Sunday, August 9, 2009

I'm horrible at updates

So... I'm sorry I haven't updated this thing as much as possible. Time has gotten away from me. I leave Germany tomorrow. Time has flown by. Before I know it I'll be in California again and school will have started and I'll have a new job and I'll be living real life. Scary thought.
So, I went to Munich. I think my favorite part about it was the street performers. There are some incredibly talented people on the streets of Munich. I also walked through the Englischer Gartens, which was like a Central Park. It was absolutely gorgeous. Part of the Isar River flowed through it. There was a part of the river that had a very strong current and people were surfing on it. It was so cool! I got a video of it, but since I haven't been able to use my computer so it's hard to put up pictures and videos.
The Marienplatz was gorgeous. There was a big football(soccer) tournament that week against Manchester United so the football players were in the Marienplatz putting on a show for everyone. They did all sorts of tricks to advertise for the game. It was awesome. I seem to have really good timing when I have gone places.
I met some really nice people at the hostel I stayed at. I ended up drinking 5 red bulls over the course of the night and going swimming at midnight in the Isar River. Who says you can't have fun without drinking? Although I think I permanently damaged my heart with all those energy drinks...
We went to Bodensee this past week. We stayed in this HUGE house right next to Lake Konstanz. The lake was gorgeous. I saw a swan while I was there. The first swan I've ever seen in real life. Pretty birdy.
The familywe stayed with was one of Martin's(my boss's husband) best friends from boarding school. Natalie also went to boarding school with his wife, Marita, and Natalie's parents are good friends with Marita's parents. All these noble families know each other somehow.
Marita has 4 kids, the exact same ages as the kids I nanny. It was great. Until more and more kids started showing up. At one point there were 16 children running around. I had a mental breakdown. I could not deal with it. Luckily the pool was above ground, or else I'm pretty sure I would have had a panic attack.
We leave tomorrow morning, and get into CT around mid afternoon. The time change is crazy. Although, it's better on the east coast. Only a 6 hour difference.
I leave CT on August 18th and fly to Salt Lake where I'll spend a few days with Robert and Natalie and visit some friends. Then I drive home from there on Friday night and will be in Folsom Saturday morning. Just in time for school to start the next monday. I've got a busy couple of weeks, but I can't wait to see you all!
Much love and best wishes!
Deanna