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We are here snug in our little apartment on a dark and windy Sunday night listening to Frank
Sinatra singing “White Christmas” and thinking it’s not going to happen in
Frankfurt this year. Plenty of water
from heaven, but just generally too warm for anything to stick for very long. We’re not complaining though, given we still
have a commute into the office every day.
We took a walk out into the country side this morning with our umbrellas
against the wind and sideways rain. The
little river that runs past our town was high and fast and reminded us that when
we drove past the Rhein yesterday, it looked at flood stage – right up to the
road in some places. I don’t know if
Germany ever has a dry season but it’s not the fall or early winter. We celebrated the winter solstice yesterday
though and enjoyed the longer day today with ever better to come. The ward choir put on the Christmas sacrament
meeting today. Elaine and I got to be
readers as well as in the choir. Lovely
meeting with carols from France, Germany, and America. Did you know that in Germany it is kosher
only to sing Silent Night on Christmas Eve or very close to it. The chorister in our German teacher’s ward
scheduled it in sacrament meeting a couple weeks ago and shocked the
congregation!
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| Our humble Christmas Tree |
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| Authentic German Decorations!! |
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| Look soo good, but filled with various liquorsss |
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| Singing for the office Christmas Social |
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| Candid shot of Mom checking on messages from home |
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| 2-story carousel at the Christmas Market |
This week, in addition to working hard every day at the
Public Affairs office, we enjoyed a fine German meal in Bad Homburg and the
Russian ballet performing the Nutcracker on Thursday evening and Saturday went with three other
missionary couples to Rudesheim to people watch , have a fun lunch and enjoy the
Christmas decorations.
Enjoying our mission for sure, but wouldn’t mind dropping in
at good friends and children’s homes this next week, oh well, we'll take a rain check until 2014. Merry Christmas all!
We are here snug in our little apartment on a dark and windy Sunday night listening to Frank
Sinatra singing “White Christmas” and thinking it’s not going to happen in
Frankfurt this year. Plenty of water
from heaven, but just generally too warm for anything to stick for very long. We’re not complaining though, given we still
have a commute into the office every day.
We took a walk out into the country side this morning with our umbrellas
against the wind and sideways rain. The
little river that runs past our town was high and fast and reminded us that when
we drove past the Rhein yesterday, it looked at flood stage – right up to the
road in some places. I don’t know if
Germany ever has a dry season but it’s not the fall or early winter. We celebrated the winter solstice yesterday
though and enjoyed the longer day today with ever better to come. The ward choir put on the Christmas sacrament
meeting today. Elaine and I got to be
readers as well as in the choir. Lovely
meeting with carols from France, Germany, and America. Did you know that in Germany it is kosher
only to sing Silent Night on Christmas Eve or very close to it. The chorister in our German teacher’s ward
scheduled it in sacrament meeting a couple weeks ago and shocked the
congregation!
Hope you guys had a wonderfully German Christmas! I've been seeing cute pictures of your family here celebrating :)
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