and so it begins

Passport--check!
Camera--check!
Camera stuff--check!
Clothes, not too many, not too few (thank goodness we can go shopping if we missed something)--Check!
Sturdy shoes for cobblestone--check!
Tickets--Check!
A couple of spare Euros--check!
Travel books--Check!
Reading glasses (sigh)--check!
Ipod and earphones--check!

Last night, we saw the Von Trapp Children singing--yes, they are the great grandchildren of the Sound of Music people. It was interesting to see them in traditional dirndls; in fact, the girls wore the same dirndls that Maria actually wore when she toured. Some of the buttons were actually century old coins. So, that helped to put us in the mood for Europe!

We're leaving in an hour. M's dad is going to watch the girls and the house, and the weather in Amsterdam is looking fine. In fact, it's looking a heck of a lot warmer than here! The girls seem to know something is up....they're being awfully mushy. And I will miss them, a lot. But adventure awaits.

We're on our way!

The 21st Century

My favorite kids have a blog. One of my best friends has one. Her sisters-in-law have one. Lots of my favorite recipes come from some! And I have chosen not to have one because I type what I think and sometimes that isn't the very best thing--particularly when I type a gazillion words a minute. That's right, a gazillion. It's been clocked.

However, M and I are going on a trip soon, to Europe. This is a big deal--we are going to Germany to 'find his roots', gray ones and all. We're packing light--one carryon bag each. No checked baggage. No extras. No names and addresses unless they are stored in my brain!

It's an adventure! And you're invited (feel special about this; not everyone is!). Assuming that I can figure out how to post, and you can figure out how to get to it.

Here's the teaser....check out this website, and in a week, look periodically to see if we are waving back at you. We're going to try!