We had a nice, quiet New Year's Eve. After a delicious dinner with Melanie and Adam, we played a few games of Settlers while we waited to ring in the 2009. A little bit before midnight, Kurt and Adam had fun setting off firecrackers in the back yard...perhaps a bit too much fun from Melanie and Carrie's perspective ;)
At midnight, we all got bundled up and went out to the front of our house and the guys set off some fireworks and then we all watched our neighbors set off fireworks. New Year's Eve here is crazier than 4th of July in the States, EVERYONE has fireworks! We were even able to see some of the fireworks being set off in downtown Mainz!
In the early morning (7am!) Kurt and I went to pick up Maureen who decided to make a spontaneous trip out to visit! When we got back to our house, we had Melanie's egg casserole for breakfast and relaxed a bit while the boys played video games. In the afternoon, we had a pork dinner followed by the first games of Settlers of the 2009 (which Maureen won!)!
Since Maureen was only here for a few days, took her to some of our favorite places. We went to Heidelberg and Rüdesheim on Friday and then went to Strasbourg on Saturday. Although it was bitter cold, we had a great time! It was fantastic hanging out and being able to catch up in person for the first time in about 2 years!
So far 2009 has been wonderful and we're looking forward to the rest of it!
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