It's the little things that mean the most.....

When I pray for these children my prayer is for them to have kind, loving hearts....this is our life...our journey...our Hardy Hearts....

Monday, July 29, 2013

the keys please

This morning we officially got the keys to our Porsche....
a beautiful 911 Carrerra S......
the guys were so excited.......
and why not....what a fun, amazing way to start your day!
For my husband......it was love at first sight......
I got my Audrey Hepburn on......
and we set off on the adventure of a lifetime......

driving....top down....and soaking up the breathtaking beauty around us...as we passed sleepy little villages nestled in the mountains.......
majestic mountains....the pics just don't do it justice...it's like Chris said...being there is like seeing it in HD...and the pictures can't capture that.....
first rests stop...and the kids were on my heart...so I bought them Gummy Bears...the homeland of the Gummy bear is Germany, you know!

Soon we were at the Rheinfall....I have been to the Rhein River and cruised it and heard the mermaid tales but this was a whole new experience.....


It is a waterfall like no other.....powerful....mighty.....magnificent.....



SO glad Dieter and Franzy brought us here on our road trip!


Back in the car we traveled down the road ...once again caught up in the beauty.....
for lunch we stopped at this wonderful place......
surrounded by mountain......
on a cliff.....
We ate outside on the deck and it was awesome...the food...the view...the company....it was perfect!
Moving on...we drove .......
to Grindelwald, Switzerland.......
where we would make the Hotel Regina our home for the night....

We were so happy to be here!

Check out the view from our room......ridiculous!

Jeremy joined the boys for a beer and I had a moment in the sun.....

We met up with the Patricks and Franzy and took a hike to the Glacier that afternoon....



and on the way back we ventured through the International Land Art festival!

It rained...and soaked to the bone we headed back to the hotel for a nice warm bath.....with time before supper we headed out to explore the town......


We popped into a little spot for coffee.....
such a good memory.......

We met up with the gang for pre dinner drinks on the balcony......
and dinner with our new friends was wonderful.....the food and the company!
Cheers to a full and amazing day!



Monday, July 22, 2013

I'll have a V8......

We woke up on day 2 of our European adventure and headed to the famous V8 Hotel. Known for it's love of cars, it was perfect place to meet up with the tour and our Porsche.

We checked in with a Porsche right there to welcome us! They change the lobby car daily so you never know what will welcome you!
Very cool hotel......the car theme was everywhere from the bed........

to the bathroom......

oh and did I mention the museum that is also part of the hotel......

 After we got settled, we had breakfast at the City Center......and shopped for a little bit.

Later we met up with most of the tour group back at the V8 for lunch! 2 brothers, a father and son, and our host for the week too...Dieter.

and we met our Porsche too!

That night we headed to an awesome Beer Garden for dinner with the group....





At the end of the day we headed back to the V8 to get some sleep and dream about Porsche driving through the Alps...good night Stuttgart.