Weekend at Home

Wednesday afternoon was spent with the Schowalters. We rode bike to the exact geographical middle point of Bavaria. Then we continued our journey on to a museum about the Limes/Ancient Romans. If you don't know what that is (which you probably don't)...wikipedia it, because I don't feel like explaining. Very fascinating. The region is trying to make the Limes a tourist attraction. But it's always a little difficult to draw people to a wall that has not been there for the past 1000 years. But the history of the ancient Romans is always good stuff. The ride there was fun the part. The ride back was exercise. Which is the case if I want to bike anywhere around here. So my holiday was a good one.
I will jump to Friday now, which was my day to spend with Ruth and her boys. As far as work goes there, I cleaned the boys boots, read to the boys, and baked a cake(hardly work:)). Before the cake was finished Ruth insisted that I could go home for the day since I had stayed longer the past week and I had to get ready for youth group. Yes finally I am not away and I can go to youth group. It kind of sucks that youth group is on a Friday since the weekends are always times to travel. But I will go when I can. I hitched a ride with Sarah, who first had to go to Ballet. I sat and read a book, every once in a while, looking up to watch her and the others in the class. Then we arrived at the church for youth group. There were about 15 youth there. The theme of the lesson was prayer. There were some really good discussions going on...If only I could understand what they were. My brain worked hard trying to pick-up what it could. After the Bible study I went with Sarah and a few others to the house of the youth leaders, a newlywed couple. We (and when I say we there was very little I) talked until 1:15. In the last half hour or so I just really wanted to go home because I was really tired and tired of trying to understand so much German. Finally, we left. Overall I enjoyed the evening.
Today I woke up around 9 and went down for breakfast. Sonja and the kids were ready to leave for Ingolstadt shopping. I asked if I could come along, but they didn't know if there was room. But then she said there was and we were leaving in 2 minutes. So I ran upstairs with my bread w/ chocolate spread (not nutella cuz I'm allergic) and quickly got ready. We went to MediaMarkt, and clothing stores. Shopping gets me a little down because I really can't afford anything at the moment. And I thought about how much more satisfied I am when I don't see when I am missing. Isn't that how life goes?...Anyways then we took down the Strawberry stand at the market grabbed some Doeners Kebaps(middle eastern fast food that has found a largest market here in Germany) to take home for lunch. After lunch Lucky had to be taken to dog school in Beilngries, the same town in which the kids go to school. While Sonja and Hanna helped Lucky through his lessons, I was dropped off at the ZwibelFest (Onion Festival) to have a look around this exciting event. I meandered though the street for the hour which I was alone. When Lucky was done with his dog school, Sonja also wanted to look around. So I walked past the same stands that I had just seem. Although, this time Sonja knew several people selling different things. They're always the same people that go to the same fests that Rolf and Sonja sell ice cream at, selling their special local goods honey, fruit juice/liqueur, waffles, etc...
For dinner Toby and I made crepes(well they call them pancakes here insisting that crepes are thinner). Then I made my way to my computer, which I have been at ever since...too long. (Speaking of computers...there was this really awesome laptop for sale at mediamarkt. Super light a compact.--this is what I mean about dissatisfaction...)
Anyways about this blog-I was speaking with my dad and he told me that only one of the picture links worked. I never understand why that is. And I assumed that you could simply copy and paste the other links with pictures besides Oktoberfest. But I decided to just take away the links all together since it's kind of silly to put all your personal pictures to everyone in the world. But...if you would like to see pictures (for example of everything I have just talked about above-just email me and I will email my facebook link). Don't feel bad asking at all!!!