Outside of the turkeys, this week
on Mittwoch (Wednesday) I made lunch: BBQ turkey sandwiches (I brought Famous
Dave’s BBQ Sauce with me), oven-baked pommes (fries), and mixed vegetables. I
also made choco-mallow bars! So yummy, and I think the choco-mallow bars may
have been the favorite item from the meal for the family. As is usually the
response, they don’t look as good as they sound, until you try one and find
them to be delicious. Originally I had not planned on making them here because
I didn’t think I would be able to find marshmallows, but Aldi’s had them, and
that was great!
Anna and I went to the pool in
Satteldorf with the neighbors. Anna’s friends then came for dinner and we made
these kartoffel pockets-they turned out interesting to say the least. Dessert
was more choco-mallow bars.
Donnerstag (Thursday) came with a
trip to Crailsheim to go shopping for a Dirndl!!! Woot I now have my own
dirndl! We also went to the market where I got tea from this area, as it is
made from flowers and we don’t have that (or at least not that I know of), and
German chocolate.
This weekend then in Reubach was a
Sommer Theatre Festival. I helped on Friday night prepare the sandwiches, and
then got to watch the play. That was interesting to watch a play in German.
Although it was in High German it was still tough for me to completely
understand a lot of what was being said. But I understood the plot right away,
and the actors although locals and amateurs, were great because they were not
afraid of using facial expression and really analyzed the script as I later
learned from one of the actors. On Samstag, I also helped make the what I call
“German Hamburgers”-these burgers are made from bratwurst instead of hamburger
and had cucumbers instead of pickles on them-but they still tasted great, and
after a discussion on Freitag, we determined they needed Schenken (Bacon) on
them. And of course to being asked if I thought bacon would be good on the
burger my response was the stereotypical American response (or at least in the Midwest)-
“Everything is better with Bacon!”.
Sunday was a day of relaxation as
Rainer, Ute, Lina, and I went to lunch and then to a lake-Erdlendsee. It is not
a big lake like you would think of in Kansas. There is no boating or even jet
skis on the lake, but it is secluded from the road, peaceful, and quiet. It is
nice to go and chill at the lake, swim a little(although the wasser is serh
kalt!), and big difference-you don’t have to pay for parking or for an entrance
fee! Who knew! On my last day, we went back to the turkey barn, grilled for
lunch, I went swimming with Lina and a neighbor in a nearby see(pronounced “say”
and means lake/pond), followed by eating at a neighboring restaurant/festival.
I am very thankful for the
Hollenbach family. I feel very blessed to have been able to spend time with the
Hollenbach family and cannot thank them enough for taking me in. I only hope to
someday be able to return the favor :)
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