The Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago this week, and hearing about it made me reminisce about 2007-2008.   We spent most of my son’s first year of life living in Germany.  My husband played professional basketball there and, though I was horribly homesick, it was one of the best experiences of my life.

Living in a foreign country is totally different than visiting.  Simple activities such as going to the grocery store were an adventure.  It was so neat to see the different brands, recipes, foods, etc. and to try things you wouldn’t normally.  We would pop into random restaurants just to see what it was like and the people were so welcoming and friendly!  We would try to speak our craptacular German, but people were so willing to help us and speak English when they could. 

You could drive down the road (while driving 100 mph) and see castles.  I so don’t get to do that on I-75 cruising through Atlanta.  We could hop in the car and be in Berlin, Dresden, Prague, etc. in just a few hours.  We took a few long week ends and spent them in Prague.  I mean, really?  Who gets to do that?  I drive 4 hours from my hometown and I wind up in Tuscaloosa, AL.   Not knocking Alabama, but…

Anyway, a few pictures! < — this experience is what also prompted me to learn about photography…my pictures just didn’t capture how cool it was in person

Random Germany Pictures

What happens when you realize that 24-hour (and open on Sunday) Wal-marts don’t exist in Germany and THEN you realize they have a holiday called Man Day and everything is closed Monday, too.  I have to say…it worked pretty well!  Nothing like a maxi pad, burp cloth, and athletic tape. Yep.

R.I.P. Lavelle Felton :(