July 1/Friday was stuffed to the brim. I woke up wondering how in the world it was already July. It feels like yesterday it was June, and then suddenly July was upon us! I guess I've been having such a good time lately that time is speeding by. Anyways, I started working at 7am and wasn't finished until 2:30pm. During breakfast, One had to fill out a sheet of paper for school. One of the questions asked who was in his family, and he included me in the list. It was a perfect moment. Oma woke up experiencing some kind of allergic reaction on her face. She had large, red blots on her cheeks, around her eyes, and even going down her neck. HM took One to school, HD worked from the office upstairs, and Two and I walked Oma to the doctors office to make sure she got there without getting lost. Two and I continued on to the grocery store and then walked back home. We watched tv for a little before I started cooking lunch. Oma got home while I was cooking, and HD came downstairs when the food was done. The four of us ate lunch together. HD said he would put Two down for his nap and Oma went to sleep as well. I took the time to shower and do some chores. I had to leave at 1:45pm to pick up One from school. One and HD rode their bicycles to Ballschule. Oma waited for Two to wake up from his nap and then they walked over to meet HD and One for ice cream. I was finished working for the day. I only had about an hour until I had to leave again to pick up Kyle from the airport. Kyle is an old friend from university. He was in Europe for a month with a study abroad trip, and I told him he had to stop in Germany. He arrived at the Nürnberg airport at 5pm. I brought him home and we got him settled in. We stuck around in the early evening and had dinner with the family. HP decided to grill since it was such a nice day outside. We sat outside for nearly three hours, eating and chatting. Around 10pm, Kyle and I finally left the house. We went to Finnegan's and later the Dubliner, where we hung out with my friends. We made it home in the early hours of the morning.
Saturday is where everything began to go a bit sideways (I mean that in the best way possible). In the afternoon we hung around the house for a few hours, eating and hanging out with the family. We both showered and then headed into town. As we were walking into town, it began to downpour. We were both absolutely drenched from head to toe. I felt like I was walking around in puddles instead of shoes. Alas, the show had to go on, so we continued to the train station. I had an old friend from Alabama message me earlier in the week. He's been in Germany for training with the Army in a town about an hour outside of Nürnberg. His name is Michael. He was in my 5th grade class, which was the first year I lived in the States. We went to the same schools for 5th through 12th grade, and we were fairly good friends throughout high school. It definitely feels like a small world when something like this happens. Anyways, Michael was in town for the day and wanted to meet up. Kyle and I met up with him and Michael's friends and the six of us wandered around town for a few hours. As I was the only one who lived there and knew my way around, I was the official tour guide. It was really good to see Michael after all these years. They had to catch their train back, so we parted ways around 7pm. Kyle and I went to meet up with John (Irish/American John), John (English John), and Leo. They were also with two of John and Leo's friends, a married couple, but I don't remember their names. The seven of us went to a little beach bar along the river to watch the Germany versus Italy game of the Euro Cup. The game went all the way to a shootout, but Germany was victorious! Fiona joined us when she was off work. We all went to die rote Bar, one of our favorite bars in town. We stayed there for a bit. Johnny and Lucas both joined in the fun. We eventually left without any real idea of what was on the agenda next. We walked by Nano, an underground club, and decided to go inside. We ended up having an absolute blast. We danced for a couple of hours, only leaving once we were all completely drenched in sweat. We made our way to the Shamrock, and then to the Wacht. We all eventually ended up at Fiona's, where we crashed scattered across her couches and floor.
Sunday morning we all woke up at Fiona's. We lazed around until we decided we were hungry enough to do something about it. We went into town and had some lunch and then went over to Finnegan's to watch the France versus Iceland match (Euro 2016 still). I texted my host parents to see what my working hours would be like the next day. They said I wouldn't be working until the evening, so Kyle and I opted to stay out. The next day also happened to be the 4th of July. We decided we needed to celebrate our very American holiday in style at an Irish pub in Germany. Again, we all crashed at Fiona's that evening.
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