Oh Christmas Tree.....

     The sole objective of last Monday was to buy a Christmas tree. We toyed with the idea of fake or real. Although fake ones look less than desirable it certainly would be convenient. Thankfully, convenience was pushed to the way side....we are too young to settle for practically. So…off to the Boy Scouts we headed. Needless to say, none of the trees in the lot looked much better and sales didn’t start till the evening.

     Driving home, I was pretty bummed that the morning had been totally unsuccessful. Suddenly, Alex whips off the road onto a deer trail leading into the forest. He jumps out and says, “Be right back.” Moments later he was strapping a tree to the top of the car.

     So the morning turned out rather good indeed! I just hope there were no game cameras around…….

Prague

     Prague was every bit of city that we anticipated: Gothic churches, towering facades, town squares, bizarre statues blackened with age. Not to mention a wild night life....of which we were not able to take part. Next time!
     We rented a flat right on Karlova Street, which is one of the streets connecting Charles Bridge to Wenceslas Square to New Town. Hence, it was loud and bustling. However, it accommodated travelers on foot perfectly. Pierce and Gretel did fabulous being carted around all day. The people of Prague acted as though they had never seen a stroller before. As we made our way through the busy streets people ooooed and ahhhhhed over the Chariot. Alex and I are still a bit miffed as to why.
    

Charles Bridge and St. Vitas on the hill.

 Craving adventure? Just go out to dinner with the rug rats!

Gretel could have used a dose of my hot wine this night....

      


Usually the bridge is packed....however this is early morning and Prague is NOT a morning town.

 

Flying buttresses of St. Vitas

This is not my beer...I was waiting for somthing far superior: coffee and a pastry!

The oddities of the Czech.

Transformers and Mini Fridges

Making bread for our neighbors.

Considering a turkey wont even fit in our oven we are spending Thanksgiving in Prague.

Alex is driving me to drinking....

Election Day

     This post is inspired by my sister Allison. I thought maybe I was the only one feeling considerably crappy at the outcome of the election. But after reading her blog I realized I wasn't alone.
     Alex and I have an extremely dear friend who says, "If you are under 21 and a conservative you have no heart; however, if you are over 21 and a liberal you have no brain." True that. So....for all those Obama loving dumb asses.......the only part of the political future I look forward to is saying, "I told ya so."

The First Ventures

Besides Pierce nearly pulling a priceless painting off the wall our first castle run was beautiful!

Burg Eltz

Saint Etienne Cathedral in Metz. Basically, we cruised over to France for Mass and a crepe. It was a rainy, drizzly day....hence a google search picture has to suffice.