http://www.whereisjennifer.com Where is Jennifer in the world today? Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:08:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At 4:15am on July 31st, I awoke to do a truly ridiculous thing: fly 1,200 miles to Malta, attend a wedding where I knew exactly 2 of the 600+ guests, and fly back the next day. This, my friends, is what life is all about. For those of my readers who ... http://www.whereisjennifer.com/2010/08/17/theres-no-champagne-left-in-malta/ You’d think after 5 years living in Europe, a trip back to California would not hold as much of a sense of utter relief as it did the first 2 years. But, well, it still does. As soon as we board that jumbo, my coat goes in ... http://www.whereisjennifer.com/2010/06/13/back-to-the-wild-west/ The glamorous life of an expat babe living in Europe grinds quickly to a halt right about the time she enters the delivery room and pops out expat baby. Weekends of European opera, jetsetting to Paris, and shopping in Milan morph into sleep-deprived years where makeup is optional, laundry ... http://www.whereisjennifer.com/2010/05/23/desperate-housewives-in-budapest/ After less than 6 weeks on the ground (and most of those weeks filled with Christmas fun), I admittedly felt a bit guilty about embarking on yet another vacation. But, life's too short to be guilty. And so, it was nearly midnight on my - ahem - ... http://www.whereisjennifer.com/2010/01/29/winter-escape-to-dubai/ The South Pacific has always held an exotic allure for me… images of Captain Cook and his crew discovering island upon island, populated by sinewy Polynesian men in loincloths and grass ankle cuffs, and lusty, dark-skinned beauties wearing flowers in their hair. I suppose the non-movie version would ... http://www.whereisjennifer.com/2009/12/18/our-first-south-seas-adventure/ August 14, 2009: Soenke and I embark on our first entire weekend away, without child (thanks Oma & Opa!). Soenke had a flight tour overnighting in both Budapest and Berlin, and I certainly was not one to turn down that kind of European travel! The first 20 minutes after ... http://www.whereisjennifer.com/2009/09/10/a-dash-through-the-bs-budapest-berlin/ The weekend of July 31st, we decided to head on down to Bavaria and check out the action. Soenke's folks joined us, and we made a merry fivesome. It was my first proper trip to Bavaria, and I was looking forward to Alps, lederhosen, dirndls, and Bavarian fare.... ... http://www.whereisjennifer.com/2009/08/12/bring-out-the-lederhosen/ At the end of June, we headed to So Cal for one week of family fun. It was my first experience flying alone with Sophie over the pond, and it went surprisingly well! With some last-minute worries about getting seats on the flight, we finally were the last ... http://www.whereisjennifer.com/2009/07/08/summer-fun-in-california/ On May 30th, we celebrated Sophie's 2nd birthday (which was actually on May 22, but we were living it up in the Canary Islands on that date!). I think I'm getting better at these things after observing Sally Deig's party tricks over the years. For one thing, I ... http://www.whereisjennifer.com/2009/07/08/sophies-2nd-birthday-the-time-goes-so-fast/ Who knew that (after Mallorca) the Canary Islands were the most popular German vacation destination? Not me, but I soon discovered this fact when I walked into our hotel on Fuerteventura... one of the biggest of the islands, which are part of Spain, of course, and located a mere ... http://www.whereisjennifer.com/2009/05/28/checking-out-the-canary-islands/