Elisabethmarkt

We were exposed to our first German Fest-ish carnival at the beginning of October here in Marburg. St. Elisabeth is big around here (the prominent Gothic cathedral named for her)...so why not have a fair in her honor? It was great and Hillary even got to revisit a childhood memory...hippie buses on a merry-go-round! Good times, good times.

Crazy German Kids

Just thought we would share a moment from outside of our bedroom window. Where are these kids' parents? Oh my gosh...we're getting old! Oh, and yes, those are trash dumpsters!!

Christival Preview...Kassel '07

Here are some pictures from Christival Preview in Kassel, Germany (about and hour from Marburg). A couple weeks ago we had our first Autobahn experience as we traveled with Elke Werner, wife of Roland Werner (head-honcho of Christus Treff, our church) to Kassel.

We left to attend a conference/rally for a HUGE event later in 2008. Every six years since 1972ish, there has been a Christival (literally, Christ festival). We have been told that the average attendance is in the millions. How crazy is it that we happen to be in Germany in one of the years it is going down. Long story short, there is a preview event, a couple of thousand people, in Kassel, to get people pysched for the big event in Bremen 2008. It was awesome! Talks, prayer, and a rockin' band...a recipe for goodness.

More Like a Home

The pictures of our flat that were posted last time are now out-of-date...

We have started to make the flat feel a bit more like a home now. A coffee table, some more lighting and some furniture rearranging make it feel a little more cozy and welcoming. If you really want to know what it feels like then I guess you will have to come and visit us. :)

Much love,
Andrew and Hillary

We're legal!!!

good news everyone! we are officially legal in deutschland. after weeks of red tape and confusion we have conquered germany's bureaucracy. our residence permits have been stamped into our passports. all very official-looking. i could explain the whole process, but i am afraid that i will run out of space and computer memory.

oh...and they are colorful too...like our curtains...and the 80's...yeah

ttfn
andrew and hillary