Midday..

Just wanted to share this awesome feeling I have right about now listening to Chris Tomlin..a little loud, and worshipping our fabulous God! Thank you for all you have provided..we are so blessed!

Today is the day!!!

Guten Morgen all! Today is the day that the new baby kitty comes home to her new house with her new family..all is ready (has been for over a week)! Just a reminder..as I have posted this already to my facebook and twitter sites..October is adopt a shelter dog month..for those of you who are thinking about a new family member!!Just a thought.
Went to Mathias Hochschule Rheine information seminar for theeir Physician Assistant Program yesterday evening..am super excited as even my husband who was a bit negative about it a couple of weeks ago is now for it and fully on board with me. Finally got to meet with one of the instructors who has been my contact person over the phone and via email..super nice and helpful. From the looks of the parcipitants last night I will be one of the oldest in the class but that is okay. It is not like in the states where people of all ages tend to be enrolled in college, it is definantly an oddity here for someone..gasp..my age to be a student. But as it is I have gotten used to being kind of out of place and different in the region where we live, what used to make me mad, sad and very uncomfortable I just find amusng..let the people look and talk it is now just the fuel I need to push harder to be better, do more, and grow to be even stronger than I was before.
Started my morning making a huge, colorful salad and chopping fresh veggies for a curry that we will be eating this evening..made with coconut milk and in 2 portions of course..1 with meat for the guys and 1 without for me. yummo!!
Okay, time to hit the treadmill and do my floor exercises as it is still dark outdoors and the pups are not huge fans of walking before daylight..will take pics today and post for you all this evening..have a day as awesome as all of you!!

It's Tuesday!! Man, what a great day so far!!!

Hello wonderful people! I hope that all of you are having such a good day. Woke up this morning roaring and ready to go..God is so good!! Had my first of many mornings to come on my new treadmill, ran 4 km, did a ton of crunches targeting upper and lower abs, some jumping jacks, lifted some weights..and then went to my husband's grandparents and helped them around the house for a bit. Now, a few minutes to clean up this house, do my nails, get dressed and we are off to Mathias Hochschule rheine to attend an information seminar over the Physician Assistant Program that starts in April..fingers crossed please! plus my husband took the day off of work today so that makes this day even better! ;D Okay, must go..until later today or in the morning. Have a great day.

Monday..already??

 Guten Morgen liebe Leute! Once more I find myself wide awake at 0330..except this time it was due to not only the dog needing a drink of water  (of course he sleeps with me!!)..the small one..but also my husband snoring..so I decided to take advantage, blog a bit, blog a bit, wash some clothes, and do the ironing..oh, and drink some strong, black coffee. Today is the day my treadmill is set to arrive..am so excited. No longer will my running or lack of be based on the weather..I know, I know..all of you hard core runners out there are thinking how lazy I am when it comes to running and you are exactly right..I like to run in comfort.
Yesterday proved to be a super successful shopping day at Ikea
Oldenburg, the last large trip for furniture that we need to make for the house..the rest will be small things such as rugs,large pictures, etc..but man oh man was it crowded, after the first 3 hours wee were both a little stressed but we dug in and accomplished our mission..of course once we got there Matthias was like okay, we are here..lets go find that 1 dresser we came to buy..silly boy, who drives over an hour to buy 1 dresser?? Long story short..the rest of what would not fit in the Passat will be delivered on the 15th!! :D
Picture explanations of the day..roses..for my birthday, super sweet pink and I am loving Owls this season..they are everywhere here from linens to bags, a great craft idea with the hearts..lots of lace and ribbons,
a cuddly sheep happy to be out of the way of all of the activity at the Moor museum on their open house day, he and 2 others were happily lazying the day away!
Below is the inside of the house that I posted a pic of Sautrday, this is how some of the houses here looked not so terribly long ago, my mother in law says she can remember when she was a child there were still houses like this being lived in. And the very last pic may look like just a bunch of grass in a hole but if you look carefully to the side were it loks like it has been dug out ..this is what is called turf or Moor..it is used sometimes even today for heating (dried and burnt like wood) and the upper layer of the earth is super light..almost like styrofom..it is used in the garden..
When you think of all ofour modern conviences now it is pretty amazing to see stuff like this. Hope you all enjoy.
This morning will be one of adventure..Lidl has their skiclothes on sale, that means for the best selection I will have to be there at 8am and fight with the other crazy shoppers to get the sizes I need..the people are usually super rude actually pushing others out of the way to get what they want..normally I avoid going shopping on Monday and Thursday mornings due to this but on days like this it cannot be avoided..maybe they will also have a Xanax salt lick on special so that my mood will not be trashed for the day..because generally after dealing with the rudeness I am pretty pissed of for a good time after...for all of you living in the US..imagine Walmart the day after christmas except on a much smaller scale. Super annoying right?
At anyrate, will get busy with the ironing now so that is out of the way for the week..have an awesome Monday!!

Happiness is..a Banana smoothie served with my favorite spoon!!

 Guten Morgen! Pics from my birthday..flowers, the Market in Aurich, fun times at the Moor Museum..the houses the people lived in earlier..with their animals, and Dalton threashing wheat, and finally wind energy at its best in a clear Ostfriesland sky!

