Our not so Lazy Summer Days

Celebrating the USA

When the Parents come to Town

The Best Apartment Ever

After two weeks, that's what we're calling her. There is still a lot of work to do, but we are already feeling very much at home in our new apartment. With the help of Ralf's parents, we managed to get the kitchen moved and reinstalled in working order and our old apartment completely renovated in two days. We really couldn't have managed things without them! Tuesday night Ralf recruited some guys to help with the heavy lifting - they were all relieved when everything, including the couches, fit in the elevator, saving them the hike up 5 stories. Since then we've been busy unpacking and decorating. Sunday we took advantage of the great weather we've been having and hosted our first grill party. Monday we hosted all our neighbors over for cake and coffee. I am in entertaining heaven!

Grayson Paul joins the Harms Clan

As of April 19th, we are the proud Auntie and Uncle of a 7lb 11oz nephew! Of course we are super jealous of all of you who get to be there to welcome him in person - please take a long deep whiff of that intoxicating baby smell for us. Congratulations Dan and Tia!

Celebrating One Year!

Thanks to the early timing of Easter this year, our anniversary fell over a long 4-day weekend. We took advantage of this and redeemed the gift certificate for a weekend at Lake Lucerne that we had received as a wedding gift. From our hotel room balcony we enjoyed the ever changing weather and scenery of the lake and mountains - everything from sun to snow! Sunday we celebrated the Easter at a beautiful nearby church - constructed entirely out of thin "see thru" layers of marble - no windows needed - a stunning place to reflect on Christ's resurrection! We arrived home to more snow - reminiscent of our wedding weekend a year ago. With snow falling outside we thanked God for seeing us through this first year and committed the next to his provision and protection as well.

Munich's Newest Citizen

Little Paulina Rolland decided to make her grand entrance into the world on Wednesday, March 12th - in plenty of time for us to get a look at her during our trip to Munich for Silke's wedding. Tanja and Ralf are doing well and in addition to becoming parents have become avid bloggers....in German of course...but photos can be understood in any language! http://dierollands.blogspot.com/

Wedding Munich Style

This weekend it was Ralf and my chance to experience a Kallenberger wedding from the other side - as producers instead of as the honored bridal couple. We enjoyed our role as decorators, hair and make-up consultants, purse carriers, video- and photo-graphers, and of course skit-makers. Now we know first hand how much effort our family and friends went to to make our wedding day special! Silke and Rüdiger enjoyed a beautiful wedding celebration and we with them. No snow for them, just sunny skies...here some photos from the big day!

Introducing Frau Hillmann

Gain a Kallenberger lady in 2007, lose one in 2008. On Friday Silke took the new name of Hillmann.

The New Digs

Our second look at the apartment was even better than the first - it was a beautiful sunny day - so we could really imagine all the possibilities the giant terrace has to offer us. We have the contract in hand and can move in anytime after April 1st. Anyone want to help?!?

The Apartment