The summer and fall was very busy for Mike and I. We made two trips back to the states, one in July for our wedding shower and one in October for our wedding! It was a wonderful and busy few months leading up to the wedding, trying to plan everything from abroad, and the actual day of our wedding could not have been more magical. It was everything we could have wished for and we enjoyed every second of it. I am told by our photographer that we will have our pictures soon and I will be sure to post them here for you all to enjoy.
When we got back from the wedding, I was hoping to have more free time to blog, work on my hobbies, and put more effort into learning German, but that did not happen! When I got back to my 20 hours per week job, it soon became many more hours because of an influx in new American patients being referred to our clinic. It is wonderful to be needed and valued in this community, but it was extremely overwhelming for my boss and I to wade through the 20 referrals a day and countless phone calls. We sort of have it under control now, but its definitely a work in progress. I am grateful for this job - I am learning more and more every day, but working with American patients 8-9 hours per day, makes it very hard to learn German, as you can imagine. It's definitely getting better, but its going slowly for sure!
In other news, Mike is taking a new step in his career - he will be entering the world of management starting this summer. This also means that our time here has been extended by an extra year (more time for you all to visit us!). We will now be here until Fall 2016.
Not much else new here. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with our friends here who really are more like our overseas family. We are so thankful to have them in our lives and it makes holidays away from family that much easier. Now it the time of year where we get to enjoy lots of Glühwein and Christmas Markets. Mike's parents are coming out next week to visit us and enjoy the magic of Christmas in Germany. Then, Mike and I will be travelling to Südtriol (the Italian Alps) for the week of Christmas for skiing (hopefully) and relaxation. I say hopefully for skiing because Misty and another dog ran into my knee last week while playing and the pain is not going away. We'll see what the doctor says later this week - fingers crossed!
Here is a taste of the Wiesbaden Christmas Market, one of my favorites!
We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I will be better at updating, I promise! :)
Miss you all,
Katie (and Mike)
