Blame me for the weather forecast in Munich this coming weekend. *ducks* I spoke the unspeakable about working in the yard and grilling. Last time I said this it snowed 4 inches in mid April.
To further jinx the weather, I have finally managed to squash all the grill accessories M. ordered and sent to my parent's house into my suitcase.
I hope I make the suitcase weight limit and avoid another unfortunate incident like the one when I got here. After three flights, three countries and 22 hours, my father and I were waiting for my suitcases in Connecticut when we noticed one bag that looked a little funny on the belt. Something that looked oddly like blood was seeping slowly out of the side of the suitcase and pooling around the bottom. It looked like I had someone's head in my suitcase. I went to collect it and sure enough, one of the bottles of Chianti I had bought in Italy for my parents had broken and was seeping out the side.
Ms. Art Vandalay (me) the importer/exporter will try again to bring an assortment of American goodies back to Europe. I don't know how I accumulated so much in the last few days. I couldn't resist a few things. In my bags:
- BBQ sauce
- Maple syrup
- 2 packages of brownie mix
- 1 box bisquick
- peppermint chewing gum
- 12 deodorants don't ask me why but the girls in germany always want these from America)
- reese's peanut butter cups
- 3 bottles of mayonnaise
- 1 bottle caesar salad dressing
- 1 rib rack
- 1 grill brush
- 1 set of skewers
- 1 warming rack
- 1 set of coal baskets
- 1 slide aside
- 1 percolating coffee pot
- coffee
- several new books
- still need one stop at duty free for clinique supplies for everyone
Am I crazy? This will never make the weight limit!! Oh well, these are all must haves and I'm going to try for it!! Wish me luck!
Posted from CT
3 comments:
That's quite a list. With all those things, we'll never see summer!
Why mayo? The mayo isn't too bad here and you can even find Miracle Whip.
Oh, that list looks so familiar! I can't tell you how many times I have come back with cake mix and American deodorant and Clinique products, among everything else I like to buy at home... I've often wondered what the Swiss customs people would say if they dared to inspect my bag as I arrived back in the country! Good luck!
j- lol- yes i strike again!! The mayonnaise because i love hellman's and somehow i can't bring myself to go to kaufhof and by dusty and expensive old jars, bottles and boxes of things unless i'm really desperate.
Gretchen - i was thinking the same thing about customs... at some point i think i may be crossing the line of what is personal belongings and what is an import business. :)
kyle - wise guy! as always! but it is true
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