A Summertime Photoshoot

Of my dear Belle.

~RM

A Story Long Belated...

Last month, our home was blessed by the visit of some good friends from Hawaii.

Which meant that we got to 'show them around' ... Though, that can be kinda difficult when it's your first time visiting some of those tourist-y sites as well.  We had a ton of fun, though.

The Astronomical clock in Prague.

One of the places we visited for the day was Prague.  A beautiful city.  Once you get out of the subway station.  We have been quite spoiled by the cleanliness of Germany. 

For some strange reason I had a strong urge (that I supressed, of course) to poke him.  Or say something so amazingly clever and funny that he just HAD to laugh.

That would probably have got him fired though .... He must enjoy his job so much.

Oh yes.  This is my:

'WOAH!-I-think-I-just-may-have-zoned-out-for-the-first-half-of-your-sentence-please-repeat' look.

And the reason this lovely expression was caught on camera is because my father doesn't love me.

I am so mistreated and unloved.

And I am not even going to mention the photo that happened when my dad said, "Hey Micaiah!  You've got something on your nose."

Gullible?  Who, me? Nooooooo.

One of my favourite outings was the Nurnburg Zoo.  And I think it was one of Bear's too. :)

Ah, the joys of the petting zoo.  Little boys crying hysterically while running from some poor, misunderstood animal who only wants to be loved.  Attempting to feed one goat (are they goats? I don't even know...) while another, obviously pregnant and hormonal, keeps butting you in the leg.  An unholy stench. 

Yes, there is no place to equal it. 

And yet another individual that is obviously overjoyed with their situation in life.

I pity the fellow.

The dolphin show was tons of fun.  Besides the fact that we couldn't understand a single word that the trainers were saying.

Well, I take that back.  We understood the "Ja!" and "Nein" and "Danke" portion, but other than that, they could have been encouraging the audience to "Be sure and try this at home in your swimming pool!" or "Try this with your goldfish!  They aren't nearly as smart as these dolphins, but with the help of a low-watt taser they should be accomplishing these tricks in NO time."

Overall, it was a joy to host our friends here in Germany! (And we wouldn't mind a second visit *hint-hint*).

~RM

Campfires, Minor Internal Bleeding, Group-hugs and Simple Math.

This weekend was Crew 303's first camp-out.  Which happened to be my very first camp-out as well.  

And I am alive and (mostly) unharmed!!

Amazing, I know.

We camped at Camp Freedom in Ansbach, which is about two hours from Lupburg.  The weather was quite chilly both Friday and Saturday (it didn't rain, thank heaven) while Sunday was beautiful, warm and sunny.

  By the end of the weekend I had:  Learned how to tie a bowline knot and a few different hitches and lashings (which I can still tie almost a week later :D).  I 'helped' set up and strike a tent (depending on how much interaction is needed in order to be considered 'help').  Minor internal bleeding and a small concussion were the results of a very exciting campfire skit.  I was given both my Totin' Chip and Fireman's Chit (meaning I am now licensed to carry and use a knife, saw, and/or ax and start a fire .... kinda scary ;P).  I completed both IOLS and ILSC training.  We stumbled upon the fact that an aluminuim-foil ball and a campstool can be very entertaining.

AND, to round it all off, I made some new friends.

Ansbach Crew 97 + Hohenfels Crew 303 = The Big Cheese Crew 400. 

A.k.a.: Pure Awesomeness.

I had an amazing time and learned so many new things and I would gladly do it all again!!

~RM