Last night my sweet husband made me a Banana PB and Soymilk smoothie..as you all know I am totally addicted and he brought it to me with my favorite long, skinny spoon..it used to be reserved for BlueBell Homemade Vanilla ice cream but as we don't have that here and I no longer consume any animal products it is well used for my nightly smoothies..but I personally find it really cool that he knew that small but very important fact..;D
Today is one of those days where I woke up totally energized, found some great workout tips on twitter, an drinking an all fruit smoothie as we speak, and did not forget to take my multivitamin! Way to start positve. Now all that is missing is a small progressive church like I used to go to in Georgia where we could raise our hands in worship while singing Chris Tomlin songs, un fortunantly churches like that do not exist in my part of the world. So I have to do it in my car, my livingroom, wherever the urge strikes..
So, as it is Sunday and all stores are usually 
closed today is a special day as IKEAin Oldenburg is open..so drving and shoppng we will go! 
Anyway..time to put the sports bra on and get my rear in gear..sweat and a little pain to start the day..along with prayers of thanks that all is good with my family!
Have an awesome day and we will talk later!                                                                          

Why am I awake?

Guten Morgen...or shall I still be saying Gute Nacht? ....at anyrate, it is early( 4am) and I am drinking my first cup of coffee, washing clothes and writing!It reminds me of when the boys were small and I was working and going to nursing school full time, this was always the best time of day to study because they were alseep..and later when they were older and I was finished with schoool and working 12 hour shifts I used to clean the house right about now, well because I had no other time to do it..needless to say, it has been awhile since I have been productive with my time so early in the day for quite a while. Well, in all of my Vegan eating glory I have found myself to be addicted to Banana soy milk smoothies and raw almonds, where I used to eat chocolate or gummy bears in the evenings these 2 items have become my go to evening treats,I still need to get a hold on my evening munch attacks but if a girls gonna eat in the evenings there are far worse things I am sure.
We ordered a treadmill for my birthday and for the fact aas I have mentioned before that with the fall and winter now upon us I have no desire whatsoever to be outside to not only jog for my health but also to train for the half marathon in Duisburg in June..it would not be so bad but due to our proximity to the North Seathe wind blows here quite a bit and basically, I may be a really hard worker with a lot of energy but when it comes to running, well it is not super high on my to do list so me being the wimp I am am trying to make it as comfortable on myself as I can..horrible right? but lets face it, I can not stand to have my eyes water and snot dripping out of my nose when I am running, not to mention fighting the wind the whole way..honesty..that is the best policy right? As you al lknow by now I am flesh and blood and I am not about to tell you all that I run everyday no matter what.. I am now..uuggghhh 44 and enjoy my creature comforts way too much.
Well, I started out yesterday super motivated as we were going to be bringing our new family member home so I worked out in the yard and planted everything we bought at the market, cleaned the house, went grocry shopping..did all before 2 pm so we couldhead to the animal shelther..well, long story short..she has to stay until Wednesday so she can see the vet there to get her final shots and I can pick her up that afternoon, a bit of a let down due to the fact her kitty paradise has been ready and waiting now for almost a week but I am happy  to see that they are well taken care of  there..well, I knew that part already but as far as the shelter being so consciencious about immunizations and of course she will have to go back and be spayed when she is 6 months old..we decided on a young cat due to the fact that with the 2 dogs she may be better able to adjust a bit easier..if I could they would all come home with me but thank goodness I have my husband to rein my desire to save the world in..
I will download the pics I took on my birthday today for you all..the camera is upstairs with sleeping beauty and I do not want to disturb him..just because I enjoy this time of day I realize not everyone else wants to be awakened ..I have a couple of craft projects downstairs I can work on for now so the morning will not be wasted..so Bis Später.

Tag der deutsche Einheit und..mein Geburtstag!!

 Guten Morgen ! I wanted to post so sweet baby pics this morning and decided to throw in a pic of my second favorite pair of boots..my absolute favorite are a grey knee high pair..these however are super fun and are from Tamaris..this is my new favorite brand , outside of Coach of course..
Today is the last day for us to be a 2 dog family, ass of tomorrow we will be a 2 dog, 1 cat family..we found a sweet Calico when we were at the shelter the other day..of course for those who know me well, you know that if I had th room I would bring all of the homeless critters home with me, as is while we were there I cried because they have to live in a shelter and not in a loving home..but I must say, the shelters here in Deutschland are no kill and the shelter--Tierheim Hage does a fabulous job so it makes it easier to accept. Anyway, somewhere between the visit and my crying my husband decided a cat would be okay for us to have..all is ready for her..a small cat apt, toys, litter box with cover and food and water bowls..now to wait until tomorrow!
My family was great and I recieved all bithday cards before today..all is closed today because it is a very important day here..Tag der deutsche Einheit..representative of the remerging of east and west Deutschland. A proud day here.

I recieved flowers and perfume from my normally not romatic husband..makes for a perfect morinng..that and we have 4 whole days together..that is far and few between for us so I am going to savor every minute. But..no cake for me, instead I think if we can find a bakery that is open or maybe a stand in the Marketplace in Aurich..a Laugenbrötchen..pretzelroll..made with no animal prodects..so yummy. Today they are having a flower market in the city..so that is where we are headed this morning..fresh air, a few flowers for the flower beds..good stuff. Will take pics and post some either later today or tomorrow morning..goal reached by the way..67.2 kilograms this morning!! Goal for October..65 kilograms!