It must be spread....

As of late I have had a hard time keeping up with this blog. That's not to say there is nothing worth reporting, simply that I am trying to find balance in my life at the moment. I have fallen off the communicating bandwagon. I appreciate the Weekend Exposure project because then I at least get to blog once a week. My intention, however, is to blog more than that. So here is a short update of a thing or two I have been up to...

I had a wonderful visit last weekend from my old roommate, Eva, who now lives in Berlin. We had a great time walking through this beautiful city, drinking coffee, eating cake, and making delicious food. As we walked through the market on the Domplatz we saw a big crate of pumpkins just asking for a carving. The next morning I shared the tradition of scraping out all the gooey stringiness and stabbing the crap out of a pumpkin. Eva was thouroughly entertained. Me being her only American friend, I was her only glimpse into silly customs. Ahh, it's great to be a sort of ambassador.

Sticking with pumpkin, I introduced my favorite cookies to my German kids. I was prepared to go home with the entire batch thinking they wouldn't be well received. But I actually had to physically restrain the teen from devouring my fair share. I hooked M by telling her what a wonderful and special tradition making these cookies was for me and my mom. Spinning a magical tale before we even got started she was able to stick with it even after seeing the can of unappetizing looking pumpkin plop in the bowl. As many of you know, I love baking. Spinning the magical tale was not so much of a stretch for me seeing as baking often feels quite magical.