A Visit from Home

They were supposed to come Saturday ... but they had weather issues. They were supposed to come Sunday ... but they had technical difficulties. They arrived Monday ... and thunderous applause was heard throughout the rafters from excited Elledges. Lee and JoAnn Poe (aka : Paps and Dabaw/Dad and Mom) finally set their feet on Austrian soil!

How good it's been to have parents see where we do life. It’s been good to have them see that life here has become normal, that German words are tripping off our tongues, and that Austrian culture is not so foreign after all.

We’ve done the tourist thing, however I think the thing they’ve liked most is going to the grocery store with us. Being here more than a year, I forget that seeing mustard in a tube, milk in a liter and fresh bread by the truck loads is not common. In fact one day I had planned for them to do a city tour while I went to my language course. Two hours later, when we were to meet at our designated spot, they were still in the grocery store. It hasn’t taken much to amuse these two! (Ha,ha)

We’ve got them until this Friday and hope to continue to spoil them with breakfast in bed, more trips to the grocery store, and a few sightseeing tours … if we can get them away from the mustard in the tube!

Stay tuned for more updates next week …