Things That Made My Day

These weeks are pretty hard. Last week, I had 3 people missing that share my responsibilities (or those that I used to have) plus a few scheduled processes going on. I've been putting in overtime every day, and still the work is piling up. But today, when I just saw the tail lights of my bus and I knew I had another 15 minutes to wile away at the bus stop, I sat down and tried to focus on everything that's getting my spirits up these days.

Well, SPRING has finally made it's way to Germany. Yes, it's finally here, and almost at a point of early summer (even though rumor has it that the weekend is going to be rainy and cold again).

And spring for me means more than a little more sun and daylight savings time. With spring comes green, and scented air, and colorful flowers everywhere. The cafes put their tables outside again, the ice cream places open, and the playgrounds are populated again. Spring elates me!

This is what spring means to me:

Lace ballet flats by H&M

 I simply love ballet flats. But since I do a bit of walking around in town almost every day they are not all too practical during the winter months. So once the days are getting warmer, I am using a lunch break to buy the flats for the season. Love my flats!

Vanilla ice cram coffe (image by Feneberg Fotografie)

It's a German thing, but I bet you all would love it! You cannot imagine my disappointment when I ordered an iced coffee during my first week in the States and what I got was plain coffee with ice cubes. Well, I've grown used to it, but it still can't beat the German iced coffee: vanilla ice cream with coffee and a little bit of cream and cocoa powder on top. Yummie!!

Erlangen's palace gardens in spring (image by Erlangen Info)

Yes, people, this is my town. I have moved here as a 19-year old student. I have moved far and often just to come back to this place. I cannot tell you how much I love this town!

And most of all I love about spring:

Playground in WA

Yes! Most about spring I love heading outside again. During the cold months I miss taking the girls to the playground after dinner. And today was the first of hopefully many of these evenings! I love their laughs, I love them getting excited about the swing and slides, I love to chase them over the greens, and once the fountain is on again, to splash with them, build dams and little lakes.

Happy spring everyone!