the connection is made

last night we dropped gerry off at the airport. it was a good weekend. fun was had, despite me basically sucking as a tour guide. well, that might not be true... had i been given the opportunity to act as a guide, i'm sure i could have done a great job.

instead, on sunday we made a mexican dinner (tacos and such) for annemarie, her boyfriend and markos. turned out okay... cause annemarie actually behaved herself a bit better. played some cribbage. was good.

monday we went to old heidelberg, to the hauptstraße for lunch and gerry shopped. uh, yeah... he bought a suit, a jacket, and a belt. p.s. i only bought a pair of tweezers, cause mine dropped in the toilet and despite offers to have them sterilised, i chose to buy a new pair. i liked this cute red bag, but have decided that the € can kiss my ass. it may make it easier to travel within the EU and not have to exchange money, but DAY-AMN it burns to think about the exchange rate. seriously. maybe being semi-retired before i went on this trip wasn't a great idea. and maybe spending two months traveling before getting to ireland wasn't my most brilliant idea either. i should have taken a spanish class and moved to south america... i *know* it'd be cheaper.

in a couple hours i leave for the netherlands. it'll be a nice break from my sister... who, despite being completely off the wall, doesn't fully understand how hard it is for me to deal with her. it'll be good to travel from my carry-on bag again. soooo much easier than having to take two suitcases and a carry-on... especially on the train! not that i have to anymore... cause gerry kindly took a suitcase with him last night. he didn't mention getting stopped by the politzei, so i'm guessing it's all good. now i just have to figure out how to work getting the rest of this baggage to ireland and *not* pay any more fees for it. but as mentioned, i've got a plan.

when i got back last night, i got to talk to danielle on the phone. it was awesome. i totally admit it made me homesick. 100%. but at the same time, it was so great to chat like normal and to *hear* her voice. so d, thanks for calling. now find that frickin' microphone so we can talk all the time!