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My Parents' First Visit

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How to write about my parents' October visit? Where to begin? What to include about 2 weeks of jam-packed wonderful visiting and exploring time? I think I'll let the following photos (and our facial expressions) speak for themselves. Here are only a few of the many highlights: The day of their arrival was celebrated with a cold beer, Maultaschen for lunch, and then a quick nap. Then we found our way up to this castle overlooking the Bottwar valley before heading to meet my host family from high school. Our next adventure was a trip to Eschbach, the town from which my father's ancestors came. The town's mascot is the donkey, and my goofy father and husband couldn't resist posing for this picure. I love it. Next, Fabian and I celebrated our wedding (again!) with all our German friends and family. In between dinner and dessert I snapped a photo with my "three moms." A more relaxing day on our itinerary included brunch with Margit and a wal