Less than 4 weeks to go!

Wow, it has been too long since I posted last!  But things have finally slowed down and I'm feeling a lot better about the things we've accomplished.

So let me back up a bit... Thanksgiving we celebrated a week early to include some foreigners who wanted to experience it the American way.  We went over to Sarah's with about 12 other people and had mostly everything that we'd normally have.  I made sweet potatoe casserole and brownies from scratch and then there was a small turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing, and more and for dessert there was also a super awesome cranberry apple pie.  We had a great feast and were so thankful to be able to celebrate with people.  That weekend Paul skyped his little cousin's 6th grade class.  The kids interviewed him on skype for Europe day and they got a kick out of it.  It was cute to basically have a whole class of kids in our living room.

The next week instead of Thanksgiving we went to see the lights be turned on over Bahnofstrasse.  It was pretty uneventful but they were pretty and we had reservations at a small Swiss hokey restaraunt.  Their speciality was a HUGE pork cordon bleu that was so big it didn't even fit on the plate.  I got the smaller one and it was really good.  That weekend Harold had a Schnitzel party and made Austrian schnitzel, potato salad, and apple strudel.  He used to cook in his parents' restaraunt so of course everything was super delicious.

My last day of work was the last day of Nov.  I had mixed emotions about the end but overall Im very happy it is over.  It was great for 6 months but I could not see myself making a career out of it.  They gave me a recommendation letter (in German) that will hopefully make finding another job easier and a nice bonus which was awesome.  I am just so thankful to be able to relax now.

Last weekend we threw a Glögg/Swedish Smörgåsbord party and I think it went well.  Paul made Glögg (a mulled wine) all night and gave everyone a bottle to take home.  We had lots of food and filled our living room with people.  It was a great night and Im looking forward to doing it again!  We wanted to invite so many more people but our place definitely couldn't hold them all.

This week we are focused on getting paperwork prepared, signing up for insurance, and buying last minute items.  With less than 4 weeks til his due date and less than 2 weeks til my family arrives we are feeling the crunch.  Because of the party the place is already super clean so that's nice and we finally bought a vaccum after 11 months!  It was half off so we went for it and that day was a day of deals!!  We got the vaccum, paid for some baby stuff with grocery points, AND got so many stickers from our spending that we have enough to save over 100 bucks on some new dishes!  I love deals.  Anyway, it's been snowing and cold but now it's raining and not as cold which is not as enjoyable.  This is what we woke up to a week and a half ago...

Oh, and this is our bathroom now!!  We were without a toliet a few times and those times were super miserable but now it was all worth it.

So things are going well and we aren't freaking out yet.  We are really excited for our future and are really excited to see my family in a couple weeks!  Love the Christmas season.  :)