I guess I should really call this “an hour out” rather than a day out. Just a short drive from our front door is Birkenkopf — a man-made mountain called “Monte Scherbelino” by the locals which roughly translates to “Mount of Shards.”

I’ve grown up with the day after Christmas being focused on sales, returns, picking up holiday wrapping and cards for the next year, cleaning up from the day before, etc. This year, it’s different.

Last Sunday night I was telling Matt what a busy week I had coming up. “What do you have? How can I help?” he asked because he is always wanting to make my life easier. I started laughing because while yes, my week was busy, it was also all really fun things. Lunch with a new friend, book club, and the biggest chocolate festival in Germany. Very much (not) stressful things 😆.