Fun Friends = Fun Weekends

It is 3:25pm on Monday, and I'm pretty sure this is the first time I have sat down for more than 2 minutes in the last 10 days. Since we left last Sunday for Italy, we have been on the GO! That didn't stop this weekend just because we were back home in Bamberg either...

Friday night we had a big, multi-reason, party at our friends', the Galletta's house. It was a sort-of delayed Cinco de Mayo/going away to 2 friends/pre-deployment party. Whatever the reason, we all got together and ate way too much food that is really bad for us and just hung out! Some people dressed for the "fiesta", and other people just looked like ghosts (please see me below). At least I put on that festive red lipstick, or I would have just blended in with the walls. I am in serious need of some sun!

The party continued Saturday afternoon at a bier garten, that not only do I not remember the name of, I furthermore don't even know what town it was in. Details have never really been my thing... Nonetheless! It was a beautiful afternoon spent with good friends drinking yummy German bier.

1/2 of the friends!

Jason and I came home Saturday just in time for me to fix dinner and him to make plans to watch the Champions League soccer match. (I don't know if that's the league's real name, or if you even call it a match...) So on we went to a place the Germans call City Beach and the Americans call Tiki Bar...you figure it out, there are no signs anywhere! But it is basically this huge "beach" tucked away in downtown Bamberg. I didn't even have a clue it was there. It's right on the river, and totally covered in sand, complete with multiple bars and a huge tv projector. It was actually really cool! So we met friends over there and the boys watched the game, while the girls just tried to stay awake.

Yesterday was part 2 of Friday night's party - a BBQ in the park. We are so blessed to have such a close group of friends over here, so these get togethers are always a lot of fun. Again, the boys played volleyball and the girls sat in the shade and talked top secret girl stuff. You know...like why do pedicures stay on so much longer than manicures, etc.

Can you find Jason?

We only have a few more weekends left in Germany this year, so taking full advantage of those is high on our priority list! We are just getting ready to close another chapter in our lives, and we couldn't have asked for better people to share it with. 3 weeks til America!