Why are you happy today?

because OG just suggested that we serve Mouse au Chocolat for our little Willi's birthday on Sunday.

Because although I'm in hospital feeling shitty and sore, I've found an PC to keep in touch with you guys!

Because g24's back online! Cool.

Because I bought some Horlicks!

Because my little Sis got the gig being part of Westlifes backing vocalists/dancers and she did the first show in Belfast a couple of nights ago. I'm well proud of her. Oh yeah and coz she'll be sharing the money she makes with me

Hope you're feeling better today!

Perfect as long as it's not costing you a fortune

Because after 2 years of intense searching, I finally found (and was offered) an excellent job (in my chosen profession) in the US (Texas, actually). I'll be leaving Germany for the first time in nearly 20 years in about a month.

Wow, congratulations to your dedication and success!

Thanks! I've been stuck in a "TERM" (not temporary, but not permanent either) low paying job trying to hold out for what I really wanted. Now with my community closing, I was really worried it would close before I found something (after I already turned down a job in PA last month due to their unwillingness to pay the moving costs). I was just days away from working out a contract agreement with my former contract employer in Iraq as a safety net.

Haha, well I would pick Texas over Iraq any day, too. Congrats on getting the job. Where exactly will you be moving in TX? No exactly a small state.

Nope, go for Iraq. Less weapons there.

El Paso. /shudder

Because the BAA chief executive has been sacked is being replaced.

Never been there, but have heard it is not the most exciting of places. You better start brushing up on your Spanish.

There's a romantic oldie about El Paso and a Mexican girl called Felina.

Because I came late to Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof thanks to traffic and when I had already lost all hope to get my train back home I found out it was 15 minutes late! Deutsche Bahn punctuality, priceless!

my shoulder and neck stopped hurting, have a clean apartment, enjoying Grey's Anatomy (in German) and a good bottle of Chianti, and in less than 24 hours my brother is here to visit for the weekend.
I have realized who my true friends are, and feel good about that, life in my world is good at the moment.

and next week, I head to my fav place in the world! Finland.

Because tomorrow is Thursday my favorite day of the week because it's the closest to Friday and because my husband will finally be home in less than one week to resume my German lessons .

get ready for the Germans... Fort bliss has a large amount of Germans stationed there so when you start to miss german bread head to Peters bakery.. El paso is not so bad.. It is Just Differant is all

I've been there twice (for a week each time) for in/out processing on my way to Iraq as a contactor. I don't foresee it being a bad experience. I won't brush up on my Spanish. I learned German to live in Germany so "they" can learn English to live in the US. If I cross the boarder into Juarez, I'll try and speak Spanish.

Bliss, being the "Home of Air Defense Artillary" does have lots of Germans there for training (and some working permanently in various training units). I also have LOTS of friends there. A few of them are checking out apartment complexes that I found on the net to see if they are as good as the pictures on their sites. This should be a smooth transition.

But you can count on me finding any place to buy anything German. I'll miss my bread, for sure. But there are so many cooking/food items that I will miss as well. But damn, it'll be good to be back in the states again (even if only for a year of two before I plan on being back here).

I am happy because my brother, sister-in-law and their baby will visit us on Sunday. She is almost nine months old now and creeps/slides around on the floor gnashing her seven teeth and pulling on cables. The baby, that is.

i'm not happy at all, but if i weren't in my current situation/circumstance i'd be happy because soon i'll be on the same continent and country as my boyfriend!

I think you're looking for the "What might make you happy today?" thread or perhaps the "Why are you not entirely content with your lot today?" thread.

I get to leave work in 5 minutes!

I have flu and was feeling crappy. Then I ran out of tissues and felt worse. So I went to the supermarket and something caught my eye. It couldn't be... but I bought it and tried it and yes it is: Landliebe Vanille-Karamell Eis *is* Hokey-Pokey.
*gleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*

What the fuck!? The Hermans stole our delicacy. First the world wars, now the ice cream stealing.

I'm happy because my husband gets to come back to Europe tomorrow five days earlier than was scheduled. I'm also happy because I made reservations to stay in a very nice ferienwohnung so we can go hiking on the PanoramicWeg in Altmuehltal starting at the old city of Eichstaett in a few weeks.

http://wander-gala.de/wahl/index.php?optio...3&Itemid=79

Because I leave this job today and never to return to hole in the ground called Tessenderlo when they want me back I work out of Düsseldorf which is not a field in Belguim

I'm at home now and although I'm wearing some naff head gear, I am slowly getting there! Thanks! (Just trying not to think about the 2nd op)

And I'm happy because I realise what good friends I have. Thanks for all the support.

You guys are worth it!

a pschyco ex of mine showed his true colours, that only made him look even more childish and idiotic. At least people are beginning to believe me what an idiot he really is!

thats cheating. the first pic there is from the danube! However it is just a walk from Kelheim, the end of the hiking tour.

Enjoy it!

yeah . psycho ex's tend to do that.

Well I tend to be the psycho especially when people mess with friends of mine!

Because on a day like this, summer seems just around the corner.

We've been having trouble just standing up here...

Yeah I have heard from my best friend that there are storms in Germany. So strange that here it is so nice at the same time.

coz its my bday and i'll be going out tonight

even though its monday, and my brother flies back to Canada today, I really enjoyed the weekend with him, and just hanging out with him, and he got to meet some of the wonderful people in my life here in Munich. And the winds have die down some, so I will not worry about his flight.
Thanks to a few of my girlfriends that took him out with them saturday night, he has no idea where he was, and did make it home around 3 am... after he got lost on the ubahn and took a taxi.
All and All, life looks really good now. (that can change once the work day really starts. lol!).

I've just spotted I can drive to work in daylight and drive home in daylight for the first time this year. Summer is on the way...

Cos i've just launched a huge order on foodfromhome and Cadbury's Creme Eggs, Crumpets, bacon and more will be mine !

Pas you're lucky. For the past week or so I've been able to drive to/from work in daylight, but with the clocks changing soon it'll be back to darkness for me on my way to work.

Clocks will be changing in Europe too, but only in four weeks. (minus two days). Not next weekend (as in the US I think).

Cos i've just heard from DPD that my Red Cross Parcel is in Munich and inbound as we speak.

Oh yeah and i've been offered a job.

Congrats on both, don't make yourself sick by eating all your goodies in one go though!

I'll try and ration the Creme Eggs . . .

You can give me some, bluedave, just for safe-keeping, like.

I've got the nicest cleaner here - and she actually is still smiling and nice even though she's doing the bathroom shared by 2 boys and 2 cats first! And I don't have to do it!!!

It snowed! Real snow (and not some brown mush)!