Pancake Day Was More Flop Than Flip

It's Fat Tuesday, or as it seems to be called here, Pancake Day. When I went into town, the coffee shops brought their kitchens to the streets to sell pancakes right off the sidewalk. All the grocery stores had pancakes, pancake mix, and anything a person would want on pancakes on sale.

Europe has really different pancakes from America. In America, pancakes are like actual cakes, very thick, and we stack them as high as we can and spread on butter and maple syrup. Here, pancake mix can double as crepe mix. They are extremely thin and usually topped with Nutella or golden sauce (which is basically if maple syrup and honey had a baby).

After I picked up my laundry (I was able to wash most of my closet for only 13 euro!), Sara and I decided we wanted to celebrate the holiday. We attempted to make chocolate chip pancakes, then when that didn't work we tried to make them without chocolate chips. We just weren't meant to have pancakes today. But, we had a great time dancing and singing in the kitchen!

*insert failure noise here*

Luckily, our neighbors had plenty left over and shared their leftovers with us. I ended up trying mine with jam, while she stuck to Nutella. I think we're going to leave the pancake making to the boys.

The boys saved the day

For Lent, I've decided to try to grow more in my spiritual life. I intend to pray each night before bed, as well as read a Bible story every day. I've already picked out forty passages, and I'll pick one at random each day to read. When I go on trips, I'll just print out the stories before I leave and take them with me. 

I'm excited for tomorrow, especially because I'll go right from mass to my Christology course. Although I don't usually like long masses, I wouldn't mind if this mass is long, if it makes up for it with a good homily. I'm hoping for a special day, so keep your fingers crossed! I promise to post some nice pictures.