Immediately after returning from Texas at the end of July, I delved into the madness and crazy fun that is Vacation Bible School. I lead music and teach the kids a new song every day, which means I have to be full of non-stop energy for four hours each day. Despite my extreme exhaustion at the end of the week, I love spending time with all the precious kids and getting them excited about music. Three days after VBS ended, Jon returned home from his third mini-deployment this year. We celebrated by making plans to spend the upcoming weekend at the kick-off of the Wiesbaden Wine Festival. This is one of our favorite festivals in Wiesbaden and it's amazing how many different wine-makers set-up their tents around the market square. You could spend an entire week here (the festival lasts two) and not visit every single wine stand, but it's fun to try! Complete with three stages for music, tons of food vendors and delicious Riesling wine, we enjoyed livin' it up in Wiesbaden for a night.
The best part about it were the friends from GK that joined us. We were so thrilled to be able to show off our old home to some of our new friends. In one night and a half day, we managed to show them the highlights of the city with a tour of the downtown, the beautiful Kurhaus park and some of our favorite bars and restaurants.
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| A wine fest faux pas.... drinking beer! |
We tried to entice our runner friends with a running tour of Wiesbaden on Saturday morning, but for some reason, they weren't feeling quite up to it. Although going back to Wiesbaden can be quite painful, knowing our home and friends aren't there anymore, I'm so grateful for the opportunity we had to live there. Despite its many differences, we certainly appreciate where we are now and the incredible friends we've made.
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| An old friend with new friends |
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