Happy New Year!
It feels like ages since I last posted. But here I am. We were in Garmisch for Christmas - a beautiful, wintery, gingerbread town with icing on top. Skiing, huge meals, pajamas, Santa Claus...very cozy indeed. Skiing had to be one of the most liberating feelings in a long time. I hadn't been in years, so was a little worried about my ability. I wasn't so confident about my strength either since all I do is breastfeed basically. But, it came right back, bicycle style, and as for strength...I am one strong bitch I tell you. I might look like a stick, but I have muscles of steel. Must be from weight-lifting kids all day....not to mention schlepping strollers, groceries, etc. all around town like a friggin' madwoman. But back to skiing, (supermama moment), it was awesome. Its so Quiet up there on the mountain. And so beautiful. White. Apart from sharing ipod headphones with my brother on the t-bar (Krunk hits...eek!), it was a blissful couple of hours of silence. I dug it completey. I did not want to leave the mountain. I promised myself right then and there that next Christmas, I will con my parents into coming along for another ski holiday so they can do some babysitting action and I can ski much more than a couple of hours!!
Anyways, now we are back, and it is Count Down Time...57 days to be exact. We can't believe it. So much to do, and so little time...so what have have we been doing? Watching "Lost." You see, for Christmas, my brother gave us this show - 24 whole episodes. And now we're hooked. I am not a TV person...sitting still in front of the TV has never been one of my strong points...but this show has me running to the couch as soon as the kids are in bed. So now the packing is on hold until we finish this box set. Should take a couple of weeks. No, really, it is like therapy...the only way my mind is totally occupied by something other than the list of a million things I have to do.
Otherwise, the Berlin cold has set in in a big way. When I came inside just now with my two bundles of joy, my first thought, after "Holy Fucking Shit," was "Note to self: Never live in a cold place like this again." Berlin is not just cold. It is not, oh sweet, snowy wintery wonderland cold. It is not let's get cozy by the radiator hot chocolate cold. It is Moscow. It is East. It is ice on your cheeks, fire in your bones cold, grey, windy, and DARK. It makes you forget summer exists. It makes you sad that you have to give your children Vitamin D drops. If you think I'm joking, I dare you to spend a winter here.
So, anyways, I am happy to be inside right now. There is bread, milk, baked goods, coffee, and of course, Pringles. I'm not leaving now for another 24 hours.
And yesterday, we got our plane tickets!! That was a big one in the reality-check sort of way. The itinerary is so simple. We go. We stay. I like.
And so now, after we finish Lost, we have so much to do. The most challenging part is getting rid of our stuff - STILL. But I am very liberally going through closets and cupboards. Its amazing how little one needs when it comes down to it. And all the extra stuff...well, I've been sort of piling it in anticipation of another flea market day...but my husband has talked me out of it. (We've been debating it for weeks). He said my time (not to mention my health - hello, Cold!) is more valuable than the 250 euros or so I'd make in a day. So, look out Humana, here we come.
More later. Gotta go. Happy Thursday and Happy New Year. Love, Mama Jens
Anyways, now we are back, and it is Count Down Time...57 days to be exact. We can't believe it. So much to do, and so little time...so what have have we been doing? Watching "Lost." You see, for Christmas, my brother gave us this show - 24 whole episodes. And now we're hooked. I am not a TV person...sitting still in front of the TV has never been one of my strong points...but this show has me running to the couch as soon as the kids are in bed. So now the packing is on hold until we finish this box set. Should take a couple of weeks. No, really, it is like therapy...the only way my mind is totally occupied by something other than the list of a million things I have to do.
Otherwise, the Berlin cold has set in in a big way. When I came inside just now with my two bundles of joy, my first thought, after "Holy Fucking Shit," was "Note to self: Never live in a cold place like this again." Berlin is not just cold. It is not, oh sweet, snowy wintery wonderland cold. It is not let's get cozy by the radiator hot chocolate cold. It is Moscow. It is East. It is ice on your cheeks, fire in your bones cold, grey, windy, and DARK. It makes you forget summer exists. It makes you sad that you have to give your children Vitamin D drops. If you think I'm joking, I dare you to spend a winter here.
So, anyways, I am happy to be inside right now. There is bread, milk, baked goods, coffee, and of course, Pringles. I'm not leaving now for another 24 hours.
And yesterday, we got our plane tickets!! That was a big one in the reality-check sort of way. The itinerary is so simple. We go. We stay. I like.
And so now, after we finish Lost, we have so much to do. The most challenging part is getting rid of our stuff - STILL. But I am very liberally going through closets and cupboards. Its amazing how little one needs when it comes down to it. And all the extra stuff...well, I've been sort of piling it in anticipation of another flea market day...but my husband has talked me out of it. (We've been debating it for weeks). He said my time (not to mention my health - hello, Cold!) is more valuable than the 250 euros or so I'd make in a day. So, look out Humana, here we come.
More later. Gotta go. Happy Thursday and Happy New Year. Love, Mama Jens
posted by mama jens at 12:57 PM
8 Comments:
Happy New Year, Mama Jens and yay on the skiing! Wow, only 57 days - that's so exciting.
Happy New Years! Wow, I remembered when I was still in New Zealand and went skiing for the first time (and the last time) in my life, that I came back home, with aches all over the body.
Therapy, well, I found a new therapy for myself: Knitting! :) Check out my blog for details.
Happy New Year to you guys too!! E - knitting sounds perfect! I'll check the blog and recommend it to a friend who just told me today that she wants to learn.
don't really know how I ended up here but your writing is hilarious! I'm 39 weeks pregnant, living in "im-januar-saukalt-und-immer-dunkel"-basel (switzerland) and your blog is just what I need right now ;-) happy new year!
Hi Rahel! Thanks for your post and all the best for the birth of your baby!
Jens... So good to see you again. I can't believe you are so close to leaving ... I regret that we will not have the chance (on this pass anyway) to meet each other ... I'm struggling to make sense of Germany, of Cologne in particular ... of life here. I hope you maintain your blog in America ... I'd like to keep in touch.
Hi Richard! I can imagine the change must be tremendous for you, as it will be for us to go the other direction. I plan on keeping my blog in Chapel Hill...or I'll start a new one actually. Its certainly a good way to keep track of impressions of a place and the experiences one has with relation to it.
Oh yes, I'd LOVE to hear what life in Chapel Hill is like - it would be great if you kept on blogging, Mama Jens.
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