Hello.

We didn't fall off the face of the planet. We're here, back in Ankara, after a whirlwind vacation in Germany and Austria. A few words to sum up our time: JUST WHAT WE NEEDED. We saw concentration camps, castles, cathedrals, the top of the Alps, Christmas stores galore, Oktoberfest in Munich, and I (Erika...along with my mother-in-law) did the Sound of Music Tour in Salzburg, Austria. Yes, it's where the movie was filmed and where the real life VonTraps are from. So fun. I will get pictures up just as soon as I organize them a bit.

But for now...it's time for bed. Or rather, it's time to lay in bed and watch some of the Season Premiers of our favorite shows on the internet.