Monday, April 26, 2010

from here to there...

after a week of cancellations and rescheduling...
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I actually went to the airport, checked luggage, boarded a plane, took off, transferred..
flew all night and
finally arrived at my final destination...
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they picked me up at the butt crack of dawn
our breakfast next to her fig
drove the autobahn, and by way of a very special route...up and around ...into their lovely little home town

we stopped and got pastries and dom made cappuchino and had a delightful breakfast on their sun porch...before sunday morning mass
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heavy with child
bells rang, the priest sang, and dom played...piano...for the first time since he's been there...
mass
then we came home and napped and watched the baby move around!
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then her parents came and we visited a wonderful monastery on the hill overlooking the river...
there were cows and guinea pigs
and fresh milk and produce, and pretzels and beer...
monastic life
then her brother and sister in law came and took us to a wonderful dinner...
which I was all together too tired to enjoy...
and finally I went to bed after 40 hours awake?!?!?
and woke...finally in Germany
this morning!!!!
overlooking heidelberg
we went to the mid wife
then dom went to work
and brought asparagus ''SPARGEL''
home for lunch
and we had spargel wrapped with proscuitto, and hollandaise...mmmm
.
and now we are going to have another cappuchino mmmm
and
the rhubarb cake vanessa made this afternoon
that has been smelling absolutely delicious all day!!!

rhubarb cake

3 comments:

Courey said...

Yes Mom. This place sounds far too lovely. I am sure you are never coming home!

Beth said...

I am so glad you're having a wonderful time. Tell Dom (and Vanessa and baby!) I say hello. :)

Mike Igne said...

Wonderful to see you all together, Finally. My blessings to all. Can't wait to see that baby.