Black Friday

This morning we went out into the Black Friday hype: D We were shopping 6 hours and we were at the Mall of Columbia, Target and Best Buy. It was not as worse than on a normal Saturday, but on many small things you've seen it was Black Friday :D chairs outside the shops, emptied shelves, super long lines at the checkouts and super discounts. These are our achievements. We treated ourselves to a sound box for our new TV and then I bought a coffee machine, make-up, a new handbag and shoes :D We really saved a lot of money :D I love Black Friday! :D

Happy Thanksgiving

The turkey is eaten and now the Christmas rush is going on here in America :) but start at the beginning: This morning we got up early to turn the delicious food purchased in german red cabbage and german potato salad. We did not wake up as early as our dear hostess, because shewas already with her ​​mom since 7 am in the kitchen and has pushed the turkey in the oven. After a lot cutting and a rescue of my red cabbage - my boyfriend thought he knows how German red cabbage taste and the result was super salty - the two dishes were finally ready. Then it was time to clean up the kitchen and off we went :) The turkey was already out of the oven and it smelled so delicious in the whole house :D The food and especially the turkey were fabulous and I definitely ate too much: D but no matter, Thanksgiving is only once a year. My potato salad was a big hit! Many thanks mom for the recipe! I am now responsible for the potato salad for all family events ;) Why Americans love Thanksgiving so much? Because of the 3 Fs: family, food, football! And so it was after dinner we all watched football ;D

Dinner table with Kristen :)

On the way home we saw the first decorated houses. As I said, the Christmas rush is happening right now in America: Christmas music is playing, Christmas Advertising is shown on TV and everywhere and the houses and trees are decorated. Like ours:) we have just set up our first Christmas tree and decorated it :)

Our Christmas tree and the new TV wall :)

It's getting cozier

So the long weekend is already over and it the next long one is coming up :D two days left until Thanksgiving - the most popular holiday of the Americans! My boyfriend is already mega excited, just like everybody else :D it will be expecting 20 guests and each brings like 1-2 side dishes. Yesterday Kristen and Mike brought the turkey. Wednesday night, I will face in the kitchen and conjure two German side dishes: red cabbage and potato salad alla mama! I'm curious what the Americans are saying the "real" German potato salad. My long weekend I first started in the bed and I was there all day and not moved away: Skype, surfing, watching TV: D very chill! In the evening I wanted to surprise her with a dinner JT, but the men had love in our home is not flushed and I had no great desire to sort out the mess of them, so I invited my friend out on a date ;) was also a nice surprise! We went to eat delicious sushi and then spontaneously to Best Buy. JT is / was so excited about the impending Christmas, the electronics store where he wanted to visit.


Well, and what we found here: just the TV, we wanted to have. Well quickly phoned a colleague, if he has time, because JT's car too small for a 51 inch flat screen TV and bought was a good piece: D

Samsung 3D Smart TV, 51 inch

a good piece in the bedroom yet

On Sunday we also JT's friend helped the long-awaited futon pick from his sister. Now we can finally use our living room and as I have :) first fitted the picture frames on the fireplace with beautiful pictures This Saturday we buy wolten still a shelf from IKEA, because I currently have just 0 storage space for my things, like my entire scrapbook stuff :/

our living room :)

Fireplace with all the pictures :)

It runs every time more homely with us in two weeks :) I can finally put up the Christmas tree, and hopefully by then, the two packages of my parents there. Then I can also hang a beautiful Advent and JT and I were going to buy two Christmas stockings for our fireplace :)

Halloween and other things

Such a storm like Sandy can not really throw the Americans out of their tracks, so naturally Halloween was held on October 31st :D I've been thinking all day long, which outfit the little one should wear. She looked like a little like fairy My boyfriend decided to surprise me and the little girl with a pumpkin :D He knew that I absolutely wanted to carve a pumpkin - my very first here in America - and, unfortunately, due to time constraints, it never worked on weekends. JT came Wednesday right after work and so Jill, JT and me carved a pumpkin. Then the three of us went out for "trick or treat" :)

the end result: D

With the end of the week I was so exhausted because I had to work from sunday evening to friday evening! So the weekend I decided that JT should plan it. On Saturday we were shooting clay pigeons. Man man man, I had a lots of respect and angst. At first I only watched and then I could finally try to shoot myself. I can only say WOW! That was a lot of fun and I shot my first clay pigeon :D

Shooting in Prince George Country, MD :)

Then we went the first time grocery shopping :D We got a lot and found some pretty nice savings :D In the evening we went out for bowling with his family. We bowled no less than 4 (!) hours and it has been so much fun! A few strikes I also managed, unfortunately, I never won the game itself, but I was better than my boyfriend :D *haha* On Sunday we just relaxed and fought with sore muscles :D Sunday evening we went to his sister's, because she invited us to the birthday dinner for their little sister. Kristen was 5 hours in the kitchen and cooking the favorite food of Kelly- Perogies! This is a kind of pasta filled with mashed potatoes or sauerkraut. It was quite tasty, but I'm not the big fan of Polish food.

this is what the Perogies!

Veterans Day was on Monday and I was off half a day. And what makes Steffi at their half day off when she has to work at 3 clock again? Exactly - getting sick :( I was just tired, freezing and exhausted. Well I went to work anyway and I got rewarded with fever and barely sleep through the night. The next day all was well again. Stupid 24 h viruses!!






And now I sit here and write my blog, where I have to actually work :D Yes indeed I had an early start in the weekend, because my employer took the friday off. And what I'll do? A bit of paperwork and just sleeping :D


Oh and the total shock to me: Thanksgiving is already next week: D and Christmas is *juhuuuuuu* and what will JT and Steffi buy for Christmas? Yesssss a TV :D