Day 302 Cookie Jar Sweet Memories-book IV

 

These CJSM blog-posts result from

a 50th Anniversary present from our

progeny last November 25. I took it

upon myself to write the story of each

of 365 "Memories" the girls had encased

in a cookie jar for us to reminisce over;

today is Day 302 of the continuing event.

 

 

 

Plus:

 

 

 

Day 302

 

 

A kiss on the cheek for Hans

so Beth could have her special glass

 

 

Deutschland! May 7, 1999---Becky & Alex wed in Aussin, Germany and…we made it!

We took a couple of weeks to tour the “Fatherland” for the occasion of Becky’s wedding.

I got an “International”-driver’s license and we rented a big ole “Green-monster” van and set out to “tame the mighty-beast”, as it was, visiting France, Austria, Switzerland & Netherlands.

We stayed in “Youth hostels” and ate the local cuisine-offerings. What a great adventure!

Running late one night, I ended up driving on a sidewalk---by mistake…crazy American!

We happened on a little “restaurant” somewhere on the highway down “yonder” in the Black Forest; the food was delectable (whatever it was) and they served “Black Forest cake” laced with some liquor-treat---I did not “drink” any…Lovely Lady Candice Leah drank two slices!

The old guy who might have been a WW II Nazi hide-away offered daughter Beth a Black Forest shot glass as a souvenir---if…she would kiss him. She wanted the glass so badly, she finally relented, allow the old rapscallion to kiss her lightly on the cheek. (Those Germans!)

(She still hasn’t lived that down, but still has and cherishes the shot glass souvenir!)

Nanny didn’t get one; she sure enough loved the “liquid”-cake! Made/drank several, since.

 

Ah! Cookie Jar Sweet “Ja vol!” Memories!