Moved in

Yesterday was moving day and we survived it quite well. Our landlady, Birgit, had our apartment very cleaned and de-cluttered which was a relief. It has all amenities we'd want and is actually quite roomy. The girls slept well in their new bed - and Tim and I didn't (1st night without help of Ambien!) Our first trip to the market also went well - although long b/c we had to consult the translation dictionary often! But we got a few things - and will be back on Monday for everything else since all stores are closed today. The market we went to is quite nice and has deli, backery, etc.. all in one place. The bread we ordered wasn't what we hoped, but we'll learn. No one really spoke English, but everyone is very nice and patient with us. The girls were happy to see familiar fruits and veggies, but bummed we didn't find Mac-n-Cheese yet;) Last night we met up with 2 of Tim's colleagues for dinner. Till lives in Ladenburg which will be GREAT - and then Kevin was over from Texas. It was nice to have some additional insight and tour around the city. We also found the ONE restaurant that has a menu in English!!! I will say, the food has been tremendous - even at what turned out to be a bowling alley the other night - amazing!! Yep...Linda will be running more while over here or I'll need to buy a 2nd seat to get home. Today - although it's beautiful outside (like every day since we've arrived) we are sitting at the SAP hotel on the SAP grounds in Walldorf so we can get internet access. Getting internet at our apt. is proving to be more of a challenge then hoped, but we WILL figure it out!!! So, communication may be slower for a few days. So, overall, we are adjusting well. I will admit that I'm a tad homesick and have been a little more emotional then I'd like the last 2 days - just an intense emotional roller coaster ride - BUT I will be be just fine and will eventually adjust. My heartbreaker right now is thinking about Rylee not having friends to play with. Our neighbor girls seem as scared of her and she is of them. She just wanted to stay inside with us yesterday and watch German toons. We let her but it made me sad. So...pray for that situation and for my heart to stay strong and my emotions in control!! We're meeting up with some other friends/colleagues of Tim's this afternoon and hopefully get out for a short hike thorugh the forest. Tomorrow, we are starting "Mommy School" and then off to one of the great parks here. I'm still hoping to see some other toddler/preschoolers. I'm beginning to think they lock this age in the house??? Keep the comment coming - they help to keep me happy:) Love to you all-
Linda
Tim's addition: Life in Germany is INTERESTING for a visitor. (profound huh??)