My First Mons Market Sunday!

Heidi in Her Bed

Dustin and I woke up early to attend Mass on SHAPE this morning.  We then got to pick up our first visitor, Heidi!  Jon and Amy had asked us to dog sit for them while they went to Germany for some doctors visits tomorrow morning.  I was so excited to finally have a little furry friend to keep me company! She is a little older and so sweet, but definitely not as awesome as my Sammy!

After picking up Heidi, Sherry had asked if we wanted to go to the Mons markets with her.  They are held every Sunday and I know they will become a Sunday ritual.  There is a flower market by the train station that we first met Sherry and her daughter, Katy.  The flowers were beautiful, and I cannot wait to purchase some plants for our little porch area.

Sherry then drove us to the food market.  It is full of different vendors with amazing fresh vegetables and fruits, yummy (stinky) cheese, as well as fresh breads and pastries.  We stopped at one vendor who had rotisserie meats, potatoes, and mushrooms.  Everything was amazing and Dustin got a rack of ribs which he had later for dinner (Easy cooking for me tonight-yay!).  We also got a few veggies for the week and some wonderful cheese.  There were a few antique stores that we walked into.  My mom would go crazy if she saw some of the pieces!

Heidi Ready for Her Walk

Later, Dustin and I took Heidi for a long walk around downtown Mons and then went to the grocery store on base.  Let's just say Sunday night is not the best time to go shopping here.  There was absolutely nothing left.  Not a bag of salad, very few veggies, no black beans, chicken and many other regular items.  I felt like I was being rationed, and after going through the whole check in process of just getting on the base and dealing with everything, I really didn't even want to be there.  It is so awkward, just feel as if I don't belong and it is another slap in the face that the days are counting down and I have to find a way to stay here legally.

All the stress meant that we stopped to pick up a bake at home pizza, salad, and bottle of wine for dinner (of course Dustin had his ribs too).  So it's an all American night, complete with football!!!