Slight Detour...

So I know I owe everybody the next 2 weeks of our vacation/gypsy voyage to Germany but first I am going to take today to update everyone on the goings on here.

Our official house hunting started yesterday.  This is the first HOUSE we looked at.  It is a duplex/townhouse which more than 50% of the lodging in Europe seems to be.  We lived in a townhouse in Belgium and never once had a problem with or heard our neighbor.  So we are not opposed to one for our 3/4 year stay here.  I really liked the design of this one and the shower in the main bath has a bench in it.  Always a good thing.  :)  I also loved that the Master Bedroom opens to it's own private balcony.  Mr. Bean and I could get used to that.  It has an incredibly low maintenance yard which is rare here and EVERYTHING in this house is new.  In fact, the bedroom floors haven't even been laid yet.  The garage is only a 1 car but it is a good 6 feet deeper than normal and has an extra 2 feet added to each side.  The house has infloor heating as well as an extra 8 inches of insulation around the entire thing.  The kitchen is all brand new and for all you IKEA fans out there it is a built in kitchen from there.  In fact, the dishwasher is still to be installed so really, everything is new.  Baby Girl Bean's favorite part of the house...the chandelier.  Go figure. 

What do you guys think????  Only 3 bedrooms but has a huge basement for guest quarters with access to back yard.

Today we are viewing another house and tomorrow a third.  We really like the one for tomorrow but it is a bit over our allowance and it has a park for a back yard.  Literally.  Check this out!

Tonight Mr. Bean's sister and her family, who also live in Germany, are coming up for the weekend to celebrate Baby Bean's birthday.  We got him a Pirate cake since I have none of my stuff to make him a cake.  By the way, don't forget to keep up on my cake site.  I have 2 orders for here already and we have only been in country 4 days!  Looks promising!  We are looking forward to some familiar faces and being able to just relax and play some games with good coffee. 

Oh yeah, did I mention we have a contract on our house back in St. Louis for rent?  We have accepted the application and given the company our requirements for the contract so now we are just waiting for confirmation from the couple and it's a done deal.  Should know something by Tuesday at the latest.  FINGERS CROSSED!!!!!