A wonderful Thanksgiving!

What an awesome week we had for Thanksgiving! It started on the Sunday before Thanksgiving with an very tasty Thanksgiving meal at the Hospitality House (one of the ministries going on here in Heidelberg). Then Tuesday of that week the Dining Facility at Matt's work had their formal Thanksgiving meal, which was also so very good! And finally for Thanksgiving Day itself we were off to.....

Switzerland!!

Yes, again. Can't get enough of that place! We actually went down with a group of folks who go to the Hospitality House, and had such a good time. This time we were in Interlaken, it was truly beautiful! The snowy mountains all around us were incredible!

We had a ton of fun touring around Interlaken and some of the surrounding area, and some of us had a great day sledding! We literally sled down a mountain, yes a mountain, really. It took two hours to go on one run...yes we had to stop some, and yes we got lost, and yes we ended up on a road dodging cars...very exciting. The second run was a little shorter (we only went halfway down the mountain) but still had the same adventurous feel, we took a wrong turn and decided the best way to get back was to go down the "closed" area, we had a humorous time going down steep slopes that at some points had snow hip deep. Our third run went off with out a hitch, that was until the ski patrol caught up with us and escorted off the mountain...(it was closing time and I'm pretty sure we were the only ones left!)

Here are some pics from our weekend!

The Hostel's Dog, couldn't resist this pic!

Comin' round the bend!

Stuck in the snow!

Group Picture!

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow!

This morning we woke up to a winter wonderland, and couldn't resist getting out to take some pictures!

First we walked down to the Schloss!

Then we headed out to the fields right by our house!

Here is a view of part of the town.

It's supposed to snow more this weekend too! So fun!

Enjoying our Wedding Gifts!

Matt and I have been enjoying our wedding gifts SO MUCH! We have made some really yummy meals in all the different cookware we've been given and we've received lots of compliments on our serving dishes. Right now actually I'm enjoying a very tasty glass of red wine (wedding gift) in a beautiful piece of stemware (also a gift!). Using our gifts have just been so much fun! Thank you everyone!

Here is a pic of me making some stir fry in the awesome wok my coaching friends gave us!

Page Updates

No, I haven't made our page all cute and colorful, that would require creativity, which would just serve to stress me out!!

BUT... There have been a few adjustments. I added a link to "Heather's Photo Gallery" on the right hand side, it is just under "Matt's Photo's". I have started putting my photo's into Picasa, and if you click on the link it will direct you to my photo albums; then if you click on the album, it will open up all the pic's having to do with that album! Basically you'll find my photos from the past and the present; and I will continue to add pics occasionally. If your interested take a look!

Oh and I should note...any pics you see that might be considered a good photo were not taken by me, I have zero photography skills, I am blessed though with a husband and some family/friends who do take great photos!

The Scientific Method

Hypothesis: Some folks in the postal system get a kick out of mishandling packages marked "fragile"

Prediction: Yes. Most definitely yes.

Experiment: 4 separate items mailed to our address in 4 separate boxes. 3 boxes with no informative markings/1 box marked fragile.

Data: All boxes arrived together, no visible damage to the 3 boxes with no markings, box marked "fragile" had 2 corners crushed in and a large hole punched into one side.

Truth: Some folks in the postal system get a kick out of mishandling packages marked "fragile"

The Honeymoon!

Matt set up a trip to Switzerland for the honeymoon! He found us a little chalet in the middle of the alps, it was perfect! The weather was beautiful and we had a great time touring around the mountains. We were able to get a look at the Matterhorn, which was amazing!


We took a drive around Lake Geneva one day, it ended up that we crossed the border into France at one point and Matt found this really cute historic town (thanks Google Earth!) that we stopped in for some lunch and crepes. We actually spent so much time walking around this town that we didn't have time to stop in Geneva like we originally planned, basically we just drove through it on our route around the lake (it was a pretty big lake!).


What a great way to spend our honeymoon! It was fun to be with each other and look forward to starting our lives together!


Here are some pics from the trip!


Standing on a bridge with the Matterhorn behind us!



Touring the little French town!

Hiking up to one of the local lakes!

The Big Wedding Post!!

Brace yourselves my friends for information overload! I just updated the blog here with a wedding post and all the events leading up to the wedding! I hope you enjoy reading through and looking at all the pictures of this amazing time in Matt and I's life!