Not much happens during the day on Saturday but since we were preparing for our own big party, we didn’t really notice. We ordered bread to serve at the party from our local bakery and picked it up on Saturday morning and you could see a bit of the party rush there, already. Most of […]

The 56th Annual Büdesheimer Laternenfest (lantern festival) officially ended yesterday. I have to say that we are both a bit sad because it was a whole lot of fun – and we were amazed at the amount of effort this little town put into the event…not to mention the fact that so many locals seem […]

Make no mistake – throwing a party at your home is a massive undertaking! The more people you have, the more chaos may ensue. But if you have some friends and family you can trust who are glutton enough to volunteer to help you during the event – accept the offer and thank them profusely! […]

We had our housewarming party here on Saturday night and although it was a lot of fun, we’re both happy to have it behind us now. We ended up with about 50 guests and around 15 children ranging in age from a few weeks to 5 years old. Nearly everyone who said they’d be attending […]

I’m nearly uninspired to write about these doors and the trim but I figure at least I’m nearly done for now and perhaps writing about it will help me to forget it happened. It’s not that the results are not worth it – they completely are. Although you may not be able to tell from […]