Remember Me?

If you don't, I don't blame you. What can I say? I took a hiatus:). However, I have so many wonderful pictures and one of a kind memories to share, I figured I'd make an appearance.

Sooooo, update...
Europe is good. Hubby is good. Career is good. God is AWESOME. That is the short version.

Here's the long:

I have been singing a lot of galas and concerts lately. Here's one that I did at the Kehrwieder Theater in Hamburg. (I'm the one that looks like me.)

Here I am giving my first live interview in German!! It went great, praise God:D. I have several videos of the different songs from this performance. I'll tack them on at the end of this blog post.

Next up is probably my favorite gala so far. It was in Lübeck, not far from Hamburg. I got to premiere music from a Faaaaaabulous new musical. Can you guess which one?

How 'bout now?

Yes!! I had the privilege of performing "Raise Your Voice" from the hit musical "Sister Act" with a bunch of lovely ladies

Backstage with the girls!

My dear friend Evelyn and me clad in head-to-toe sequins. You wouldn't BELIEVE how heavy!

It was FABULOUS! So grateful for the opportunity:)

Just last week, got to sing a Christmas Gala with a great old friend-- Birgit!

Getting ready for the show!

(Birgit and I shared a dressing room at "Buddy Holly," remember?)

I'm sorta, kinda rethinking the whole "long black hair with a long black dress" thing

Here's the whole crew: Annika, Michael, Birgit, and Morticia Addams (also known as "me")

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Moving right along: THANKSGIVING!!!

This is our friend, Nina. She likes Thanksgiving:).

This is our friend, Stefan. Enough said.

We invited the whole academy over for our 2nd annual Turkey Day in Deutschland. Most, of course, had never, ever celebrated Thanksgiving before.

We stuffed about 25 hungry students into our apartment and had a GREAT time eating, laughing and sharing what we're grateful for.

Just in case you're wondering... Yes, the vegans DID make a real turkey. We had to show the kiddies how it's really done. Tofurkey for Thanksgiving jus' ain't right.

Sweet friends bringing food over for the celebration

Relaxing post dinner

Good times:).

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And lastly...VIENNA

You might recall that last year I had a couple of auditions that took place in Vienna, Austria and had a glorious time. Well, this year we both did! What a gorgeous city!! So far, the most beautiful place I have been at Christmastime.

Christmas market City Hall

Vienna City Hall. Looks like a storybook castle doesn't it?

People shopping at the 100s of stands filled with handmade candies, ornaments, jewelry, clothing, toys and more!

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My favorite book from my favorite stand. "You Are Special" by Max Lucado.

For my Musical Theatre nerds:). Obviously the best cafe in Austria!

We also went to a Christmas Market in the courtyard of Schönbrunn Palace

Outside the gates of the palace

And inside!


Pia met us there!

Pia is another one of my wonderful colleagues from "Buddy Holly"

Closer look at Schönbrunn and its massive Christmas tree

A couple of the craft stands: Carved wooden ornaments

Handpainted Christmas ornaments

As we were leaving

We took many, many more pictures. For more beautiful shots check out hubby's blog.

The auditions in Vienna went tremendously well, by the way! Would love to give you an update on work and new contracts but I (legally) have to wait just a liiiittle bit longer. For now, here are those gala performance clips I told you about. Enjoy!

Hound Dog
True Love Ways
Sister Act
Fabulous Baby (Fabelhaft Baby)

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!!

FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS