Katy's pick – Chile.

Apparently, the chili talk we had yesterday made Katy think that Chile should be our next country to dine in this week. She asked today if they ate a lot of chili in Chile. I smiled and politely said, "not exactly". So back to South America we travel.

The week is a lot less crazy than the last. Don't get me wrong, we still have the usual dance, soccer, swim meet, church, gymnastics and science club on the menu. It will just be a little easier....I hope:)

We may have to go back to Germany before the year is over. It was such a crazy week that I feel like we missed a lot of culture to be had. I have a strong connection to this country. My Mom's maiden name is Irsfeld. Our ancestors are from Germany. I won't go quoting history here since I have many relatives that would quickly correct me. But what I do know is that this picture shown was the last of the old Mill that my relative's based their livelihood on in Germany and it was recently torn down to make room for a nursing facility. My niece, Ashley lived in Germany a few years ago and my parents visited and went up to Schönecken to visit Hans, my mom's cousin. So cool to have a connection to a country where our heritage formed. I won't say I've got more than an 1/8 of German in me. We have such a mix of nationalities to round out our American roots.

Happy is.