"Family of the Week"

Good afternoon from the gloomy, rainy, snowy country of Germany!

I don't want to sound negative, but I do miss the 360 days of sun that Colorado had to offer. Clint and I were talking the other day about how exciting it was when we saw snow in Colorado and now even the mention of snow makes us want to punch each other. This too shall pass. Soon?…Right? :)

In the meantime, I decided to load up on extra Vitamin D, open the curtains and drink Sunny Delight.  I hope this will pull me through the next few winter months. Luckily, I heard the summer days are amazing. Hot, but not too hot (thank goodness because the houses do not have air conditioners) and long. The rumor on the street is that the sun is out from 7am to 11pm some days. I have a sneaky suspicion our new grill and new neighborhood butcher will get a lot of use.

Clint and I went to the city of Trier with our new friends Liz and John this past weekend. It was a neat town with a lot of character. There was a downtown market filled with cute shops and little German restaurants. The city itself was founded in or before 16 BC. We toured several beautiful churches, to include the Trier Cathedral and the Aula Palatina. The Trier Cathedral was originally built by Constantine and is the oldest church in Germany. It was gorgeous inside and housed (or so they say) the Holy Robe of Christ. The Aula Palantina was built in 310 and was built solely for the purpose of housing Constantine's throne. It was not as glamorous as the Cathedral, but interesting nonetheless. And finally, we got to see the infamous Porta Nigra, a Roman city gate that's been around a day or two.

Clint and I are still waiting for our household goods and I cannot wait for the day when we can return our temporary furniture. It's hideous to put it lightly and when I combine that with the weather, I sometimes go into an instant "funk". However, it should be here by next week at the LATEST so I'm learning to calm down and let it be.

Lastly, we were selected as the Family of the Week in the paper. Of course if I had known we would get such a huge honor I would have never shown up with my hair back. :)

The Trier Cathedral! 

That's us!