It has been a while!!

Well, by now it has been a while, well over a month since I last wrote. I have been quite buesy and have experienced a lot of things.
The Winelese ended in mid October. It was very fun and I was kind of sad when it ended, but I had the feeling that it would have been to long if it had strechted out any more. The weather was great the whole three weeks and as soon as we where done it got rainy and cold.
In October I had four people visit me. In mid October my cousins Christine and Claas came for three days. It was so nice to have visitors and share where I am spending these six months. We helped in the Harvest one morning, visited a very nice town in the area that has a very well kept 'Mittlealterliche Altstadt'. There are buildings from 1200 that are still in use to this day. It was a very nice afternoon, though it was rather cold.
We also visited a Monestary in Maulbronn. This Monestary was also built around 1200 and has a very long history. When Baden-Württemberg became Protestant with the reform of Martin Luther the Monchs where forced out. Since this time the Monestary has been a Protestant school. Many scholars such as Johannes Kepler studied here.
I also visited my family in Bechterdissen again this past month. It was very nice to see my Oma and cousins again. We ate a lot and just had a very nice time together.
The tainnes also got together to celebrate Thanksgiving. One of the trainnes who is placed on a farm brought a turky which we prepared. We also had stuffing and pumpkin pie, mashed potatos and bread rolles. It was a wonderful meal. It was so great to see everyone who came, eight of the twelve trainnes where there, and to see how everyone is doing. We meet in Enkenbach and explored the beautiful autum forest that is on the edge of the twon.
I have made some very good friends here in Sinsheim and this past weekend I spent a lot of time which them. We went bowling and played Settlers. We for a long hike on Sunday afternoon. I am beginning to feel more and more at home here and wish that I could stay longer than the six months.
This past week all the kids where sick and I feel like I might have caught it to. Hopefully it dosn't
get to bad.
The weather is getting cooler and cooler and with the time change it gets dark by 4:30 pm. The evenings are long, but we spend a lot of time playing boardgames or making crafts with the kids. They are very excited for Christmas.
Well, I hope you are all well, I would love to hear from you. Maybe I will manage to write a bit more this month!