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Garmisch, Germany

While the rest of you wonderful people are being responsible and working jobs or taking care of children, I've decided to go on a photo tour expedition.  No guarantee I'll come back with anything amazing, but here's a glimpse of my surroundings at the moment.  Too much to do to edit, so these are straight off the camera!

Recently

Photo Challenge: Water

I've been missing the past couple weeks, but I'm going to wait until this weekend or Monday to explain why.  In the meantime, I'm linking up again with Ivy at LWLH in a photo challenge.  The tip of an icicle, icicle caves, and a throwback to warmer weather and prettier colors from last fall.  

Köln, Deutschland

Right before Christmas, immediately after moving in, and waaaaay before I had come even close to getting our new house in order, I decided that Hubby & I needed some me time.  So, we took ourselves in my tiny European car, and made the two hour trip to Cologne, Germany.  After staying overnight in the best room ever, wandering around numerous Christmas markets, and generally enjoying the time I got to spend with the love of my life, I decided that Cologne is probably my most favorite city ever.  Apologies in advance if you've seen some of these, and for the fact that they're out of order...

 Hohenzollern Bridge, Köln.  Also known as the Love Locks Bridge, on which the locks can be seen covering the entire length of the railing.

 One of 11 Christmas Markets in the city.

Just Pictures

1)  Monday is usually reserved for Weekend in Pictures, or it at least it was before I took my unexpected break.  However, I've missed at least a month [maybe more] of such posts, so I'm just going to throw up photos that I've taken over the last few weeks and hope that you haven't seen them before.
2)  Notice something new?  BF got a facelift!  The before is look courtesy of LWLH and her new designing hobby, and is still a design that I love.  But I felt as though I've changed so much in the past year, along with the mission of this blog, and therefore it deserved a little something new.  Talia Christine has helped me with a new, clean, pretty design that I think represents how much I've grown up since moving to Germany.  What do you think?!

I've been a tiny bit crafty lately.  Made some of these mug cozies for a few girlfriends!

 Found some great sushi while in Cologne.  Helped satisfy a craving!

 Yet more snow in this part of the world, but at least it beautifies otherwise not so pretty gates such as this.

 Cologne Christmas Market

 Front of our new house

 With an entry in the back.  I can't wait to show you all more!

 Really can't resist showing off my amazing bathroom.  Look at that tub!! I love it.

There is so much to catch up on, tons of new things to share with you guys, and a lot more changes happening this year.  Hooray for 2013!  Hope you guys are ready for photo, info, and blogging overload :)

I think I'm stylish

Don't you?

I skipped Weekend in Pictures this week mostly because of the sponsor give away, but also because I honestly haven't taken any pictures lately.  All we've had to work with here in the Kaiserslautern area is rain, fog, and more rain.  The weather refuses to cooperate with me at all.  But, today starts the hubster's three day weekend, so here's to hoping he takes me out of this house and away from this gloom.  [pretending to raise my cup for a cheers, when in actuality I'm too afraid to do that near a computer.]
Despite not taking photos with the Nikon, I have done a little bit of Instagraming, so here's a 'mini' Weekend in Pictures.  No link up this time, but for sure next week.

Got my hairs cut and a little fringe just for kicks.

 This monster took up the entire road in every village we passed through.  Ridiculous.

 I headed out Christmas shopping in downtown K-Town :)

 Broke out my favorite mug and vanilla liquor to enjoy some spiked hot chocolate!

 I'm not going all out on decor, but I couldn't resist these pretty felt snowflakes to hang in windows.

 A very horrible picture of our new holiday centerpiece for the dining room table.

What did you get to enjoy over the weekend?  Hopefully not rain, like me.  Don't forget, there's a sponsor giveaway going on until Friday!  All the glitches have been fixed, so you should be able to enter as many times as you'd like now :)

Weekend in Pictures

Eh, my big surprise has been delayed for a couple weeks.  But it will happen, I promise!!!

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