Fall is ok!

Today was wonderful. We took the city bus to the vineyards, walked around a little bit and then went to a restaurant with a beautiful view to drink Federweißer and eat Zwiebelkuchen.

The trip on the bus was a bit difficult for you. It was hot, shaky, and crowded. But after walking a few steps through the vineyard and enjoying the fresh air and the view over the city and the Rhine river you felt better.

We really enjoyed this little trip. The fresh air, the young wine and good food. Although it’s always sad to see summer go, fall definitely has its good sides, too. Especially in this wine region.

TGIF

I’m seeing this on quite some blogs that I read and I thought this would be a very nice habit to start.

HIGH – Where do I start? There were so many highs this week. On Monday morning I got some lab results back from my doctor, saying I was totally healthy. This is always good to hear but I was especially relieved as the doctor and I suspected a severe, chronic disease. On Tuesday I went to Brussels to attend a small conference where I met some of my favorite colleagues again. I only left Brussels the next afternoon and went on a free city tour of Brussels on Wednesday morning. Finally, this morning I was able to attend another of the husband’s therapy sessions. Those always make me feel good. Especially the way his therapist appreciates my role in this process.

LOW – The low of the week was being in the office yesterday. After being gone for two days and with being gone all of next week, I just didn’t have enough time to finish everything I wanted to get done. So that day was just really, really hectic.

BOOK – The Dark Road by Ma Jian. I’m half way through and think it’s a great book about a women’s struggle with China’s one-child policy.

WORKOUTS – This week was very busy but I managed to squeeze in a short bike round on Sunday morning and a short run tonight.

MONEY – The best money I spent this week was on a chubby, clumsy looking pinguin figure (that is actually a pencil sharpener) for the husband. He loved it.

WEEKEND PLANS – Walking through vineyards, breakfast at a super cute new little restaurant that we heard good things about, lazy mornings, reading, and packing for the next trip.

How was your week? I hope you all had a great week as well.

Wordless Wednesday

Perfect Bliss

When I ride my bike next to you, on the way home from the station, to a restaurant where we are meeting friends or just doing errands, that is bliss right now. We weren’t able to do this for such a long time. Now we can and I’m enjoying every minute of being with you.

You started day clinic about a month ago. And you are doing wonderfully. You have therapies at the clinic during the day but you are home in the afternoons and over night. There are still some struggles, on both sides. And more so on yours than on mine. But we can do this and our life is slowly returning to normality again. And when I ride my bike next to you it feels as if you were never gone.