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Arno woke all of us up this morning and was extremely excited about the events that were to unfold soon. We had a quick bite to eat and then proceeded to open presents. The majority of the day was, as always, spent in the kitchen. We made a fabulous potato roast for lunch and had sous vide steak frites for dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nDecember 24th, 2019 – Weihnachten<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Austin came over for our traditional German Christmas today, which is celebrated on Christmas Eve. We opened the gifts from my Mom and exchanged others with Austin. It was nice to see him again after some time, but he’s moving back to Dallas so that we’ll hopefully get to visit with him more often.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nDecember 7th, 2019 – Flying Tiger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We all went to watch Arno’s Taekwondopracticetoday, which is always great fun. He is very good and has earned lots of belts by now. It the art of high kicks, but what’s much more important is that the boys learn to respect everyone, beginning with those who are older or unable to fend for themselves. Of course that is a very important cornerstone of Korean culture and a beautiful way to approach life.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nNovember 28th, 2019 – Thanksgiving<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We took a non-traditional approach to Thanksgiving this year. Instead of cooking all day, munching on Turkey and all the rest, we simply went to a brunch. It was fun and left us with plenty of opportunities to play and spend time together. What was missing, of course, was the company of good friends and that’s maybe the most important part of celebrating after all.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nOctober 10th, 2019 – Arno’s Birthday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Now, the big day. Arno was excited as ever and could not wait to open his presents in the morning. As an added benefit, his very good German friend Hucky was here to visit with Charlotte. We had a great day, made a fine steak for dinner and then the girls had wine while the boys scattered all over the house and played video games.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nOctober 9th, 2019 – Funny Faces<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow is the big day and Arno decided that he wanted to go to Nordstroms bistro for dinner. Unfortunate, but not unexpectedly, I did not manage to get any straight faces on camera.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nSeptember 8th, 2019 – Meredith’s Birthday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Meredith’s birthday is always a big deal and requires a bit of preparation. Arno and Margo had made a song and poem for her respectively, which was really nice. On Saturday, Chris and Mario came over with their daughter for schnitzel and wine. It’s been a very long time since we had laughed this much in one night. Meredith really enjoyed the evening and we all toasted to her before calling it a night.<\/p>\n\n\n
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