What a festival of a weekend. I don’t think I have ever celebrated my birthday so much. And that statement means a lot coming from me. I had a few people over on Friday night. They showed up with a homemade German cheesecake and pear schnapps. After drinks and munchies, we headed down to the […]
parties
Schnapszahl
I learned today that my birthday tomorrow is also my Schnapszahl. This is when you turn 11, 22, 33, 44, etc… The only significance is that you have to drink schnapps. I also learned today that I was supposed to bring my own porcelain to throw tonight at the Polterabend (wedding eve) party. How was […]
Wedding eve
I had my German class tonight after work. I’m only going once a week for now, but plan on increasing to twice a week when it gets cold out and winter is depressing. I forgot how hard it was to go to school during the workweek, and the non-airconditioned muggy room is not exactly the […]