A Touch of America!

Pam (Mom) arrived bright eyed and ready to hit the streets of Bonn this week. And, she didn't come alone! She brought an extra suitcase filled with the "good stuff" which included Esther Price candy (thanks Dad!), brown sugar, crisco baking bars, clothes that fit around the growing belly bump, and about 20 other things that we had ordered from Amazon and had sent to her house including four 8x10 frames for the baby nursery. We owe this woman! It's probably best that she's unaware of the even longer list we have ready for her and Dad to bring to Germany when they come in November. ;-) We took her to a few of our favorite spots for dinner. Above is a picture of us eating at "Tacos" which is the only Mexican restaurant in Bonn and has pretty good food. It's crowded all the time and, after a couple margaritas, Rich came up with the idea that we should open up another Mexican restaurant in Bonn to compete with Tacos. We'll see about that……

Rich left for Seattle on Saturday and we all know what this meant right? The ultimate driving test for Makayla. Surprisingly, all went smoothly. In fact, the hardest part of the drive was having to pull out of that tight spot Rich pulled into at the airport! Well, that coupled with the fact that at 8 months pregnant, the need for an easy access bathroom is essential and the easiest rest area (meaning an exit with a zero incline) to stop at is about 1 hour into the 1 1/2 hour drive home. Mom and I did run into a few "hiccups" driving around in Bonn, but in the end…everyone was fine. :-) I looked over at her at one point (I believe it was after my second stall and third honk) and asked her if she was more nervous than me. She looked straight ahead with her hands (and white knuckles) wrapped tightly around the purse in her lap and said, "I think we're about the same."

We have AMERICAN television! It's been a long 10 weeks with no TV, but the wait is over. We're not sure why we didn't think of it before, but Rich realized that we could probably buy some tv shows via Itunes which is hooked up to our TV through our computer. Sure enough, he checked it Saturday morning and saw that we could access this season's TV shows. So, Mom and I spent several hours this weekend catching up on all of our favorite shows…..and everything else that sounded halfway entertaining. This, coupled with Esther Price candy eating, was a great way to spend the weekend. Thanks Rich!!!!

We also worked on decorating and organizing Reed's room. We're not done, but definitely got a good start. It's hard to believe that we've done approximately eight loads of laundry for a little guy that isn't even here yet. And based on what I've heard from Mom and Rich, he won't even appreciate all this work we're doing for him! ;-) I'm pretty sure that we'll need to change his outfit 4 times a day in the first three months in order to get through all of his outfits. They also said that wouldn't be a problem!

Tschuss!