Oma and Opa

Oma and Opa is German for grandma and grandpa... and I saw them yesterday.
They live in Ohio and I had not seen them for a few years, but thankfully they could come down to Tulsa for a brief visit.

Just a little background...
My dad's mom is from Germany and my dad's father is from Puerto Rico. After nearly 50 years in Ohio they are yet to lose an ounce of accent. I by no means am complaining, I just find it interesting. My Opa is trilingual (Spanish, English, and German) and my Oma is bilingual (German and English) although Oma still struggles with her grammar at times.

My dad, along with his three younger brothers, only speaks English with the exception of a few German phrases. Those few phrases are the same I know and were learned in preparation for visiting Germany.

All this German talk has reminded me...
Michael and I are planning (notice I said panning not 'going') to visit some extended family of mine in Germany over the Christmas break. I have been out of the country a hand full of times but Michael has not, so I am sooooooooooooo excited for him.

I need to brush up on that German I know is somewhere in my mind.

Choo-ss *phonetically spelled" means 'bye' in German