Wednesday & Thursday....

Wednesday….Shelly went back to the states. I was sad to see my buddy go. She has contacted me via email and she arrived home safely. I didn’t leave my room today except for dinner. I was just in the mood to read, watched TV through our sling box, searched online for stuff for my business and for houses in Manhattan, KS….stuff like that. I did finally get ready to have dinner with my hubby. That’s about it!

Thursday….I started the day out in an exciting way. Are you sitting down…this one is good! I did 2 loads of laundry. Yep, laundry! Ha ha, had ya goin’! I went to the PX and bought me a new book then went to do laundry. Another Officers wife flew here on Monday, her name is Lisa. So Lisa and I did a little shopping. We went to a German grocery store, which I like to do because it is interesting. Lisa stocked up on some goodies and I did too. (Don’t worry Sonya; I have your Gummies hidden from Larry) Our biggest thing we did today was to visit a German Concentration Camp in Flossenburg, Germany. Wow, I don’t know if I have words to describe it. It was shocking and sad. She and I both felt like the wind was out of our sail. I mean, it is SO sad. Some of the pictures were horrible. I am so tender hearted and just reading the descriptions, seeing pictures and listening to the audio stories; it’s just heart breaking. As we left the main building we were both kind of sad. However, we walked the grounds and saw some pretty scenery. There is a chapel there and that was somewhat comforting. I took a picture of the church which is at the top of this blog.

Not sure what the next few days will bring. Maybe something more upbeat. Here is something new I found…..Have you ever heard of a fruit called Physalis peruviana? I have fallen in love with them. I looked it up online and the English name is Cape Gooseberry. If you don’t know what they are here is Kim’s description. It’s the size of a cherry tomato, orange in color, it’s leaves are light green but with the texture of a thin husk, the leaves wrap downward and cover the fruit. You pull the husk leaf back and eat it like a grape or a tomato. A lot of the guys eat ice cream for desert and they use these as garnish. The guys don’t like them so they give them to me. They eat the ice cream and I get the fruit. I have had a hard time describing the flavor but online it described it as tomato/pineapple like blend. Well, I don’t know that I would say that! It taste maybe closer to pineapple/orange blend….but reminds me of a SweeTart. So if you ever see them, try them. They may be all over the states but I’ve not seen them. From now on, I’ll be looking for them.

I’m starting a word of the day. I’ll TRY to help you pronounce the word and tell you what it means.
Word of the day: Guten Tag (Goot-en Tahg) which means Good Day.

So, Guten Tag!
Kimberly