Thursday, September 4, 2008

German Blunders

We decided yesterday that we needed to laugh a little here at "It's CQ", so laugh with us at our blunders.
1. Forgetting to buy toilet paper on Saturday and realizing we used the absolute last square early Sunday morning. Might not seem so bad, except EVERYTHING is closed here on Sunday. We had to walk to a neighbor's house and humbly beg for a roll of tp to get us through til Monday, when the stores open their doors.
2. Turning onto a bike path while trying to get off the road in a hail storm that nearly killed us because we were going someplace new and people were practically throwing themselves off the road. We drove a few hundred meters, missed the kids on their bikes and turned a nice 3-point turn, back up the bike path and back onto the street.
3. Getting lost at the border. Into Switzerland, wrong turn back into Germany, quick u-turn back into Switzerland. And wouldn't you know it, not a single passport stamp.
More to come, I'm sure.
If you ever feel you could use some humbling, just move to a new country and watch your pride fall down around your knees in a new way everyday!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yeah, but even the blunders will be part of a wonderful memory of your days in Germany. love, Mom D

Anonymous said...

I love looking at the pictures that you post. I especially love the Ivy House. I wonder what it would be like to live there? And how often do they have to trim it to be able to see out the windows?
Love you guys. Mom B