Home from Germany

John took a little business trip last week to Germany. Every once in a while his work sends him to some foreign beautiful country so that those of us at home can feel what it is like to be jealous (and of course so we realize how much we like having him around.) These military HMMV's are the reason he gets to travel around so much. He oversees the testing of these satellite communications terminals. Of course if you are going to a beautiful place like Heidelberg, Germany you've got to have a little fun. Here are some pictures of their adventures driving on the Autobahn. AusFahrt means Exit--he he he (sorry that was immature).

One of John's co-workers took a picture of John sightseeing, he looks so happy.

On the Hauptstrabe (sounds like Hopstrauss)

And his incredibly tasty chocolate souvenirs. They sell Kinder Eggs there, and our kids absolutely love them. They are such a novelty because they aren't sold in the U.S., understandably, people are worried that children will eat the toys hidden inside. Kids will eat anything covered in chocolate.

Here are some of the beautiful old houses,

And the awesome castle that they were able to explore.

There is always something that goes wrong while John is away. Usually it has something to do with the our 300lb garage door or a computer (I am so not a techy) so I was surprised when it was our dishwasher this time. The latch on the door broke and my Kitchen Aid mixing bowl was trapped inside. I don't realize how much I use it until I have to go 3 days without it. I tried everything I could think of to get the door open, prying it with a knife, pulling really hard, asking nicely, nothing worked. When John came home he just took the latch off completely--now it works fine. We hope to take this trip together next year, I can't wait.