our first year. part two.

it was a white winter. but not as bad as the last one. we were riding the bus in this photo.

this store is the closest thing i had to wal-mart. toom was a short walk away from our home so we went here most evenings just to look around or to get some wonderful german chocolate.

there is reindeer meat at the ikea. reindeer cold cuts!

the R10- the main train we took. loved it when it was not late. it was late a lot. 

rathaus.

this guy is from the planten und blomen park where we were engaged.

the alster. look at the frozen pieces! this was a really pretty day. spring was on the way.

one of our favorite things to do was feeding these birds. we had a special spot in the sun every time.

we went to see a church that was burned in the war, along with most of hamburg, but part of the church is still there. it was beautiful at night, they keep lights on it 24/7.

we attended an unforgettable fireside by tomas kofod and got to meet him.

this cemetery is a very special place to us and we had one last visit before i flew back to kentucky.

this is my favorite band. you can see that post here: pbandj

we made the most of our last bit of germany. See posts: here, here, and here.

oh, and i got my wisdom teeth out. it hurt but it had to be done.

then we were apart for a long time. over one month. but i got to see lots of my sister and her kids.

and eventually we were together again and had a little reunion in cincinnati: see here.

i turned 23 !, finally had my name changed,  loved the new harry potter, enjoyed a visit from aunt dina, had a little wedding reception.

and we moved to louisville, see this: here.

so you see, things have been much better the last six months. we are together. we live 20 minutes from the temple. we have an amazing apartment on the way and really, everything is figured out, except that little career i would like to begin in funeral service. but i hope that soon you will see a wonderful blog post about that..if a miracle happens..but really, serious blessings are being felt by us both. and i have had a great year learning, growing and being in love with jonas.