Well, today, G and I made some major decisions for our wedding. We are making mad progress! I still haven't chosen my wedding gown (small detail, right?) but everything else is pretty much complete. I love, love, love our reception location and I'm having Kaiserschmarrn as a dessert option! Now if I could just find a gown.....
I've been tagged by Maria!
Name 5 things you love in your new country.
1. Pretzels! I was a pretzel junkie in America (honey wheat) but Bavarian Brez'n are delicious any time of the day. Think chewy on the outside, soft on the inside and salty. I have one every morning before class.
2. European fashion.
3. International Music - Radio stations, MTV, and every mainstream club feature international music. You hear it all - English, German, Spanish. I like the variety. Xavier Naidoo is my favorite German artist right now.
4. Munich is such a dog friendly city. Robbie can go into cafes, most restaurants and stores. And there are so many beautiful parks within walking distance. We love taking Robbie to the Englischer Garten. Robbie trifft viele schöne Mädchen dort!
5. German architecture.
Name 4 things that you miss from your native country.
1. My Mama!
2. Convenience - pharmacies, grocery stores, and restaurants with late night or 24 hour service.
3. American Charm! Most, if not all Americans are friendly. We can't help it. We are “people people”. Germans are not.
4. American Television - The The Cosby Show in German is just wrong.
Name 3 things that annoy you a bit (or much) in your new country.
1. Germans don’t say EXCUSE ME. Ever. If someone bumps into you or even cuts in the line in front of you, it doesn’t matter. It’s so rude and it drives me crazy.
2. The phrase “Customer Service” doesn’t exist in the German language.
3. It’s overcrowded.
Name 2 things that surprise you (or surprised you in the beginning) in your new country.
1. People wanted to speak English with me. Or they were being polite. Either way, I was appreciative.
2. Grandmas and Grandpas on bikes. I still can’t get used to seeing an elderly woman in a dress, riding a bike......in the snow.
Name 1 thing that you would miss terribly in your new country, if you had to leave it.
Meine deutsche Familie.
**I tag Reluctant Nomad.
G said something about everybody going to a festival celebrating the season of super strong and sweet beer. That's all we remember about his birthday.
Walt Disney's first black princess!
The Walt Disney Co. has started production on an animated musical fairy tale called The Frog Princess, which will be set in New Orleans and feature the Walt Disney Studio’s first black princess. Maddy joins eight other Disney princess characters. Disney introduced its first non-white animated heroine in 1992's Aladdin, a Middle Eastern character named Jasmine. In 1995, an American Indian princess appeared in Pocahontas . Then a Chinese heroine appeared in 1998's Mulan. Other Disney princesses are the main characters from Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Beauty and the Beast, and my favorite, The Little Mermaid. The Disney Princesses Collection creates toys, books, clothing, furniture and other merchandise aimed at girls ages 3 to 8. The Frog Princess is set for release in 2009. Bravo Disney!
