This can't be true...

The constant drilling, sawing, pounding, and beeping, directly outside our house, was very annoying on Monday. The construction workers who, upon seeing any woman walking by, immediately stop working , and blatantly stare at you (from neck to toe and back up again) was kind of creepy on Tuesday. The whole building vibrating and then literally shaking enough to make poor Roby run and hide, was a little scary on Wednesday. The non stop construction work, for 12 hours, was enough to give me a serious headache on Thursday. And today, on this gorgeous Friday morning, I would love to shower and go enjoy the day...if I had water.

Himbeer Käsekuchen

Now that we are back to beautiful summer weather, I decided to try Käsekuchen (cheese/cake). This "no bake" recipe is super easy. It calls for Götterspeise Zitronen-Geschmack or Lemon Jello but I used Himbeer (raspberry). I was a little worried about altering the recipe with Himbeer but considering G is not a fan of lemon flavored desserts and after walking to 3 stores and not finding Zitronen, I just crossed my fingers and hoped for the best. G and I took our first bite, and both mouthed, "Mmmmmmm!" It's the perfect little dessert on a hot sunny day. And you gotta love a pink cheesecake.

LEGOLAND!

Robbie's Wedding Outfit

Full tuxedo or..












Rhinestone collar?

Endlich!

The search is over. I ordered my gown today! I would love to post a picture but I'm going to try to be traditional (shock!) and surprise G on our wedding day. But I will tell you that after searching for so long for the perfect formal gown, in a nontraditional color, in the end I chose an ivory lace wedding gown - with a sweep train!

Standing Ovulation!

Last night's sneak preview was Knocked Up. ****1/2 out of ****!

2 Years 2 Cakes!

Yesterday was our two year anniversary. G and I met on July 4, 2005, in Miami. And the rest is history, our history. So, I decided to surprise G with two cakes...oh yeah, I'm on a role. The first cake is called Marmorkuchen (marble/cake). I was a little nervous about trying the recipe when I realized that I had to use a fork to make the marble pattern in the batter....

Well, as you can see, I'm going to need some practice with that part! My Marmorkuchen is missing the marmor. However, the cake tastes terrific. It's very moist and rich, especially the chocolate half. It reminds me of Marble Cake from home.

The next cake is Kokosnusskuchen (coconut/cake). We really liked this cake. I ate four pieces last night! If you like coconut, this is an easy and fast recipe that will knock your socks off. You can sprinkle powdered sugar or coconut flakes on top but we paired it with a big dollop of whipped cream.

And just because it was our anniversary, we didn't forget about Independence Day. No matter where I am in this world, I am patriotic on the 4th of July. We went to Munich's New York Tabledance to celebrate.