{"id":2031,"date":"2011-07-09T03:48:08","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T03:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/erin\/?p=2031"},"modified":"2011-07-09T03:48:08","modified_gmt":"2011-07-09T03:48:08","slug":"family-across-the-pond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/erin\/2011\/07\/09\/family-across-the-pond\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Across the Pond"},"content":{"rendered":"

It amazes me that my mom was born in Germany –\u00a0 that my grandma lived her whole childhood there – that we have wonderful family that still lives there. I was so happy to be able to go and spend time with my mom’s uncle, aunts, and cousins.<\/p>\n

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Schwadderer Garden Party<\/p><\/div>\n

Since we’ve been back from our trip, I’ve been asked which place I liked the best. It’s kind of an impossible question to answer, because I love seeing ALL new places – near and far. There is just so much beauty in the world… and so much amazement to be had in discovering new things.<\/p>\n

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Ensingen Vineyard<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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Grapes in the Vineyard<\/p><\/div>\n

So I can’t pick a favorite place. I can tell you, though, that being with my relatives, who I barely knew, was one of the most special traveling experiences I’ve ever had.<\/p>\n

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Ensingen<\/p><\/div>\n

Spending time with my grandma’s family was a little like sharing a piece of her. I saw her smile in my great uncle, Rolf’s, eyes; I heard her thick accent all around me.<\/p>\n

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Uncle Rolf and Auntie Hulda<\/p><\/div>\n

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The House My Grandma Grew Up In<\/p><\/div>\n

It came as a surprise that I would end up in tears over having to leave people I’d not even known only 72 hours earlier. And now I know that I must make another trip – hopefully with my mom, sisters, aunts, uncles, and cousins- to learn more about our history and our family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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