Are you ready for some (amerikansk) football?

The newspaper yesterday brought the good news that the Eagles-Giants game will be televised today live (7:00 p.m. Denmark time). I should know better, but after the Phillies success this year - anything is possible. So with our evening plans set, I can go ahead and update the blog for the first time in a while...

The latest blog hiatus corresponded to my paternity leave, a six-week stretch from the end of November to the beginning of January. This included a four-week trip to the U.S. (Maryland and Pennsylvania) where we were able to introduce Anya to a large part of both of our families. She seemed to thrive on meeting all of the new people. The trip was not without some excitement. Anya's first plane flight had to be cut short after the wing flaps malfunctioned and required us to return to Copenhagen about a half-hour in the air. After a fast landing and a few hours of sitting in the airplane we learned that we would not be using that plane and would have to rebook our flight. The overnight stay featured a cold shower in the hotel and a complimentary dinner at a Pakistani restaurant. Fortunately, the next day's flight was uneventful.

Adjusting to jet lag had been difficult since returning to Denmark, especially so for Anya. Since it's dark for most of the day, she doesn't have much to go on. We're keeping her routine going and she's nearly there, except she's been waking up at 3:30am (which is just as dark as 7:00am, so who can blame her?). Aside from jet lag, another shock on returning home was discovering that the new year's festivities in the fourth floor apartment above where our car was parked included tossing bottles out of the window. It will go to the shop this week for a broken windshield and several dents. The police have been informed - we'll see what happens.

Finally, best wishes to all for a happy and healthy new year.