just the best - I wore shorts almost every day :)
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