Winter's Tale...

I never was a big fan of the winter time.
I HATE snow, I HATE the cold, I HATE having wet feet..

I spent an exchange year in Texas. The only day we had snow there was on Valentines Day. I really enjoyed the warm weather there. OK, sometimes it was just WAY TOO HOT!! But I always preferred being hot, than cold.

When I am too hot I can take a shower, go to the pool, drink something cold. I can still go outside and enjoy going for walks. When I am too hot I still live a normal life.

Well if I am too COLD though everything changes. I get depressed, cold weather makes me sad. I don't know what to do with myself when the weather sucks.
During winter it gets dark here around 5pm and it stays that way until 8 or 9am. I dont like that at all.

So I have literally always hated winter. I have preferred staying inside where its warm, drining chocolate milk, reading a book, watching TV, playing games. Everything but going outside.

All this changed a couple of months ago...
Oh.. dont get me wrong, I still hate winter over here and one day I will make sure to only have the cold wheater when I choose so.
I have lived in Weimar now for almost 2 years. I grew up near Frankfurt and our winters there were never really snowy.
This year has been the snowiest year in my entire life. We had snow for over 3 weeks straight. And bevor that we had snow and after that too..
This year I wasnt able to just sit inside, watch tv, drink chocolate milk or read a book every time I was cold and wanted to avoid the outside.

Momo is the reason why I started enjoying going outside even though there were two feet (I tend to exaggerate a litttle)of snow.
I have to wear pantyhose. I cant really remember the day when my legs last got to breath. Well they do get to breath during the night and under the shower.
So whenever I go outside I wear my pantyhose, then a pair of pj bottoms and then my pants. I like to be warm. I wear a t shirt, a longsleeve, a sweater, 2 pairs of gloves, a scarf, a cap, my hood, 2 pairs of socks over my pantyhose, warm shoes and a really warm jacket..
It takes quite some time to get ready, but once I am, I go outside and enjoy this:









I really enjoy my time outside with my dog. All I wanted to say here was, that I dont care if it snows, if it rains, if there is a storm. I dont care if its 0 or 110 degrees outside..
I really could care less because I have so much fun going for long walks with Momo, throwing balls for him, taking my bike out so he can run, watching him play with other dogs, see him eating snow or swiming in the river or drinking out of a puddle.
I sound like a mom, but all I am is a proud dog owner... Getting him from the pound really was the BEST DECISION EVER!!!

France.. Again?

Just a couple more pics of France... These were taken 4 years ago but I had to share.

The Eiffel Tower at night!!





OK, so we were young and didnt have money, so we decided to take the stairs up.
Seriously!? I am not kidding. They still charge you, of course. I just googled it! 1665 steps. That doesnt sound as bad, but it really is. We were glad to take the elevator back down.

This is the view from the top of the tower..








So really, everyone save up your money and fly to France already!!! You wont regret spending the money!! And if you want to save a little then sleep in a youth hostel. They are all over France, Germany, Belgium, Italy.... It's really cheap to sleep there and they often have a kitchen so you just cook your own food.

Germany-France-Germany

My mom LOVES France!!
So around easter last year she decided she really NEEDED to go GROCERY SHOPPING in FRANCE!!! So off we took in her little car. The good part it, France is only a little more than an hour away from my parents house!! So it wasn't too bad!!
We bought a lot of french products which my mom loves to cook with!!!
We went sight seeing (a little bit) and had french McDonald's! It was pretty good :)







My hair was not blond then!!



Lena and Benni



The owner got really mad when I took picture in here!!
Veuillez ne pas photographier!!!!




My mom, Benni and Lena



We were happy when we got home though!!!
It was a looong and exhausting day!!!

A winter in Denmark...

Nicole, my brother Benni, his grilfriend Lena, my cousin Stefan, his girlfriend Steffi and I drove all the way to Denmark. We rented a house near the beach for a week. It was worth the money!! :)

All week we spent playing fames, wii, going to the beach, loving the dog, playing with the dog, cooking and playing more games. It was GREAT!!!
For all of you who have NEVER been there or any other place in Europe.
YOU ARE MISSING OUT!!!




My brother, Lena and me.



Playing games...




We did this ^^ after 12.. It was nice to watch them until they were gone...



I really enjoyed walking on the beach every morning. Just Momo and me. It was so peaceful...







Momo LOVED the sand!!!



We played for hours..



We watched the ocean...



We went to look at the town near the house




Momo enjoyed a swim...


My brother and me!!



Oh how I just LOVE my puppy!!






It was beautiful!!
It also was a week that I really needed to get my mind off of classes and all the stress that was about to come.. It was so worth it!!

I can't wait for our next trip..