This morning we slept in and leisurely got ready for the day. The girls and I packed an overnight bag and waited until Mark got home with bread for breakfast. Today was Mark’s last day of teaching his hunting class, which he was very thankful for. We hurriedly ate a little bread with marmalade and scooted out the door for Berlin where we were scheduled to eat lunch with Nancy’s parents.
Nancy’s mom served us a feast of lamb, stuffed avocados, green beans, a meat casserole, chicken, and salad. In Germany, they drink carbonated water, which I don’t care for. I prefer plain water. When we were almost done eating, Nancy’s mom was putting the salad bowl back in the center of the table, but accidentally tipped my water glass. The water almost totally missed my plate and landed mostly in my lap. It was hilarious! Nancy and her mom were laughing so hard they were crying. Her mom was of course horrified, but I was laughing so hard, she got over it quickly. I guess I’m now officially part of the family. J Nancy said it was a good thing I don’t like alcohol because it could have been wine instead of water! I had wet jeans for a while.
After dinner, we watched Raising Helen on TV while we relaxed after eating such a heavy meal. My jeans dried and then Nancy, Helena and I went to the music school so Helena could do a sound-check for her Christmas program. We picked Mark and Gloria up at a store and then stopped back at Nancy’s parents apartment for some water so I could take some advil. We then headed over to Carlotta and Rebecca’s house for our slumber party. Right before we got out of the car, Mark asked me if I really wanted to do the sleepover. I wanted to say no, but the girls wanted me there, so I said yes instead.
We started the night by having a long pillow-fight. When the head became the target, I begged out since I really didn’t want a worse headache. Thankfully, it went away eventually. I escaped downstairs to watch Sweet Home Alabama with Rebecca. We ordered pizza and while eating, I was able to talk to Rebecca little bit.
After dinner, we played Wii games/x-box. I just watched since I have no clue how to work the controller. Then they brought out the microphones and we had a sing-off. The only thing was, even though the songs were in English, they were all from the 80’s so I didn’t know any of them. For some reason, they like to listen to American oldies. J I guess I learned a few new songs.
Interesting observations: Germans highly regard physical fitness as attractive. Nancy said child obesity is rising as kids sit in front of the TV/computer, etc. and drink sugar without exercising.
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