Hello y'all! I hope this post finds you well, maybe you are relaxing at the beach or the pool right now, a refreshing drink at your side while you are reading this. This won't be the epic, over a thousand words long post that I thought it would be. Summer is here and...
Hey! How are you today? I just realized that my Instaper box is overflowing. Which means that it's time for a new edition of my favorite links that I'm sharing with you. Because I know that you are busy. And that you don't always have time to browse the web for those...
It's late on Friday and the weekend is already here. How did that happen? At least it finally stopped raining today and the forecast for tomorrow (but just for tomorrow...) looks like perfect Biergarten weather! Do you have anything fun planned, too? Since Sunday is...
The first time I learned about the Kinderkunsthaus was when I was still living in the United States. I remember that I was mindlessly browsing through my Instagram feed when I saw this: a photo of kids and parents crafting together at tables covered in paper, paint...
A week ago I gave a presentation at the Expat in the City Fair. My topic: The challenges of moving back to your home country. If you are interested, you can watch the video of the blogger event here. It was such a fun event! I really wish I would have had more time to...
There were not that many things I missed when we lived in the United States. But once in a while a craving for Schaumküsse (chocolate covered marshmallow fluff on a waffle, pictured above) hit me out of the blue. A few times visitors from Germany did me a favor and...
Today I have another round of Friday Link Love for you – my favorite links that are too good to not be shared. Above you see my favorite family moment of the week: the Sunday afternoon that we spent ice-skating on the frozen lake in Burghausen. The last time this was...
Hello readers! Thanks so much for showing up for our Friday date today. Finally, after more than six months Friday Link Love is back, my weekly round-up of favorite posts, articles, links, thoughts, photos, things from around the web. And there is more! I'm also going...
2017. Wow. So here we are. A new year. A blank page. A fresh start. 2016 is history. Recently, I've been reading many reviews of 2016 as well as goals and resolutions for 2017 on my favorite blogs. This inspired me to do the same – looking back, briefly, to 2016 and...
Having lived in the United States for such a long time means that we missed out on the wonderful Advent season for years. Sure – we always had an Advent wreath, decorated our house with all the Christmassy stuff and made our own mulled wine. But nothing compares to...
Hello everybody! I'm quickly popping in today to say "hi" and to share a very special 3 layer cake recipe with you. It's my Mom's secret recipe for the most delicious cake that you've ever had: the 72-Hour-Cake or Dreitages-Torte in German! It doesn't only taste good...
Four more days of school and then that's it! Summer will be here, no more crazy mornings whose outcome is determined by whether I come up with any creative ideas to get the kids out of bed or not, no more practicing sight words and hot-glueing projects on the...
Hello Weekend Link Lovers! How was your week? Was it a good one? I've been stuck in a rut, for no particular reason, these past few days and now I am so excited about a relaxing weekend. Hopefully it will be warm enough for the pool and to spend a lot of time outside...
How was your week, you guys? Did you do anything fun? We are getting ready for our last visitors from Germany so it's time to finally deal with our super-messy guest room. Infrequently used kids toys, Halloween costumes and Easter eggs (plastic, of course), an unused...
It's Friday! Friday! And it's time for a new edition of Link Love – all my favorite finds from around the web that I would like to share with you. Enjoy and have a great weekend! 1 - On being 40... 2 - I currently have my eyes on this and this shirt for my summer...
How have you been? How was your week? It's been a while since my last Link Love post, I know. If you've ever had a kid (or two) sick with the flu, you'll get an idea of how the first half of March looked like for me. Hours and days on the couch, reading books, taking...
It has officially started – the expat "Kaufrausch" or shopping spree! I used to laugh about my expat friends who were getting ready to move back to Germany and their endless shopping lists. As if you can't buy anything in Germany! Well, now that I'm in their position...
Did you know that Valentine's Day could be even more important than Christmas and birthdays combined? Well, I know now – my kids were absolutely CRAZY this week about crafting Valentines for their classmates and teachers! On top of that my daughter is also celebrating...