Bremen

Oh we had such a wonderful time in Bremen. It is always nice at Petra's parents' house. We arrived Friday afternoon, in time for the party on Saturday. It was a brunch with lots of delicious food and fun "presentations". Petra had made something for her mom that she presented on a power point and then many of Hanni's friends performed a skit or sang a song (in groups, of course). They were all very funny. I was very proud of myself because I spoke German the entire weekend, with Petra's aunts and uncles, parents (of course), and parents' friends. Petra was actually not spending the night either Friday or Saturday because she had a pinched nerve and wanted to sleep in her own bed. Christian was not able to come at all because he was sick, so I was the mom for the weekend.

Then Saturday night, after Petra left and after putting the kids to bed, I enjoyed a nightcap with Petra's mom, Hanni (70), Petra's Aunt, Annaliese (67), Our old neighbor, Ulla (68), and Petra's Dad, Heinz-Helmut (69). It was quite funny.

Sunday we enjoyed breakfast and lunch and then headed home in the early afternoon. It was a very nice, relaxing weekend. And the Autobahn was no problem - actually it was pretty fun!