First of all, throughout all these good times, Kathi and I have been working full time and going to classes in the evening and weekends (me, my German Integration courses three nights a week for 3 hours a night, for Kathi her Social Media Manager courses, all day Saturdays, where she is also the TA). So, each of us is pulling 50hr weeks, which isn't really too much, but throw in super busy at work (mostly Kathi), the dog, exercise, chores, friends, party planning, drinking, and some time to just veg out... and our days have been FULL.
It started with our Halloween party. We weren't sure we wanted to have one or not, but I'm sure glad that we did! It was a total success! For alot of our friends here in Germany, it was their first ever Halloween party... for me, that kicks ass! Halloween isn't a new holiday here, but it's not celebrated much. More and more, little kids will trick or treat, but not much and without the enthusiasm of the US and UK. So, I had the impression that our Halloween party was not going to be very successful, that nobody was going to either show up or, if they did, they weren't going to wear costumes! But to my surprise, most people did!!! And they rocked!!! Here are some pictures...
It was a great time, I got super wasted, and I want to do it even bigger and badder next year!
November was fairly quiet until the end, and then it was way too much fun! I had two people visit me from the States... first my friend\old roommate Jessica, though she was only passing through Munich for half a day on her way to Italy. But then came trouble... Big Sammy came to visit for an entire week! And during that week, we threw our Thanksgiving dinner... another first for our friends here in Germany!
Let me tell you, me and Sammy, we did it big while he was out here. We got wasted pretty much every night, we went all over the city, we partied with a bunch of our friends out here, and we cooked a big fat Thanksgiving dinner... which was also a huge success! Höfbräuhaus, Tollwood, Killians Irish bar, and partying like a bunch of college kids in our basement... we pretty much did everything we could to have as much fun as possible. For Sam and me, the first day of winter started while he was here, and all the Christmas markets and decorations as well, so it was pretty much a winter wonderland for both of us! BTW, Glühwein fuckin rocks! ;-) More pics...
So, now what's on tap for December??? Well!!! I had my German "Stammtisch" last weekend (and another big weekend with the Glühwein... man, that shit is addictive!!!)... Ice skating on Friday, heading to Nüremburg on Saturday, a Yankee Swap party on Sunday, and then, next Friday the 17th, I fly back to America for a little over a week to see my family and friends... and do it big once again! And of course, we can't forget that New Years will be right after that!
So yes, life is quite, quite, quite busy right now, but quite, quite, quite FUN as well! Loving all of it, loving my wife and my friends, and just loving being where and who I am!!!
Much love people... much love... and Happy Holidays!!!
