I still can't quite get used to all the paper products and plastic silverware people use around here. I even went to a pizzeria the other day and the little pizza was served in a plastic basket with a piece of wax paper and with plastic cuttlery. I about felt like walking out of the restaurant then and there because that registers pretty high on my "that's just wrong" scale. Sorry to be judgmental, but this is my blog and I'll complain if I want to! :)

It is amazing to me to see how my husband interacts with his new German friend, Charlotte's fiance, Gerd. He's like a different person, like the person I've been missing for a year and half since we've been back here. He's animated, makes jokes, laughs out loud and seems like he's having a good time. When we're around Americans, he's more likely subdued. There are a few guys here that he laughs with when we bump into them, but we don't really just hang out with people the way we used to. I really miss that. But somehow, it's not working for us to get together with people.