When we woke up (at 2 a.m.) last Friday in Celle to leave for the airport it had started snowing and was sticking. It had snowed a couple of other times while we were there but it never stuck to the ground. We were a little worried that our flights might be cancelled or delayed but it was actually our taxi driver that was late. The ride from our apartments in Celle to the airport in Hannover was the scariest ride of my life! The driver was skidding all over the place, and it felt like he was going way too fast for how much snow was covering the roads. Luckily we made it safely. It did take awhile to get off the ground in Hannover because we had to wait while they got all the snow off the plane but, once everything was said and done we were only about a half hour late getting into Houston.
My dad picked us up from the airport and brought us back to Austin so we could see our family for the weekend. We managed to stay up until about 10:30 or 11 that night so we didn't have to worry about really bad jet lag. On Saturday we had a big get together for lunch at Daniel's house so we could see everyone. We set up a slide show on the tv with all our pictures and it was fun to talk with everyone about what we did and saw in Europe. That night we went to Vasanti's house for her annual Christmas party. Normally she would have had it in December but she was in India for 2 weeks. We did a white elephant gift exchange which is always fun. Daniel and I ended up with a frying pan, turbo twist (to put on your head when your hair's wet), an Eggie (to make hard boiled eggs without the shell), and a barbecue mop, lol. There were lots of weird gifts going around that night! On Sunday we got to see some friends from high school and spend a little bit more time with our families before heading back to Houston before going to Louisiana on Tuesday.
Sunday night we met up with some friends from Daniel's work. We've met some really great people in Houston and it was really hard to hang out with them knowing we'd have to leave so soon. We also had a lot of doctor's appointments to catch up on since we'd been gone for so long. The main thing we needed to do was get Daniel checked out by his Gastrointestinal doctor. He was really having a rough time with the GERD while were overseas. His doctor listened to him breathe and his heart and decided that Daniel needed a CAT scan to figure out why his chest was so tight and an ECG since he heard a faint heart murmur. Luckily we were able to squeeze in the CAT scan and a consultation with a cardiologist on Tuesday before we left. Daniel will have the actual ECG this Monday, which means we have to drive back to Houston again. On the bright side, we get to go to our friends' Super Bowl party!
We had heard some pretty scary stories about living in Berwick. The apartments aren't cleaned in between occupants and an Australian couple we met in Celle said theirs was really dirty. We had also heard horror stories about bugs everywhere. So, when we pulled into the drive way late Tuesday night I was pretty apprehensive. Daniel had gone in while I was still parking the car. When he came out, he said "Brace yourself...it's about 20 times better than you'd thought it'd be." It was much nicer and cleaner than I expected. Here are the pictures.
The front of the house. This is our side of the duplex.
The living room. The couches are pretty comfortable. The t.v. is also a nice size.
The kitchen. There's no dishwasher but I'm excited to have a full size oven again. Let the baking begin!
The bedroom. We had bought new bedding since we weren't sure what would be here and how clean it would be. The bed was made when we got here but I still felt better using our new sheets since we had no way to tell if the others had been washed by the last person.
The other side of the bedroom.
The closet. It's really big but there's not very many hangers.
The bathroom.
Even though everything was pretty clean when we got here, I've spent the last two days deep cleaning. My allergies have been bothering me since we got here so I figured dusting would help that. I also cleaned the floors because they were pretty gross. The only problem is that there's no vacuum cleaner. I don't think the carpet in the bedroom has ever been vacuumed. Even though I cleaned the floors, it still feels yucky walking around barefoot. Oh well, if that's the worst part about living here I'll consider myself lucky :). Also, we're lucky we're here now because bugs haven't gotten bad yet.
We haven't done too much exploring of the area yet. We've been to the Walmart down the road to get groceries but that's it. Tomorrow morning I'm going to Morgan City to sign up for a substitute workshop. Hopefully I can sub during the days. That way I won't be bored and I'll be able to make a little bit of money. We'll also be here during Mardi Gras. Maybe we'll go to New Orleans :)
My next blog will probably be about whatever I bake for Valentine's Day!
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