I am a horrible blogger

Hi readers,

I am soooo sorry for taking so long to post another entry. Many ideas for a blog post have come to mind, but I never developed the post to fruition. I promise to do better. Since its been a while since I last posted, let me give a few updates.

Update 1: Doctor's visits
Over the course of 8 weeks I had 6 doctor's appointments, 4 ultrasounds, two rounds of blood tests, and an endoscopy and still no idea what is going on. All tests came back showing that I was in perfect health. The first doctor I visited said that the stomach pains and nausea were most likely physcosomatic and told me to take a vacation. The second doctor thinks that I have stones in my ears that cause naseau and the stomach pains were completely unrelated. He told me to come back when the nasuea returns, except not on Wednesdays because his office isn't open on Wednesdays. The nausea has only returned twice in the last month but of course it only comes on Wednesdays (or weekends). For the time being, I am feeling 100% better. In fact, I started feeling better the day before my last appointment. Hopefully whatever affected me is gone for good but if it comes back I now know that I have two (english speaking) doctors I can talk to. In addition, one of the doctor's offices is right across the street from the best bakery in town, so if I HAVE to visit the doctor again, I can always treat myself to a yummy cake.

Update 2: Watching the election in Germany
Like most Americans (and many Europeans) I stayed up all night to watch the election. I started a blog entry (with pictures) but never finished it. I will finish the post later tonight and post it to this blog, just one month late.

Update 3: Andy and Clair visited
My fiance and another very dear friend visited me in Germany during the last half of November. I hope to post a blog entry about the highlights of their visit. It was really nice to have a taste of home.

Update 4: Christmas is here!
The German Christmas markets (Weihnachtsmarkts) are now open. So far I have been lucky enough to visit 7 of them! I hope to visit at least 3 more before Christmas. I will post pictures and thoughts about this fantastic German tradition.

Update 5: I am going home for Christmas
My family had hoped to come to Germany for Christmas but due to the fact that both of my sisters and myself plan on getting married next year, my family can't come. Instead, I will be traveling back to US for two weeks over the Christmas break. Perhaps the break will give me time to catch up on my blog. :-) It also means that I only have 15 more days to soak up all the German Christmas spirit I can.

I should get back to work now as I have a very important paper due in 2 days and 12 hours. I promise to post more often now.