Home...where the peaches grow.

Why thank you, KLM/Delta! I'm not quite sure where that picture is supposed to be from in y'all's email, but I DID enjoy my stay in Atlanta.

I really wouldn't have if it weren't for the following taking place:

1. Family time

2. A gorgeous and fun wedding

3. A great last night in the States with lovely friends

Photos from those 3 things, you ask?

No worries...here ya go!

I got to meet this little bean!

and reunite with this one

Look! Friends!

 I am jealous of their baby cousin hand holding cutefest.

 Soooo big.

 My beautiful sister, Wendy, holding her new baby niece....Wendy, otherwise known as "what I will look like in 9 years".

Babies interacting is adorbs.

 all she does these days...just like her Aunt Ashley.

 Oh hewwo deres, freepy head!

 Photo shoot

 Gah, so cute.

 Me and some good snugglers.

 I love that Emmie is sticking her tongue out and that McCarty is looking at her. :)

 Wedding fun

 Get yo hurr did, boss lady

 Beautiful Kristin!

 Make-up time!

A moment of stress, yet still pretty

Quotes of note: 

"Have you ever been to one of MY weddings???"

"Honey, I love you; but if you call our wedding a party one more time, you may not get invited."

and last but not least...

"It's perfect."--Ashton Burtt 

 Beautiful Bride

 Bridal Party party in the limo!!!

 Berry College Friends

 Sally and I...I don't think Europe is ready for this combo.

 I love this one so much.

 What a great night with great girls!

A grateful heart

There are a lot of things that have happened in this past month that have truly sucked.


But I am grateful that God allows me to live in such a beautiful country and work here:

 There is a fancy-pants restaurant in that building up on the mountain that I really want to try.

 I love this adorable house.

Oh what a night!

I really hope that when you read the title to this post that you sang (this) in your head. I did.


I have been told that I am an enthusiastic person. I would agree with that assessment, actually. I really enjoy being festive and getting excited about things. No matter how silly they are. 


The Super Bowl is no different. I don't even have to care about the teams to be excited about it. I like things that bring everybody together and give people things to talk about. 


My current situation might have made enjoying the yearly American tradition of food, drink, friends, and football a little difficult. I was worried my enthusiasm would be lost this year. But have no fear! Even Vorarlberg got in on the action! Ok, maybe not all Vorarlbergers were plopped in front of the t.v. from 12:30 a.m. till 4 a.m. or whatever. However, over at the American Roadhouse bar in Koblach...my friends and I could be found cheering on the losing team till the wee hours of the morning. 

No, this isn't a joke. This place exists here.

I mean, this place was awesome. Our friend Sean's roommate works there and that's how we found out about the Super Bowl deal. Entry tickets were 30 Euros ahead of time and included all you can eat/drink from about 10:30 p.m. till the sun came up. 

I almost lost my mind when I saw this.

I really wish I had taken pictures of the food. It was greasy American goodness. Basically a help yourself buffet was set up that was refreshed every so often. Delicacies included jalapeno poppers, hotdogs (that weren't very good), pizza, curly fries, regular fries, potato wedges, and (of course my favorite) chicken wings. Was heißt "all flats, please" auf Deutsch?


And the drinks included a couple different stations:


~one for beer straight from the tap in big mugs
~one that had limo and mineral water
~another with all sorts of yummy juices


Bet you could guess which one I visited the most.


We got there really early in order to get good seats. And it's a good thing we did, too! The place was PACKED by 11 p.m. (a full hour and a half before kick-off). They showed the game on a giant projector screen via ESPN America. So, we even had English commentary. Pretty sweet!

Maaaybe we had facepaint. The Super Bowl is serious business.

Sadly, we did miss out on the commercial front. But hey, you can't have everything you want in life.


The evening was made even more interesting because of the group of us in attendance. Three Americans and three Brits. Three girls and three guys. I might also add that the three of us girls were three out of maybe seven women in attendance. After I did a mini-lesson on American football on the train ride and again at the bar, they were ready to enjoy their first super bowl as knowledgeable fans. Most of us were cheering for the Patriots. Unfortunate, I know.

Sean screaming about rage at the end actually really frightens me.

Clearly I thought watching the game was more important than looking at the camera.

Just like Guy thought screaming "Go!" was more important than taking this picture.

This is Manny stressing out about the fact that his team has only about a minute left and isn't winning. Mackenzie, the seasoned football fan, is there to offer some comfort.

Also unfortunate was my mistake of setting my alarm for p.m. instead of a.m. and not waking up in time for my first two lessons at school. The amount of disappointment in myself today was through the roof.