Early Christmas Present

Clint and I last Christmas in a traditional Christmas town called Seiffen

Ok, so maybe it's not technically an early Christmas present, but that is how excited I am about getting internet finally! Today was the triumphant day that I was able to connect to the internet from MY computer in My apartment in MY bedroom! Yay! Now I can really keep this thing up to date and let my family and friends know that I am still alive!

First of all I want to thank God for inventing a thing called the internet. Without it, I wouldn't be able to write life-changing blogs like this one. I also want to thank Ed for helping me sign up online and also Courtney for allowing me to use her computer in the meantime. You have been a real life saver. Of course, I have to thank my sweetheart for putting up with my complaints while I was internet-less. I must also thank T-Online for the connection that made this all possible. Last, but definitely not least I would like to thank my family and friends who have written me lots of e-mails and have supported me and encouraged me this whole time.

Ok, I am being a little silly, but really I have missed writing on this and I want to do a better job of it now that I have internet. The picture above is really a year old but I thought it was appropriate since it is December and everything. The Christmas Market is open, people have their windows all decorated with lights and I just decorated my apartment today! I actually have a small Christmas tree, and thanks to Jennifer it was all decorated and all I had to do was plug the baby in. I also put some lights around my window and have a few other German decorations inside. I have to say though, I am getting a bit homesick and really thinking about the fact that I won't be home for Christmas. But I am also excited about experiencing Christmas here. So far I have really loved the Christmas Market and all the great decorations. I have been invited to Courtney's parents' for Christmas in Frankfurt and I think that Clint and I will do that. It sounds like fun.

Well, I really need to go to bed now. I will hopefully be updating regularly now. Have a great weekend.