Back to routine

Today was the first day of school for the kids.  Well, two out of three, at least.  Reagan started 3rd grade at a new school which is walking distance from our house, Jesse started back to the normal pre-k/day care that he's gone to for almost two years.  Then Gideon starts the big FIRST GRADE at Reagan's school a week from today!  He's already said several times "I'm so excited to go to school."  So that's a good sign.  I'm also very ready to get into a daily routine and for my German classes to start so I can get in the groove of things for myself.  I've never taken night classes, having gone to public school for most of my life.  And my German classes are gonna be 6:15-9pm three nights a week starting in September so it'll be a little different to prepare my mind for learning at the time that I would be winding down in the States.  But I'm excited.  Hopefully I can meet other people that might be in the same new to the city boat as I am.  I'm just really excited to start school.  Hopefully it won't be too tough :/

My sister, Lydia, and her friend, Gretchen, are coming to stay for a while in about a week.  That'll be really fun to have them to occupy my time before classes start.  It's gonna be so much fun having more family in town.  All of Talya's friends reply to her telling them of Lydia and Gretchen's soon arrival something along the lines of "how many sisters do you have?" and then I usually cut in and say "there's 5 girls and 3 boys in our family."  But of course, being in Germany where three children is a big number, we get the crazy looks.  Classic.  We're used to that haha.  But I'm really excited for them to come.  I'll get to show them the city and take them to my favorite parts and hopefully practice some German when we're at restaurants and stuff. 

Although I might have to warn them that, even though they're coming to Europe, the land of walking everywhere, we're still in the land of carbs aka Germany.  My bike has become my best friend, needless to say.  :)