My apologies that I've pretty much been the worst at keeping up with my blog lately. A lot of exciting stuff has been happening! First off, D ended up getting a few unexpected days off so we took a trip to Berlin last weekend to meet up with our friends Luke & Stevi. The last time I was in Berlin with Brie a month ago it was 0 degrees so I was looking forward to getting to see the city under more favorable circumstances. By the way, it's official..Brie's trip coincided with the absolute coldest days of the year here. This winter has been really mild EXCEPT for the dreadfully freezing 12 days that encompassed her Euro trip. Really not sure what the chances were that we'd plan her trip on the worst days possible, but it definitely happened!
Anyways, Berlin was a complete blast. It's always good reuniting with Luke & Stevi. Usually one of the guys are left out because Stevi and I are visiting one another and the guys can't come because of practice so it worked out unbelievably that they both had days off at the same time. As soon as we touched down in Berlin we did the most logical thing and relocated to the nearest "bier garten". Which reminds me, what is it about the German language that makes me think they're just making words up? It sounded so crazy to me that I kept telling D I was 100% sure people were faking it and coming up with complete BS words like I do when someone approaches me in Poland and I want to pretend like I don't speak Polish or English. I'm on to you Germans…
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| Gangs all "hier" |
The four of us had a great time bouncing from bar to bar and everything was just like the old days: Stevi and I talking by ourselves while the guys were so enthralled by their own conversations that they forgot we existed. Luke & Deividas had each other in tears at one point as Stevi and I desperately wished we didn't know them. Basically, absolutely nothing has changed since college. Overall it was such a fun night and I'm so glad the quad was reunited. It's a rare combination to like your spouse's best friend's spouse (confused?, I am.) but to be best friends with them is a whole different level of luckiness. Stevi and I got along so well right from the beginning and both her and Luke are two of my favorite people in the entire world.
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| Nothin wrong with a little Reichstag Selfie |
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| Brandenburg Gate |
The next day they headed back to Belgium and D and I spent another day in Berlin. We explored the whole city by foot and had the best time. It's days like this where I forget all the negative parts about living overseas: missing friends, family & important events, and just feel so lucky to be in the position where we could hop on a train and explore a huge European city together. We ate great food, argued over directions (D is always an instant geographical specialist in whatever city he's in, regardless of if he's ever been there or not), shopped and avoided stepping within 100 yards of a currywurst. Berlin was good to us, and I'm ready to make a third trip there :)
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| Berlin Dom |
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| Checkpoint Charlie |
A lot of other exiting things have been happening. D is now the leading scorer in his league and got voted to the All-Star Game (which I'll cover in my next post) where we just got back from in the Czech Republic. Poland has been very good to us!
It's now March and officially Spring and I am desperately yearning for the days where I no longer need a jacket. Speaking of March, remember how I told you Lithuania has SEVERAL crazy holidays? Well today, March 4th is "Pancakes Day". On this day, you go to your friends/family members house for pancakes, and schools burn a scarecrow that is supposed to scare off winter. It is also "Kazimieras Day" so if your name is Kazimieras (like D's grandpa), this day is dedicated to you! So that's that…
Wishing everyone a Happy (and warmer) Spring <3
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