I'll Give This A Go...

Half of me feels like writing the other half not. So we'll see which one wins...
On Wednesday, the trampoline finally got put out for the summer. The kids have spent a ridiculous amount of time on it since then. I have inevitably too. It's a good way to use their energy. I get some pleasure out of it as well, although my attention span is shorter.
Switzerland just scored against Portugal, who's perhaps taking it easy on them. But still impressive. Not the Switzerland has a chance to advance at this point but they could gain some pride or whatever the word is I'm looking for. It's not like they were expected to do good but as the hosting country you could hope they could win something.
They played on Sunday against Turkey. Unfortunately they lost that one. I enjoyed watching it though. Martina, a Swiss girl I met the one night out with Katie, picked me up at the train station and we watched it in Liestal. Her boyfriend is part of some club or something that organized this viewing in some parking lot. It wasn't crazy like the city, maybe 100 people. It was a good crowd though, all people about my age. Martina's really cool and plus she complimented me several times how impressed she was with my German. That always makes me feel good.
On Saturday Rebecca and I were invited to visit Jessica, a girl who lives in France, who we knew through Rebecca's youth group. She's half American so her English is perfect and her French, and her German for that matter. Ugh jealous. Anyways, she lives in Mulhouse but on the weekend we were at her parent's farm. We had a barbecue with two married couple French friends of hers. Which was nice to hear them speak French to each other and to know that I can still understand it enough.
Her mom is from Pennsylvania around the same area that my mom is from. She wouldn't have had to tell me though for me to know that. I realized it's such a distinct Mennonite population especially in that generation and the ones before. She reminds exactly like any one of my great aunts on that side with how she was. Being "disgusted" at things and speaking with a strong PA accent, saying a "gl-ay-ass of woo-ter." I just found it interesting how distinct it really is. Weird. I enjoyed my weekend.
I think I'm off to bed now so I can wake up feeling refreshed for the work week.