Another Great Weekend!

In case I was not already aware of how blessed I am, my schedule for last weekend was a quick half marathon on Saturday morning, and then to shoot off to Paris for the rest of Jon's long weekend.
Seriously?! Awesome!

On Saturday morning I ran in the 1st KMC (Kaiserslautern Military Community) Half-Marathon. The race organization left a little to be desired, but the day was beautiful, and I couldn't ask for much more!...and as a humorous side note (to me anyway), the winner of the race is a podiatrist at the military hospital.

Stephanie (Jon's co-worker's cool wife) and me after the Half

Then Sunday morning Jon and I were off to meet up with Dom, a friend Jon has had since he was 17 (for those of you who may not know...that was a LONG time ago! ;0)).

Dom works in textiles, and heads off to Paris twice a year. This passed week was Fashion Week in Paris (hence, the reason for Dom's trip)...and he worked us a wicked deal in a cute hotel just blocks from Notre Dame.

Dom, Jon and Dennis on the cute lil' street leading to our hotel, Hotel d'Albe

...and the view from our room...how Paris!

Dom & Dennis had flown all night, and were looking to stay awake and defeat jet-lag. We headed out to a cute little street side cafe.

...and look at the pretty sunflower that caught my eye while we were sipping our coffee.

From coffee to Ultimate Mojitos (those sparklers were much cooler in person!)

After some drinks and dinner at an awesome Argentinian Steakhouse, we called it a night. We headed out on Monday morning to take in some more scenery before Jon and I made our way home.

Cathedrale Notre Dame

...and at night.

Tour Eifel from des Champs-Elysees


...and how cool is this? In case you can't tell, those are children doing P.E. in the beautiful Jardins des Tuileries!

Jon and I have had a couple of busy weekends. I won't complain for a minute though, because I know that many of these opportunities are once-in-a-lifetime.

I think we'll be laying low for a few weeks until we head to Frankfurt for my second 26.2. Wish me luck!

Weekend in Bavaria

Jon and I met up in Bavaria this passed weekend with friends we met while in England, Casey and Chris.

We made a stop in Munich (for the Hofbrauhaus and beer - out of principle), and spent our second day checking out Berchtesgaden.

I don't think I've ever enjoyed a drive more (Jon may have a different opinion on this ;0)) - the scenery was GORGEOUS!

The weather was gorgeous, so our first stop was a bier garten in the Englischer Garten.

Mandatory bier pictures

(Me!) (Jon)

(Casey & me)

Now that's a fun idea - you can rent Bier Bikes


On our way to the original Hofbrauhaus
(the white building with the blue lettering straight ahead)


Glockenspiel in the Marienplatz

The beautiful view from the balcony of our cute little hotel in Berchtesgaden - Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten





View of the Kehlsteinhaus (The Eagle's Nest) from the busbahnhof (the bus stop)

The Kehlsteinhaus was an official 50th birthday present for Adolf Hitler. Nicknamed Eagle's Nest by a French diplomat, it was meant to be a retreat for Hitler and a place for him to entertain visiting dignitaries.












Scenery from the same busbahnhof



The Eagle's Nest


Chris & Jon - our mountain men


Chris, Casey, Me & Jon


...and what a small world! We ran into some friends - still stationed in the UK - at the bus stop back in to Berchtesgaden. What a good time!
(Jon, me, Casey, Chris, Vegas, Amber, Nikki, Rocco and Deuce)


We're off to Paris on Sunday...see you next week!