A day in Lauffen

Wow, today has just been one of the best days of my trip. I woke up this morning and met some German friends of mine in a nearby city, Lauffen. We went to a parade and festival there, and I can not come up with enough words to describe it. After we watched the 30 minute long parade, twice, it circled where we parked, so we were blocked in by it after it went by the first time...LOL We drove around and my friend's parents showed me the entire city. We went back to their house and ate snacks and they showed me pictures of different trips that they have made in Germany. I have so much more that I want to see here now. After that we said our goodbyes and they brought me back to my place. On the way back, I watched gasoline get purchased for Euro 1.33 per liter which, if I did the right math, comes out to around $6.25 a gallon, and we wonder why everyone laughs when we complian about it hitting $3 or higher. Ich glaube heute habe ich mehr Deutsch gesprochen als die ganzes semester nach hause. I just want to say it one more time, AWESOME.