Provence: Relaxation, Wine, & Beautiful Drives

So the May holidays are over, but June treated us with another 3 day weekend holiday right away. Nick and I headed to the Provence area of France, and decided to take an extra day to be able to drive. I was very excited for this trip and anticipated loving the area. We definitely did, but not for the reasons we thought. Wine played less of a role in what I loved about the area, and instead I fell in love with the varied scenery and easy-going way of life. We can't wait to go back, and it's now our favorite area of France!

Road Trip Un: Munich & Oktoberfest

We've found something we've never done in 11.5 years as a couple...a true, long road trip!  So last week we took our first road trip through Germany.


We had a great week, and even though we are convinced Bavaria is actually just German for heavy fog all the time, we still saw some awesome sights and beautiful fall colors.  Nick's also ready to become German: we discovered we liked sauerkraut (is it really possible we never tasted this in Wisconsin?) and he's pretty much fluent in German after this week.  While he carried on conversations with our B&B hosts, I just stared like a little kid with a smile on my face while pretending I knew what was going on.  Where did my German go you ask?  I have no idea....I'm just hoping my French sticks around a little longer than my German did!