Just a few more Europe pics...
Well can you tell school started back up again? January happened and it's hard to believe I'm almost to Spring Break! I suppose when your semester finishes up at the end of April they have to fit it in somewhere. Silly semester system. I've been taking OB and really loving it. Lots of baby-holding and diaper changes and contraction counting and trying desperately to count a baby's heart beat. You should try it sometime, it's quite difficult! Can't say it hasn't made me want one! I've seen amazing wonders of modern medicine though am positive I'd like to try to give birth as naturally as possible. However, I've also learned that as strong as natural intentions can be, it's still wise to be open to interventions if needed.
Anyway, enough on nursing for now. I just wanted to post some more pictures from our European trip so I can move on to posting about our Philly winter.
In between Christmas and New Year's, Ben and I had the opportunity to drive up to Frankfurt to meet up with my dear college friend Valerie and her fiance David. Valerie and I lived together all three years that I was at UCLA. She was and is my bosom friend (as we liked to call each other A of GG style) and no matter the time or distance between our reunions, we always seem to pick up where we left off. It seems like only yesterday we were freshmen and making fun of ourselves for going to dormal....
I can hardly believe it's been almost 7 years since graduation when we parted ways...
I know she'll be a lifelong friend. I just wish there wasn't quite as much time or quite as much distance between us! It works out quite well that both her's and Ben's parents live in Germany at the moment, giving us a nice meeting place.
Reunited at last!
Frankfurt
Loved the chance to spend more time getting to know her future husband. He's wonderful.
They had to explain to us the meaning of all these locks on the bridge. Apparently, when two people fall in love in Germany, they buy a lock, have their initials engraved in it, attach it to a bridge and throw away the key in the river! So cute. One of V & D's Christmas presents this year was their very own lock which they attached to the bridge in Cologne, where her parents live. Love it.
Thanks for spending your special birthday with us, Valerie! I love you and miss our late night fro yo runs, Friends marathons, De Neve adventures, and the laughing that made us tear up. Mostly I miss processing just about everything with you. Can't wait to see you again.
Another very special part of our European trip was spending so much time with our niece. She has grown a lot since we saw her last and will have grown even more by the time we see her next. We loved getting a two-week snap shot of her life as a 2-year old. We moped around for days after saying goodbye to her =)
Playing with Elmo on the iPad
Looking forward to the fall when we get to see her and her parents again =)
