Sep
03
2010
This morning Manuel & I tried to put up our hatrack as part of the entrance area. Unfortunately it did not work. We marked the spots for the screws, the we drilled the holes for the anchors and then we hit a stud. New to putting stuff up I did not know that we had [...]
Sep
02
2010
We are at home – everything is moved in and we got ride of all the moving boxes on the weekend. I started to decorate a little already and it feels like home already. Yeah. I do like that a lot… ~~~**~~~ Wir sind zu hause – alles ist umgezogen und wir sind alle Umzugskisten [...]
Aug
11
2010
I bought us some appliances today. Yeah. We googled yesterday and found that Sears Outlet in Clearwater had the fridge we wanted. I went there today but unfortunately both fridges were damaged on the front. I did not buy anyone. Since I was close I also went to the Sears Outlet in St. Pete and [...]
Aug
10
2010
Today we had the walk thru of our house. That means you meet up with somebody at the house and they show you how everything works (e.g. sprinkler system, a/c) or where you find everything (e.g. manuals, fuses) and so on. And of course we had to go thru the house and see if everything [...]
Aug
07
2010
We got this post card in todays mail… Thanks, Gaby & Joschi! Heute war diese Postkarte in unserer Post. Danke schön, Gaby & Joschi!
Aug
05
2010
We will have some bad weather soon. I just took these two pictures a few minutes ago. On the first picture it was kind of yellowish outside but my iPhone camera could not capture it correctly. The second picture is taken just 5 min after the first one. Amazing how the sky can change color [...]
Aug
02
2010
My jewelry was always in one or two little boxes and annoyingly all my necklaces were tangled. Today I crafted some help. I bought a cork board at IKEA and then I made a jewelry cork board for my stuff. I put everything on it – except the stuff I were everyday and that is [...]
Aug
01
2010
We got our closing date and it is the 16th of August. Just a few more days till me can move from the apartment to our house. I can’t wait for it. But before that we need to do things like get internet, electricity, water and trash. Hopefully that will just take a few phone [...]
Apr
01
2010
I am outside, near the pool and enjoying the sun. It’s about 77 F and some kids are swimming in the pool. Personally I think the water is to cold to swim. I just lay here, read my book and listen to some music. And since you can not join me, I like to share [...]
Mar
31
2010
Just ordered a Kitchenaid Artisan Stand Mixer. Juchu… Waited for this moment a long time. First I did not order because we were in Germany, then I did not order because I did not like the rebate. Now I got the mixer at a good price and I will get a free attachment as a [...]