On Wednesday we went out with Natalia and Stefania one last time. After several half price pitchers of margaritas, and some pretty good Mexican food, we parted ways. Natalia flew to Argentina the morning after, and Stefania will be returning to Italy after the weekend. I will miss them both very much.
On Thursday evening we traveled back to Reinbach for a fabulous dinner with Whoopi, the Tismers, and their friends John, a talented book artist from Canada, and his wife Claudia.
We had such a fun evening, complete with a delicious Swiss baked potato bar, tasty wine from the Ahr Valley, and lots of Christmas cheer. Ingrid is a wonderful cook, and I can't wait for her to send me all of her delicious recipes. She even sent us home with a plate full of her delightful Christmas cookies, which I must admit are all gone by now.
We felt very much at home with the Tismers, as if we'd known them a long long time. The two evenings spent with them were some of our favorites in Germany, and Whoopi managed to give us the puppy love we so desperately miss.
Yesterday we had our final dinner with Jeremy, Matthias, and Hilke. We've probably spent the most time with these three here in Germany, and we will definitely miss our weekly Friday dinners. We walked over to Jeremy's neck of the woods for a change, about a 40 minute walk from the city center, where we settled into a nice typical Irish pub and ate and drank until midnight. Jeremy is leaving today for Sicily, the bastard! I hope he enjoys the sun and ocean while we're soaking up the cold rain here in Bonn...
I kid, I kid. It's possible we'll head over to Berlin on Monday, if we can get our acts together and buy reasonably priced tickets. I have recently acquired a bit of a sore throat, which I'd like to get rid of before we board the plane for home, so we'll see if I feel up for a bit of traveling this week, or if this cold is bad enough that we're forced to stay home.
Happy holidays and safe travels to all of our dear friends and family!
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