Family, Food & Flowers (with a Furry beast on the side)

Thought I'd come and do a little postie today since I've been neglecting the blog and instead enjoying our past week of beautiful weather and fun with Marilia and Arturo. By the way, for any Graz people reading, they have been staying at the Hotel Weitzer for the past two weeks and it has been wonderful. It's the perfect location, they like their bed better than their own, they got a free upgrade to a nicer room and their rate was fabulous. So, definitely recommended.

They leave tomorrow {tear} and we prepare for Round 2 with Erin and Jason {smile} who arrive the next day. We are hoping and praying that there won't be rain most of the time they are here like the weather forecasts are saying. Please no.

Here are some random pics from the past couple of weeks with some short dumb captions.

Strollin' lovebirds


Austrian Wiener Schnitzel & Käsespätzle were deemed more than acceptable


I found some snow!


On one of the colder days. We still have those.


Just another pizza lunch with Arturo III and Arturo Jr.


Get your water where you can. Water off a fountain is usually preferred.


Little Mrs. Schwiegermutter checkin' out the green


Tulpen.


We came upon this church by the Schöckl mountain. These are their beautiful Stations of the Cross.


Pfau at the Schloss Eggenberg


Food at the Schloss Eggenberg


Little wandering eyeballs when there's food at the Schloss Eggenberg


Us at the Schloss Eggenberg


The Schloss Eggenberg


More Pfauen.


What kind of bloom is this?

UPDATE: My friend, Nicky, remembered from a Martha Stewart magazine from 5 years ago that this is a Fritillaria Imperialis or a Crown Imperial Lily. Just givin' you props, Nicoletta...that's impressive.

Rich purple is good.


Eis is always good. Especially from this place.


We'll miss you. It was wunderbar.