happy girl

I successfully made it through my first solo international flight! I actually slept through almost the entire long part from DC to Frankfurt. I took a sleeping pill when I boarded and the boarding process for international flights takes so long that by the time we took off I was fast asleep.  I sat next to a nice lady from Portugal who was heading there to visit her family but after chatting with her for awhile during boarding, I put in earplugs and put on my sleep mask and got in a great snooze! I missed the dinner that was served, but considering the flight took off at 10:00 pm, I was not too worried about eating and was really happy to fall into a blissful slumber.

When I arrived in Frankfurt I had to go through security again which was a pain because there were LOTS of people and they only had one line operating. It took a really long time, but I had over an hour before the next flight so it was no big deal. That flight ended up being a bit delayed, but it was pretty empty so there wasn't anyone sitting next to me or even around me at all. The flight from Frankfurt to Nuremberg is only about 40 minutes or so, but I got in another nice rest. I took a cab home because Mr. Sneaker was at work and my friend Jilly met me at home since I didn't have a key with me and she has our extra. Mr. Sneaker asked her to come over to let me in and it was nice to have her there to greet me. My wonderful husband did all of his laundry while I was away, but the apartment was not exactly neat and tidy, so Jill helped me change the sheets and make the bed and then she volunteered to vacuum while I put his clothes away and unpacked my suitcase as well. I have been living out of a suitcase for long enough and I felt the urge to get everything (including all the new purchases) organized and put away. It is so hot here I was dripping in sweat when I was done and took an icy shower to cool off! Then we met up with another friend for dinner at the Mexican restaurant near the school we all worked at. After dinner I came home to find my favorite guy and I am so happy to be back with him!

After being away from home for 2.5 weeks, I am definitely ready to get back to a regular workout routine. I feel out of shape and I miss vegetables. I definitely ate my fair share of veges from my dad's garden in CT, but other than that they were lacking in my vacation diet! After indulging in cupcakes at two amazing cupcake places in DC with my bff, I am swearing off sugar for the rest of the summer and starting tomorrow I am seriously going to try and kick the soda habit as well. (Wish me luck!).

I didn't take a ton of photos during my trip to the US, but I definitely took some cupcake shots...

First stop Hello Cupcake

peanut butter blossom

dulce de leche

next stop Georgetown Cupcake

 Peanut Butter Fudge

(fudge was in the middle!)

carrot

(Not as good as the Pennsylvania Dutch carrot cake my mama gets in Lancaster)

We preferred the cupcakes at Georgetown Cupcake but the fact that we had to wait in line (outside on a 90º + day) with about 40 other people probably made them seem that much more desirable. 

My bff Cristina and me

 boo for blurry pictures, but I was using my old camera as our newer one is getting replaced bc it broke

Maybe someday I will have a cupcake shop of my own! 

My creations aren't half bad

 and both of these batches (chocolate with peanut butter cream frosting and vanilla with vanilla butter cream frosting) came out pretty darn tasty if I do say so myself!

  

What is your favorite kind of cupcake??

I have the feeling I will sleep nice and late tomorrow because Germany is 6 hours ahead of CT and D.C., but I really hope to go through all of the pages I tore from the Instructor magazines that I read on vacation and put together some good teacher posts! Stay tuned!! Hopefully I won't melt in the process because it is HOT and Germany does not have air conditioning!!