Wordless Wednesday - Silly Dance

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Don't know why, just because. Good night, everyone!

Sappy Movies And Porn

Funny thing I saw on TV last night:

Mom (around 60) and daughter (late 30s) are watching a certain sappy vampire movie.

Daughter: For goodness sake, couldn't they at least TRY to be somewhat authentic??
Mom: But this IS authentic!!!
Daughter: Authentic?? THIS?????? Mom, PORN is more authentic!!!!


I'm totally with the daughter, even though I've neither read nor watched any of this crap; what I've got stuffed down my throat unvoluntarily was more than enough! 

Oh, and that:

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Somewhere Over The Big Pond...

Plane tickets: booked
Rental car: booked
Hotel room: in progress

Activities planed:
- Beach day in Corpus Christi, TX
- Botanical Gardens in San Antonio
- San Antonio River Walk
- maybe meeting with a friend in Austin, TX
- lots of running and morning yoga with Lily
- TARGET!!!!

Yes, it's true, we're about to take another trip over the pond to visit hubby's family in San Antonio, TX before welcoming our third little one and Lily starting elementary school later this year. We'll arrive at Houston Intercontinental Airport on April 22, driving down to San Antonio the next morning.

I know that some of you have taken trips to the area before, so please share your advice what to do in the area with two little ones to escape the family compound for an afternoon or more. I'm looking forward to your tips!

Week In Review - Ten Things Of Thankful (40)

Can you believe it's been forty plus some rogue weeks of Ten Things of Thankful?? Can't believe it. What a wonderful place Lizzi has created to focus on the good things in our lives, no matter how we feel. At the moment I feel totally exhausted and over-tired. Anyone ever heard of second trimester fatigue? Don'T remember it ever having been that bad. But even though I've spent part of this week in a haze, there are plenty of things to be thankful for:

1. Having reconciled with my sister. A couple of weeks she'd suddenly called me, after more than 2 years of absolutely no contact at all, and wanted to meet. We had a really good day together walking through a park and having coffee and cake together. I am so glad having talked about all the hard feelings of the past, the arguments, the attacks, and finally laughing it all off together. I'm more glad than I can express to have her back in our lives.

2. Having a new nephew! Welcome to this world, little Julian!

3. Beautiful spring weather for a few days this week. The trees are starting to bloom, there are yellow and purple and green spots everywhere, how beautiful!!

4. My co-worker being awesome and taking me out to my favorite ice cream place for the first time this season.

5. Another translating job. It was only a very small job, but still.

6. Finally having finished a crafting project I've started ages ago. Pretty good feeling!

7. Getting a new Starbucks mug for my collection.

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8. Getting to accompany Lily to her first race today. The weather was not very nice, and she was one of the youngest there, but she still ran a great race. So proud of our Lily!

9. Baked goods. We're going to visit my grandparents tomorrow, and since I haven't given them much (or any) prior notice, I'm going to bring the cake (afternoon coffee and cake is a very German tradition).

10. Hearing more about hubby's concert in July. He's going to play first bassoon for half of the concert. So excited to hear him play again!


Have a great weekend, everyone!

PS: In order to keep this blog somewhat pregnancy-free, I've started a second blog with regular updates. Check out the link in my top bar if you are interested how things are going.

Wordless Wednesday - The Most Dangerous Creature

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I still can't understand how something that looks like a trash can upside down on wheels with a wire wisk and a plunger can the be most dangerous thing in the universe. That's why I love this show, absurdities!!

Not An Artist??

I was talking to my very *special* co-worker about our side jobs a while ago. He's earning tons of money on the side as a piano player and a magician. I have just started earning some play money on the side in my first profession (and passion), translating.

For whatever reason, he has managed to secure a special exemption to be allowed to work more than the additional 10 hours a week that we're legally allowed to; he explained it that he was working as a free-lance artist, while I was only.. well what?


Is a sculpter not an artist because they are not creating anything new but re-shaping materials already present?

Is a musician not an artist because they are only re-playing notes that a composer has put to paper?

Is the writer who transcribes a book into a screenplay not an artist simply because it's not their original idea?

I think art has too many faces to discard one aspect for another. I enjoy my kind of art, my play with language and words; it fulfills me and makes me happy. I love hubby's art, his music, whether it's classical or rock; I love watching him perform, no matter if it's just for me or a full concert hall. I love looking at pictures, exploring scultures, watching movies, reading books, etc. And whether you feel like it or now, every single one of you is an artist, in whatever way.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

I Would Love To Sleep With...

Ok, I admit, I totally stole that from our dear Lizzi, the Considerer, partly because I am totally uninspired today from my own imagination, and partly because it's bed time!

If I could sleep with anyone (as in sharing my bed with, not doing stuff I only do and want to do with hubby that sometimes results in rapid, temporary weight gain and stuff), it would be this fuzzy fellow

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This is Samson, a character from the German version of Sesame Street from my childhood. Someone I'm definitely missing from the Sesame Street the girls are watching.

Who would you love to sleep with??