We're going on a cruise

I'm so excited for our upcoming cruise. We will be visiting the East coast of Italy, Solvenia, and Croatia.

Cruises are an awesome way to travel to regions of the world that you have never been. You basically get to spend a day in a new city everyday for the length of the cruise- without the hassle of having to pack up and move from hotel to hotel. Once you get a glimpse of a city or area, you will know if it's a place that you'd like to come back to for a more extensive visit.

Furthermore, you don't have to worry about where you will find your next meal, how to get from point A to point B, or if the kids will have fun. Many cruise ships are very kid friendly and have such great activities for the younger crowd- giving the adults a much needed break and time to spend doing something that they want to do.

For 2 upcoming baby showers

I love making things for baby showers. Here are some onesies and burp clothes that I made for upcoming baby showers.

My 2 yr old is crazy

Just in case you needed proof that Addison is a crazy kid- here are a few pictures. She is wearing 3 month old boys clothes in these pictures.


And here the little monkey is climbing the pantry looking for treats.

You're looking at the new MTV MOPS Coordinator

I've been lucky to find a great groups of Moms when I moved to Germany 8 months ago through the MOPS International organization. They have helped me to acclimate to life in Germany, find new friends for both me and my children, etc. I couldn't be happier. As the end of the MOPS year was closing in and they were looking for replacement leaders of our group, I knew that I wanted to contribute somehow. I wasn't quite sure that I was up to the daunting task of taking over full leadership as the coordinator of our group, but with the support of my new friends and fabulous steering committee, I am confident that this upcoming year will be fabulous!

Why I hate driving in Germany?

The roads in my neighborhood and many neighborhoods are very narrow. Often cars park on both sides of the road, which make the roads even narrower and with 2 way traffic, it makes driving up the road to my house an agonizing event for multiple times a day. I won't show you pictures of my poor car, which already has multiple scratches, but I will show you a picture of a truck that was trying to maneuver our street. We waited a good 5 minutes for the truck to move out of our walking path- although he was still stuck and had smashed the left front of his truck. We often have to back up on these narrow streets when on coming traffics impedes our progress. Just the other day, I had to back up to go a different way up to my house due to a truck blocking the road, only to meet up with another truck blocking my secondary route. After backing up, I finally made it home on my third attempt.