This weekend was quite uneventful. On Friday evening we did go over to M's for dinner, as it appears we will do just about every Friday. I helped cook dinner and I enjoyed that.
Saturday I was supposed to work, but I didn't actually end up doing anything. HD took the kids to a playground in the morning and then to get lunch. By the time they got back, it was nap time. And by the time the kids woke up, HM was back. I was originally supposed to help HD in the afternoon. HM went out of town on a day trip, but she came back earlier than we had thought she would. She brought her mom back with her. Her mom, or Oma ("Grandma"), is a nice lady. She brought the boys a couple little gifts with her. She even brought me a little present! It was very sweet of her to do so. We all didn't actually do anything besides hang around and eat dinner, much to my dismay. I get bored easily when I have to sit around the house all day. The whole time I've been here, I've only spent one day completely in the house. Every other day I've done something to get out, even if it's just going for a run or a bike ride. Basically, spending the whole weekend at home is less than ideal, especially considering that most of my working hours are spent within these four walls. Yesterday was also German Reunification Day. It marked 25 years since the wall came down and Germany became one united country again. It's obviously a national holiday and therefore everything was closed, aka another reason why I didn't do anything.
Today is as boring as it gets. It's been raining all day, so I couldn't even go for a run or a bike ride. We've just been hanging around the house. I'm actually excited for the week to start so I can do some exploring in the city.
Next weekend I'm going to Bochum with M and L (the 13 year old son). A few times a year they have a family gathering at one of the cities where part of the family lives. Sometimes it's here, sometimes it's in Bochum (4ish hours northwest of us, close to Düsseldorf), sometimes it's in Munich, etc. This time it's in Bochum and this time Maria invited me because T can't make it. At first I wasn't sure if I wanted to go, as I am clearly not a member of their family. I decided to take her up on the offer because I really want some time away. I've been quite stressed out by the kids lately and I need a change of scenery. I also have already met a few members of the family [remember, 1) Fabio and 2) M's other nephew in Munich], so I guess meeting the rest isn't too much of a stretch. I think it's going to be fun.
This week I'm going to start doing some of the sight seeing I've been talking about. I think I'm also going to sign up for a class at the community center. Basically, I need to find things to keep me busy and get me out there meeting people.
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