The blog comes alive again!

Yep, I'm going to start blogging again to chronicle the adventures of the summer. This time, I'm not really going on a roadtrip, but a worldtrip! Seriously, oh my gosh, this will be crazy!

We're flying to London in just over 2 weeks, and then heading to east to Bucharest with stops in Berlin and Prague along the way. Once in Romania, we'll be working with kids at a school using puppets to teach life skills, such as not littering, not bullying, taking care of yourself, how to value those different from you, etc. Pretty excited about that, as well as seeing our friend Carolyn who has taught there for the last 17 years!

After Romania, we're taking the recommendation of my friend Monica who studied abroad in Budapest last fall, and we're visiting her city (yes, Monica--Budapest is YOUR city in my mind now :) ) and Croatia. Adriatic Sea, here I come! It has been far toooo long since I've seen the ocean.

Then, since Greta and mom are such big fans of "The Sound of Music," we couldn't bypass an opportunity to visit Salzburg...and even are going to be staying at the Von Trapp family's former house! Next, we'll take a train into Germany and visit the Black Forest. Dad's mom's family was from this area, so it'll be neat to see their neck of the woods (and after looking at the map, it will be WOODS, literally!). And then, Dad's dad's family was from Wuppertal, Germany, so we're driving up there for a few days to try and find the house he grew up in. And then??? HOME. whew! I think we'll be ready for a looooong nap.

And if you know me, you know how many pictures I take normally. Like of things that don't really need to be photographed. Like my shoes. And 10 million pics of Oreo sleeping in strange locations. So uhh, I can't imagine how quickly I will fill up my camera card in Europe. Anyway, all that to say... stay tuned! I'll post the best and spare you the ones of the airplane food, the sidewalk, and yes, my shoes.