Feb 20 - 2007
Has it really been a month since we've updated ya'll on our lifes??
I always thought that once I got back here to beautiful Middleton, Wisconsin, I'd have all the time in the world to do as I please and of course, keep all our faithful reader's up-to-date on our daily and weekly activities and what it is like being back in the US of A. So, I'll apologize now and tell you in the same breath that pictures are being posted so when you are done reading, head over there to check out the last months worth of pictures.
So, where do I start? Well, we got back in the US of A on January 24th (Wednesday) and spent the remainder of the week with Lynsey's dad and bro. It was a great time and the best part was I didn't have to watch the Bears that Sunday because it was the week before the Super Bowl! Poor Bears
But before we arrived back home and after my dad and grandpa left on the 21st, the three of us, Lynsey, Tyson and myself made our way from Munich to Prague to spend a few days touring around the beautiful city. Ty had never been there so he was in amazement how nice of a city it was. We saw as many of the sights as we could see in the city while battling the cold and enjoyed many of laughs and memories along the way. We took a trip out of Prague on a bus to a small town by the name of Kutna Hora to see a church completely decorated in over 40,000 peoples bones. Yes, you read that right, 40,000 people's worth of bones! It was very interesting to say the least. So, the last day we were in Prague it decides to start snowing. This is really the first snow we've seen since the begining of November when it snowed for a few mornings in a row, so it was a welcome sight. Little did we know that when we should up to catch our night bus to Frankfurt, Germany at 2355 the night before we are scheduled to leave at 1430, ALL bus service in the Czech Republic was cancelled due to the snow storm. Great we said! After a very interesting evening in the train station and some scary back alleys, we caught a 0500 train to Frankfurt and boarded our fortunately delayed plane and headed back to Chicago where we touched down at excactly 1730! It was extremely sad leaving what we had known as home for the past 5 months but also very nice coming back to a land that is so familiar to us and where we can understand everyone around us. Overall, the journey was an amazing one. We saw over 17 countries and met some amazing people along the way. Oh heck yah, we would have liked to stay longer but like every good trip, it must come to an end at some point right. There are so many places we want to go back and explore more in depth when we find the time and money here in the near future! Soooooo, if you want to plan a trip to Europe with some friends, count the two of us IN for sure!
Well, that was the end of our adventure in Europe, but that doesn't mean the excitment has to end once back in the states. It's been almost 4 weeks now and we've been keeping ourselves busy enough that's for sure. Lynsey is done with school so she is busy looking for a job in the Madison area and I'm taking 4 credits (two classes) still at WW, driving down there 3 days a week. When not at class we are busy cleaning up the house and trying to stay warm during our artic freeze since our return home. We have seen a lot of our friends and family and if you're one of the ones who we haven't seen yet, we apologize! It's been great watching and listening to the Badger Men's Basketball team roll through the season thus far and even better watching them in person which I've had the oppurtunity to do so thanks to my dad letting me use his tickets! Thanks Pops! Dohr and I even managed to turn another year older, while only one of us will get better insurance this year! Happy Birthday Dohr! One of the most exciting things we have to look forward to this week is the marriage of two amazing friends, Adam Nisler and Jennifer Neevel. Not only will they be "taking the plunge" but we'll get to stay a ton of friends we haven't seen yet so we are extremely excited!
So that pretty much brings us up to today. I start work again with First Weber Realtors here in Madison this Friday (no, I'm not selling but possibly soon) and Lynsey is busy with interviews and the whole "real world" approaching way to quickly syndrome! I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the "warmer" weather we are having these days (warmer compared to 0-10 below). Take care and we hope you continue to check in and see what we are up to these days!
Jon and Lynsey
So, where do I start? Well, we got back in the US of A on January 24th (Wednesday) and spent the remainder of the week with Lynsey's dad and bro. It was a great time and the best part was I didn't have to watch the Bears that Sunday because it was the week before the Super Bowl! Poor Bears
But before we arrived back home and after my dad and grandpa left on the 21st, the three of us, Lynsey, Tyson and myself made our way from Munich to Prague to spend a few days touring around the beautiful city. Ty had never been there so he was in amazement how nice of a city it was. We saw as many of the sights as we could see in the city while battling the cold and enjoyed many of laughs and memories along the way. We took a trip out of Prague on a bus to a small town by the name of Kutna Hora to see a church completely decorated in over 40,000 peoples bones. Yes, you read that right, 40,000 people's worth of bones! It was very interesting to say the least. So, the last day we were in Prague it decides to start snowing. This is really the first snow we've seen since the begining of November when it snowed for a few mornings in a row, so it was a welcome sight. Little did we know that when we should up to catch our night bus to Frankfurt, Germany at 2355 the night before we are scheduled to leave at 1430, ALL bus service in the Czech Republic was cancelled due to the snow storm. Great we said! After a very interesting evening in the train station and some scary back alleys, we caught a 0500 train to Frankfurt and boarded our fortunately delayed plane and headed back to Chicago where we touched down at excactly 1730! It was extremely sad leaving what we had known as home for the past 5 months but also very nice coming back to a land that is so familiar to us and where we can understand everyone around us. Overall, the journey was an amazing one. We saw over 17 countries and met some amazing people along the way. Oh heck yah, we would have liked to stay longer but like every good trip, it must come to an end at some point right. There are so many places we want to go back and explore more in depth when we find the time and money here in the near future! Soooooo, if you want to plan a trip to Europe with some friends, count the two of us IN for sure!Well, that was the end of our adventure in Europe, but that doesn't mean the excitment has to end once back in the states. It's been almost 4 weeks now and we've been keeping ourselves busy enough that's for sure. Lynsey is done with school so she is busy looking for a job in the Madison area and I'm taking 4 credits (two classes) still at WW, driving down there 3 days a week. When not at class we are busy cleaning up the house and trying to stay warm during our artic freeze since our return home. We have seen a lot of our friends and family and if you're one of the ones who we haven't seen yet, we apologize! It's been great watching and listening to the Badger Men's Basketball team roll through the season thus far and even better watching them in person which I've had the oppurtunity to do so thanks to my dad letting me use his tickets! Thanks Pops! Dohr and I even managed to turn another year older, while only one of us will get better insurance this year! Happy Birthday Dohr! One of the most exciting things we have to look forward to this week is the marriage of two amazing friends, Adam Nisler and Jennifer Neevel. Not only will they be "taking the plunge" but we'll get to stay a ton of friends we haven't seen yet so we are extremely excited!
So that pretty much brings us up to today. I start work again with First Weber Realtors here in Madison this Friday (no, I'm not selling but possibly soon) and Lynsey is busy with interviews and the whole "real world" approaching way to quickly syndrome! I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the "warmer" weather we are having these days (warmer compared to 0-10 below). Take care and we hope you continue to check in and see what we are up to these days!
Jon and Lynsey
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