Another New Year

What happened to 2012?! And have we really lived in Germany for over two years now?! Time is going rather quick...too quick! This year I am not setting resolutions.. I'm setting goals.
My 2013 goals include:
Post more on this blog
Continue pursuing a healthy, fit lifestyle
Take more photos!
What are some of your resolutions and/or goals? Remember, take it one day at a time, and set smaller stepping stone goals to achieve those larger ones!

We wish you and yours an amazing 2013! 

Let's Go Bucks!

While we were home we wanted to soak in as much of America as we could. And one of our favorite things about America is The Ohio State University and Buckeye football. We were thrilled to have the chance to go to 3 home games while we were in Ohio! {Thanks everyone for those free tickets!} And an even bigger treat was that we got hooked up on military appreciation day and we got to meet Coach Urban Meyer, Coach Luke Fickell, a few OSU players, and we got to watch warm-ups on the field! It was so wonderful and we were also able to take two guests with us for the experience. We opted to my brother, and hubby's sister. It was such a nice brother/sister day. We love our Buckeyes and this was an experience we won't soon forget!
Let's Go Bucks!

America...

Living in Germany is wonderful and we love it, but we do really get home sick. We were lucky enough to take a 6 week vacation back to the states to visit our friends and family! We even got to bring the pups! Speaking English, family, meeting our niece, our friends, Chipotle, Buckeye football... so many things to love about Ohio/Kentucky. The 6 weeks some how flew by and before we knew it we were back in Stuttgart with so many things we wished we could've done while back in states. Saving those for next time, I guess. Thank you to our families for being so hospitable, our friends for all the quality time, and America for being America...We love you all!

Abandoned...

I have beyond neglected this sweet, little blog for so long! I feel terrible, but we've been having a ball. Traveling Europe, celebrating birthdays and now we're happily enjoying 6 weeks in the states! I always forget how much I miss it here! Enjoying every moment, but I promise I'll be blogging on a more regular schedule when we get back to Europe!

Firefly Jello Shots...

YEP! If you haven't tried Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka head out and grab a bottle ASAP! It's easily one of my favorites! Mixed with lemonade, iced tea, or just on the rocks, so delicious. At our barbeque gathering a few weekends ago I decided to try to make Firefly jello shots in lemon wedges. What a hit! We ended up standing around the table and slurping them down! They were rather easy to make, too.. check it out...
 Ingredients:
10 Lemons, halved and hollowed (use the insides for lemonade,etc..)
1 box of Lemon Jello
Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka

Yields: 40

Cut the lemons in 1/2 and hollow out the insides...

Fill with Jello mixture (make jello according to the box, but use Firefly instead of water)
Once they have chilled cut in 1/2 again and make wedges

Serve, and ENJOY!

I can't imagine another party without these babies! Just a shame that I have to import Firefly from the states!

Fresh Mountain Air...

Is there anything better? To me, no! I love the smell of the Alps, the cool breeze, the fresh air, and of course the beautiful scenery. We spent the long weekend in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. Lauterbrunnen, in German, means loud springs, which is a perfect name, as this little valley town is known for it's 70 waterfalls! It was an amazing experience to be able to take our dogs with us, I don't think they realize how spoiled they are! We enjoyed the comforts of our Alpine chalet, hiking up the trails, delicious food, dipping our toes in an Alpine stream, and a gondola ride to the top of a 10,000 ft. mountain!
Lauterbrunnen is easily the most beautiful place we've ever seen! We had such a great time as a family and I was very sad to see this vacation end...

Memorial Day Weekend

I've decided to divide this is into two posts, as I have a lot to say! Our weekend started out okay, was amazing, and then ended not so great. First I'd like to tell you how much we adored Ljubljana, Slovenia! We originally booked tickets via German Wings Blind Booking...ie.. you don't know which city you will get out of the choices until after you paid. We were none to thrilled to get Venice, but we decided to make the most out of it. James had the idea to rent a car and drive to Ljubljana and I'm so glad he did. What a lovely city and extremely welcoming and friendly people. We got to our hotel, the Hotel Lev, only to find out they oversold the hotel and had moved us to a different hotel. While I thought this was a terrible thing, it turned out to be a great thing! The Grand Hotel Union was just as nice, if not nicer, and it was in a primo location, a stone's throw from the center. We strolled along the beautiful city, had an amazing dinner, of course drinks, and settled in for a night relaxing in the hotel. The following day was spent wandering the gorgeous city, eating amazing food, stumbling across local street markets and taking a relaxing boat cruise.
A city that I had never even heard of turned out to be one of the greatest cities I've ever been to. The Slovenians were so kind and welcoming, the food was amazing and the city was picturesque. If your in the area I would totally suggest stopping by!