Weekend Update

This weekend was both awesome and then not-so-awesome. Friday was good except for the hair cut thing. Lets not go there! Then TJ, Tut, and I had a nice evening in with my ultimate favorite meal, spaghetti, and of course the Champagne. Saturday was better in that we went to Weinheim to a friend's house where we had a cookout! The food was great in that Debbie brought American steaks from the military base to grill, and then we had a number of sides. It was sehr gut! (Side note...thank you Debbie for bringing me pumpkin filling from the base, now TJ can have his pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving!) Then we headed out to a festival in the Altstadt (old city) of Weinheim for drinks and good fun. First it should be mentioned that the Altstadt is fabulous! There is a tannery district that looks very typical of old Germany. If you have ever been to Epcot Center at Disney World, it is most like their interpretation of Germany. Very quaint and cute! At this festival their were 27 bars with 27 bands, and then also a street fest. Our last stop was a psuedo-mexican place that had an 80's band upstairs. That was certainly TJ and my favorite! FYI, cover bands in Germany generally play American music. Any way here are a few pictures...

Below is where we warmed ourselves as we drank in the street. There were a number of these barrels throughout the Altstadt.
A peak at the cute buildings that are original to the Altstadt...

The street fest at the entrance of the Altstadt...

Going through the entrance...and the last picture is the large entrance to the Altstadt and it is far more impressive in person!

It was a fun night that ended with my father calling us at 1:30 AM to tell us about Iowa's fantastic win! It was a perfect ending to the night!

Sunday was Sunday. It sort of sucked as we have no internet right now. I think something is wrong with the router. For us this is bad because no internet means no vonage telephone, and no slingbox! Oh well, hopefully it will be fixed before long. A day like this gave me the chance to make a fabulous Midwestern dinner, and try out a new dessert recipe. It was very good. We also got a chance to look through some old pictures and videos, and then watched a movie. It was mostly a lazy day!
This week will be normal for both of us, but we really want our new car so we can go glacier snowboarding this weekend, so say a prayer to the big Guy for us to get it, and also a prayer to the snow Gods for tons of powder!

Auf Wiedersehen