Summer in Texas has always been my
absolute favorite time of the year. Sure its hot but seriously its hot the same
time every year I have no idea why people are always so surprised when the
temperatures are in the 100’s+…. There is something magic
about summer time in Texas, its all BBQ, tubing the rivers, wakeboarding and
drinking beer with friends. Not to get to nostalgic but I was feeling really
homesick come Memorial Day weekend. Instead of spending the weekend hanging out
at the Lake LBJ with my family like I have done for the past ten years straight, I was instead spending the weekend alone in the 50 degrees rain. Justin had to
work and the weather just added to my melancholy.
Fortunately the perfect solution
arrived the morning of May 31st. We arrived at the airport early in
the morning with little baby Layla just in time to meet my Mom and Sister as
they came off the plane. Instead of spending summer in Texas, they brought a
little bit of Texas to me! Of course it was pouring down rain so the pretty
drive back to Baumholder was overshadowed by terrible weather but I think the
two of them were too tired to care. We got them all unpacked and set up with
temporary ID cards so they could access the military post easier. After a quick
nap we headed downtown for a traditional German meal of beer and schnitzel.
Afterwards we braved the downpour and ran down the street to the Eis Café where
I introduced my mom and sister to Spaghetti Eis (amazingly delicious ice cream
that looks like spaghetti). Followed by heading across the street to finish up
the street at a real German pub. We convinced the two of them to try the banana
beer, which is much better than it sounds, and thoroughly stuffed we headed
back to the apartment for some much needed sleep.
The next few weeks we spent
traveling around Germany, visiting castles, cathedral and cute towns. We even
had enough time for a day trip to Prague and five day trip to Barcelona! Instead
of boring my readers with one ridiculously long post I am going to split our
June adventures up until smaller, much more readable posts (you are welcome).
TO BE CONTINUED…
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