The weather was so strange today - the morning was sunny and the breeze, or rather gusts of wind, were warm. It felt like summer all over again! However, after my lunch break was over for the day, the skies turned dark and cloudy, and the gusts of wind were no longer warm, but chilly. A storm was coming.
After checking the weather and seeing that rain shouldn't be hitting Reutlingen until about 9 p.m., I went grocery shopping as soon as I was done with work so I would make it home well before the rain. I haven't gone to buy groceries in a long time, so this trip was a bit pricey.
The results, though, were worth it. Tonight, I ended up making chili. I don't even really like chili, but this recipe sounded good. The Southwest Meatball Chili recipe I found online included a bunch of delicious ingredients. I ended up putting it on rice and throwing on some jalapenos, sour cream, and cheese, and I got a really filling, really delicious dinner, during which I watched my newest show obsession - Suits.
Only after coming to Germany and talking to international students from Europe have I learned how much I have been missing in terms of American television. Suits, as well as Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, and The Walking Dead are a few of the shows that I was looked at like I had grown horns because I had never watched them before.
I feel like I am beginning to hibernate - I am eating a lot, sleeping a lot, and holing myself up in my room to watch television. What has my life become?
I had to distract myself from wanting to go to sleep tonight - I was going to Skype with my family back home at 11:30 my time, 4:30 their time, and it felt like the few hours until I could Skype my family dragged on. I had my computer open at around 11:00 and waited. And waited. And waited. Around 12, my mom finally got on the computer.
When I asked what happened, she said that she was on at 4:20 and waiting for me, but I was not on the computer. After a few minutes, we both realized something - while Daylight Savings had happened in Europe this past weekend, it was not happening until next weekend back home - I should have been on the computer around 10:30 my time, not 11:30!
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