New Things

We got a new dog last night. His name is already Scooby, which I am not particularly fond of, and I don't know how successful an attempt at changing it will be. Scooby would be fine if an 11 year-old girl picked the name, but we don't have a daughter, much less an 11 year-old. I have settled on calling him Scoobers for now. He's a black and silver miniature schnauzer, and he's totally cute. I'll post a photo of him soon. He's not fond of sitting still.
Our new house is pretty neat. Notice I say neat, and not nice. It is an old farmhouse in our village, and it's roomy and cool in the summer, but the floors are warped and the kitchen is a little old-fashioned. Did I mention how much room I have though? Because I seriously have a ton of room!
Jon and I filed our paperwork at the Speicher Rathaus on Wednesday. We just have to wait for the permission to come back and we can set up our date to get married. Man, people have to jump through hoops to get married in Germany! It's a little funny.