My search continued

We hit the town this weekend, in between rain storms. Searching for more treasures before we move back to USA. I'm kinda sad and kinda glad I haven't been doing this for the last two years. Not sure if everything would fit in sea container or if we would have any money left. So it's good the bug bit me so late in our time here.
Here are our weekend finds:

I'm linking up today with Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality for more Thrifty Treasures!

Sundays In My City

One thing I love about my city Bremen, Germany is there is always something going on. We went to the city yesterday, to run some errands and go to flea market along the river again. I won't bore you with my buys...but I did pretty good! Every corner of my city had something happening. By the water were booths and booths of food, drink and arts for sale. Lot's of music and entertainment and tons of people. 

Had to get a picture of the Aussie German.

These guys drew quite a crowd.

Lots of boats, ready for dinner cruising.

Got Schwein !

Beautiful flower store fronts

World Cup starts very soon and Germany loves their soccer. Yesterday in the city center they had a whole Africa theme going on, kicking it off. Mini soccer area were set up and games were being played. This soccer ball flew out of gated area and was stuck to one of the oldest and most important buildings. The crowd roared with excitement....so I found that picture worthy.

That's my Sunday!

UnknownMami is host for today she always has something going on in her great city too.

Today....I watched a women with her baby in stroller get on the crowded tram, stand in front of another couple with a 2 year old. The 2 year old girl was standing near the legs of her sitting father. This women who they clearly did not know took out a tissue and wiped their toddlers nose. She then got a wet wipe out of her stroller and wiped the girls face clean. All awhile the parents just sat there, either in shock or perhaps this is common. I stood a few feet away and  "was all OMG what is that women doing" "WTF"! Then she reached into her bag and gave the little girl a wrapped muffin....no communication is going on between women and parents just her and the little girl. Next she took out two little pink clips and started fixing the girls hair! The little toddler kinda started getting weirded out and was like wooooo this has gone too far, and pulled the clips out of her hair and threw them on the ground. I couldn't believe how ballsy this women was and why! The next stop off they all went in different directions and I sat there with my mouth wide open saying WTF was that mini baby makeover tram style! So bizarre!

We went back down to the Saturday flea market along the river. I totally cleaned up on more blue and white plates and such. But even better I realized I'm actually pretty good at holding my breath and can do it for some time. The level of BO today was an all time euro high!!

We also had to buy two light bulbs.....they cost 11.50 Euros each...that's about $15.00 per light bulb. Have you ever paid so much for a bulb the size of my thumb! We said to the guy holy sh@t are you kidding me. Everything here is so expensive....but people here think America is so expensive.

I apparently look like this:

While we were in the city I went to get my eyebrows threaded. My girl doesn't speak English and all I do it point to my eyebrows and say Ja! So she gets to work and is all oh my and other sounds to imply I have a uni brow and I'm asking her to solve world peace or something. I said they are bad uh? She is all Ja Ja Ja!
So after my brows are done and tears are running down my face from the pain, she points to my lip and says okay! And I'm like, You think it's bad and she makes a face and says Ja bad! Okay go ahead! Now that hurts, the pain level is close to child birth....seriously! Then so points to my cheeks and chin, I was like seriously am I the bearded women ....crickets....blank stare.....then I say is it bad? Ja it's bad! Okay go ahead!  Now this is me! Bald faced baby! 15 Euros later and a few tears!

And that folks was my Saturday!How about yours?

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is my Dad's Birthday! 

I wish I could be there to celebrate with him in person...maybe next year. My dad loves sunny weather, he says it's not a good day unless he is wearing shorts! They live in Arizona in the winter and in Utah during the summer months. He loves to golf, read, and play more golf. Probably pretty sad 24 is off the air, it's his favorite show. Loves going to movies, especially getting that senior discount. Popcorn with butter, good n' plenty are amongst his favorite. He loves his girls especially his number one chick my Mom. 

Happy Birthday Dad I love you with all my heart!!

Black and White Wednesday-Horses

Happy Wednesday!

These pictures are from out in the country by our house. It never gets old taking pictures of them, they are fascinating creatures. They have several new babies this Spring and it's fun watching them grow.

These pictures are taken by my daughter Katelyn and I edited them to B&W. 

