The Wednesday that felt like a Monday....

I had to perpetually remind myself that it's Wednesday today. It felt so much like a Monday.....I could have taped or glued the phone to my ear, I was almost constantly on it today. And that's not easy. Everybody keeps telling me that my German is good, but it's pretty strenuous to have to be on the phone so much in so few hours. So it wasn't my favoritest day. But also not the worst. Everybody else was kinda in a bad mood, too. I think it might be the weather (cold and rainy, had to turn the heat on yesterday, plan to add some more blankets to the bed today)......(And yes, I know favoritest is not a word.)

After work, we went to the Cannstatter Volksfest. That was really fun. What's so cool is the way the people sing with the bands and have these folk songs that everyone knows. And then there's a song that goes "Ein Prosit, ein Prosit der Gemuetlichkeit" or "Cheers, cheers, to Gemuetlichkeit." What's Gemuetlichkeit? LEO translates it as coziness, snugness, sociability. But that doesn't really tell you what it is. Wikipedia does a good job with Gemuetlichkeit: "However, rather than basically just describing a place as not too large, well-heated and nicely furnished (a cosy room, a cosy flat), Gemütlichkeit connotes, much more than cosiness, the notion of belonging, social acceptance, cheerfulness, the absence of anything hectic and the spending of quality time in a place as described above." The rest of the definition is here. It's a really good concept.

And Stuttgart being the small big city that it is, I of course ran into a German that I know from Bosch in Farmington Hills while at the Volksfest. But I'm not complaining, I was really happy to see him and we agreed to talk later - it was soo loud there we couldn't hear each other - because he's back to working here in Germany now. (Don't worry Mom, married with kids, just a really nice guy....)(I know you were gonna ask anyways, Andy!)

I said Mondays would be Blogthings day and I forgot this past Monday. Since today felt like Monday anyways, I'm going to indulge myself.....what do you think of this one?

You are a Black Coffee

At your best, you are: low maintenance, friendly, and adaptable At your worst, you are: cheap and angsty You drink coffee when: you can get your hands on it Your caffeine addiction level: high

What Kind of Coffee Are You?

And just because:

You Belong in Fall

Intelligent, introspective, and quite expressive at times... You appreciate the changes in color, climate, and mood that fall brings Whether you're carving wacky pumpkins or taking long drives, autumn is a favorite time of year for you

What Season Are You?

These Blogthings' quizzes are pretty accurate, don't you think?

Well, I'm ready for bed.....gotta get some sleep, because I've got more telephoning to do tomorrow.

But first, 'cause this is my blog and I'm a proud new aunt, here's another pic of the little cutie pie, wearing an outfit that I bought him....

Does anyone else think he looks like Andy???