Under 30 days, German Meal Tonight, Train Dilemma Results

I can't believe it's less than 30 days until our whirlwind trip! We are so excited and are also looking forward to the "crunch time" and making sure we've got everything lined up. October was very busy for us, mostly making sure our rental house got the love and attention it needed before the new tenants moved in. It's interesting that all the little things you learn or do incrementally on your own house sure come in handy on when prepping another. Work will continue to be a major focus; unless you're living under a rock, it's both a good and a bad thing to work in the financial industry. Needlesstosay, I am happy to be employed and very busy.

Belatedly, THANK YOU to Adam and c n Heidelberg for your advice and thoughts on my dilemma. I'm going to stick with going through the train ride since we really want to go to Rothenburg, I've endlessly checked flights and other alternatives, and really just need to get moving on this trip. Even cutting the trip in Köln means only one night in Amsterdam...I'm part-Dutch, you know, so snubbing my ancestry is probably a bad thing.

My parents are coming in town today and I'll be entertaining them with a very German meal - Rinderrouladen, Käsespätzle, Gherkin mit Sauerraum und Dillsoße, Salat, Eis. They will be thrilled, they like that type of food. They will be here two nights, leaving on Tuesday; I'm hoping that we can go to Wurstfest over in Gruene (south of Austin). I've always wanted to go!

The clocks moved back this morning - ahh - the extra hour of sleep was nice!

Tschüß!!