Pleased Stop by Lisa's @ The Long Road to China and see more B&W Wednesdays!

Random Tuesday Thoughts

It's Tuesday but yesterday was a holiday here and it feels like Monday! My hubby flew home from WNY today, while he was there he video taped some rooms in the home we are buying...he is no Spielberg. His finger was in half of them and you have never seen someone scan a room so fast. But I appreciate seeing them even though I'm dizzy.

I've been doing pretty good going through crap and getting rid of stuff and organizing...but I'm losing interest...I wonder if I have ADD. I have 30 or more days before packers come so I figure I'll pace myself!

List's are made....checking them twice, adding to them! I feel like we are on track then I get a wave a anxiousness like I'm forgetting some thing.

My 70 plus year old neighbor does his yoga exercises in the back garden right outside my kitchen window in his Euro bikini, there is something so wrong about it. Katelyn calls it his yokini! It's disturbing that we find it entertaining, man I can't wait for American TV.

Sophie's breath smells like garbage...any ideas to freshen dogs breath up...makes me want to vomit!

I think Tupperware lids and hanging out some where with missing socks....life's greatest mysteries!

That's all I got rattling on up stairs......

Stop by Keely at THE UN MOM so is wacky random.

Happy Tuesday!

Sundays In My City-Flea Market

Yesterday I went to our flea market along the Weser River. It's there every Saturday, mostly it's a bunch of crap mixed with a few treasures. Yesterday was gorgeous 70 degree day sun shinning and lots of people. Above the river embankment is the Beer Garden - Schlachte, it was full of vendors selling new goods, food, drinks and a Country Western band was playing and lots of people were line dancing. The city was full of energy. Germans are fascinated with all things Western. After I shopped I sat in the beer garden, had a beer and brat wurst and soaked up the sun and culture.  It was certainly the place to be!

Stop by UnknownMami and visit her city and more!

Happy Sunday!

Finding your chocolate side...

My daughter's friend always says this before you take her picture "make sure you get my chocolate side",meaning her sweet side. We gave Katelyn a new camera for her 16th birthday and she is always snapping away, you are never really safe. She doesn't necessarily want you to pose for her pictures she is more random or creative. I don't really like having my picture taken especially as of lately..I've gain a lot of weight, have a few extra chins and need my hair dyed desperately. Needless to say it's gonna be a while before that changes so in the mean time I need to find my chocolate side.

Not my chocolate side...

Gimme some chocolate...

Where are my eyes? 

What do you think #2?

Do you know your chocolate side?

39 more days...

39 more days until we board the plane and return to the USA. I'm excited but starting to feel nervous. There is a lot to do...between filtering through our stuff here, getting rid of crap, deciding air shipment and sea shipment. We are in the process of buying a house in NY, a hard process with the time change and distance. It's a different process in the East coast compare to West coast with real estate lawyer etc.. I feel like their are a lot of cooks in the kitchen. Need to head to Utah and pack up our storage unit, ship our cars...yada, yada, yada
I know I should be making lots of lists....

I'm feeling a bit over whelmed....39 days is a while but yet May is almost over, where did it go? Remember when we were all looking for signs of Spring...Summer is knocking at the door. Off to make a list or two!

Happy Thursday

Black and White Wednesday-Sophie

This my Sophie girl, we spend our days together. Most the time she is asleep, she takes naps from her naps. She is a 4 year old Wire Fox Terrier. She is not what I think a typical terrier is, she is really mellow. But when she wants to play she lets you know, she suddenly has a ton of energy, she occasionally barks. Like today I yawned and she jumped up barking running to the door. Who needs a big dog when not even a yawn gets past Sophie. Sophie loves her food, a lot of times she forgets she has been fed and will lay pathetically by her bowl waiting. Sometimes her dad gives her an empty jar of Peanut Butter to lick out and she is in heaven. Bad thing is Sophie thinks she has free reign to anything and everything within reach....like my morning coffee, or glass of wine. Sophie loves to sit by the windows and watch the birds....now that is the only part terrier she is, she has never caught one YET! Sometimes I let Sophie sleep on the couch only because it's in the office and I can wash the slip cover, her dad doesn't like it! But look how cute she is....who can say no to that face?

Stop by and say hi to Lisa at The Long Road to China and enjoy more B&W's