Moving on - in so many ways

.... but only one of those will be revealed tonight. 


I have FINALLY decided to just go ahead and move my blog (and more!!!) over to Wordpress. I have been procrastinating and I have had all kinds of excuses for not doing it, but now I've had it. 
Goodbye Blogger, Hello Wordpress! 


It is a work in progress, but please check it out! 


There is a little surprise waiting for you. 

December 8th, Frankfurt am Main

Icing on the Cake

If you want to know the story behind this picture, check back later! 
Now, I am off to have dinner with my husband. 
C ya. 

Time for a new haircut ... again!

I will difinitely need some time to get used to it. 

Meet Annerexia

Annerexia is always hungry.

Annereixia does not allow herslef to eat.
Annerexia is terrified that everything is going to get out of control.
Annerexia is always grouchy.
Annerexia is always in a bad mood.
Annerexia is aggressive.
Annerexia hates people.
Annerexia hates the smell of food.
Annerexia is unhappy 24/7.
Annerexia thinks she only deserves to live is she is super skinny.
Annerexia knows she does not deserve to eat.
Annerexia is convinced that she is not allowed to enjoy life.
Annerexia is scared 24/7.
Annerexia is 100 % sure that everyone hates her.
Annerexia has nothing to offer the world.
Annerexia thinks about food all day long. 
Annerexia walks through the aisles of supermakrekts marveling at the delicious delikatessen for hours and hours.
Annerexia does not want to live.
Annerexia is hates Anne and wants to ruin her life.
Annerexia enjoys torturing Anne.
Annerexia loathes Anne.
Annerexia is growing stronger and is yelling louder the more Anne is eating.
Annerexia has the voice of Anne's brother. 

And I thought I was good with computers...

As I am venturing out into the world of podcasting, I am trying to build my first real website with Wordpress and the Thesis Theme. 
I always thought that I had technical talent, but I was proven more than wrong. 
The words Wordpress - Thesis Theme - Custom-Sample Folder - FTP - Cyberduck - Server - MySQL - Bluehost are supposed to have some kind of connection, but I cannot put them in relation to one another.
I have been working on this all day yesterday and even dreamed about it last night, but I just do not get it. 
I guess I need a step by step instruction of what to do. 
I am so mad at myself because I want to move forward and finally start my project, but I am stuck. I feel like I am walking around with a huge question mark hovering over my head. 


This whole process is made even more difficult by having to do it in English. 
If anyone is willing to help and guide me, I would be eternally grateful.  

Prayer request

I have never done this, but today is an important day for my husband as he is having a difficult meeting. 
I would really appreciate it if you could say a prayer for him and keep him in your thoughts. 
Thank you so much! 

Mushroom, garlic and red pepper cream sauce.

Just a few more stirs until perfection... 

The mystery behind Lady Gaga's "Scheiße"

The mystery is there is no mystery at all.
Gaga clearly does not sing German.
She says that she can't speak German, so she just makes up some words...
Sorry that I cannot reveal any secrets.

Sunday

On Sunday, we got up rather early in order to drive to my home village. As you can see in the pictures below, I had to wear my glasses during the last few days because I lost my contacts. Since contacts are much more affordable in Germany, we had ordered some and had them sent to my parents. So, we decided to take a trip and spent half of our Sunday in the car... (thanks again to my lovely husband who went with me without being grouchy). The fantastic thing is that even just sitting in the car for 5 hours on a BEAUTIFUL, sunny, hot Sunday is nothing but fun when Andreas and I are together. These little things show me over and over again how lucky we are.

We didn't tell my parents that we were going to visit them, so they were quite surprised. Thankfully my brother wasn't there, so we could really enjoy the short amount of time with them. 

When we came home, we were almost starving and prepared our thitherto most delicious meal:
Salmon steaks, mashed patotoes with truffle oil and sautéed mushrooms (I have never eaten them before, without being forced) and peppers in cream sauce. Everything was topped with fresh truffles. 

Ready to go!

 They better be good. 

The taste of this truffle was better than I could ever describe.

Hmmm, peppers and hmmm garlic.

Maître d'Anne

The truffle oil gave the mashed patotoes the perfect flavor.

Putting the finishing touches to it. 

The picture of the finished sauce just did not want to be uploaded tonight. So, stay tuned. 

A heck of a weekend

We celebrated our 1st anniversary in the same restaurant we had dinner last year. It was fun to remember how things had changed in those 12 months. Being back at this restaurant reminded me of how fresh everything was at the beginning, how different our dynamic was, how Andreas used to prepare breakfast for me before he went to work, how he showered me with presents (like my beloved green iPod shuffle which I lost in the last few days. *sad face*) and how excited we both were to have found each other. Thank God that we haven't forgotten the unfathomable luck we have. 

Anyways, I digress...

We had the most delicious food ever and both ate truffles (which gave us the idea of what to cook on Sunday) and were both able to enjoy eating in the middle of the day, something that is a HUGE deal for us, as we have never really been able to do just that.

After lunch we went on a boat trip on Lake Zürich. It was awesome. We sat in the sun (both getting a bit sunburnt) for 1,5 hours just being in love, not thinking of anything, leaving the clinic, work, all the issues  of everyday life behind us. 

It was a wonderful day. A day that will give me the strength to take the next big steps on my way to health. 

If you want to know what we did on Sunday, check this site again later today. 

Big Bang

Exactly one year ago at 5pm I met my husband, the man of my life. And, oh my, what a year it has been. We have had so many ups and downs, there were so many obstacles thrown in our path, be it parents who didn't attend our wedding, money problems, anorexia sticking its head out again, work issues or university struggles. We have mastered it all much better than I could have ever hoped for. 
We are more than ready for our 2nd year of relationship and I am sure that we will grow even more with every challenge that comes our way. 


This quote by Paulo Coelho describes the year that lies behind us perfectly. 


“When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back.”


Life does not look back and neither do we. 


I love you, Andreas! 

CALLiversary

A year ago yesterday, my husband and I talked on the phone for the very first time. 
I remember it as if it were yesterday. We talked for almost 3 hours about everything and nothing. Despite this very in-depth conversation, we could not have known what was about to happen, how our lives were about to change. 

This is what I got for our CALLiversary:

You may say that this is not a very romantic gift, but I have to disagree. I have enjoyed the few times we cooked together so very much that I was incredibly excited about this present. Who would have EVER thought that I'd enjoy cooking???!!! It is quite funny how times change, isn't it?

Thank you, Andreas, for this wonderful present and I am looking forward to a lifetime of wonderful hours in the kitchen together with you! 

2 Timothy 1:7

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.