The redhead ate roasted, candied almonds.

Because it's Weihnachtmarkt time!! YAY!
Weihnachtsmarkt is much like an outdoor super market made solely for christmas that happensin almost every city from the 1 of December to the 23!
And I was at my very first one this last weekend.
We went to the one in Esslingen, which isn't so far from where I live, it wasn't the closest but my host family dad said that it would be the most interesting in all likelyhood because it has a medieval section filled with stuff you might see at a renaissance fair. Being smart as we are we went on a saturday night, like everyone else in the world. It was jam-packed with people and was freezing cold but the lights and the candied almonds, the little hand-crafted wooden figures and books and jewelry wereenough to warm you from the inside. the smell of warm cider, or hot food, wafting through the air. Joy. That is the theme of them all and don't we need a little, with such long, cold nights and short, cold days? It was beautiful, and I loved it.
Other things that happened in the last week include: getting back 2 tests that I got 3's on. (!!!!!) And beating the Harry Potter and the half-blood prince video game in one day.. (:
Also today is St. Nicolas TAG! Today is the day all the Germans put their shoes outside their door and St. Nicolas fills them with sweets and small toys. (They have this of course in addition to christmas later on the 24th!) So happy Nicolas Tag and 6th day of advent! Can't wait for christmas!!! (: