I just got back from my little jaunt to Germany to see Cory, a fine, upstanding young man who happens to be related to one of my favorite families with whom I am not blood relative. And he was the most wonderful host. He really made me feel welcome and included and went to great lengths to ensure I had a good time.
Something that really wasn't much of a surprise was that he has surrounded himself with some great friends. I have other friends who've been in the military, but I never got to spend time with folks still in active duty who were my age. It was kinda neat to experience Germany through these men who are stationed there. They called it Little America and it totally was. I went for a while without hearing much German. (I even had Taco Bell and Baskin Robins ice cream cake while I was there!)
I really had a nice time. Some highlights: getting to eat a Kurdistan pizza, seeing a beautiful church built into the side of a hill, and bowling 143(+) under the name Marple. (The picture is proof that I was indeed there, seeing the crumbling remains of a fortress, although I was looking at Cory taking the picture at that precise moment.)
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