Two years ago I had never heard of a Christmas Market. A high school friend of mine posted pictures during one of her many travels abroad for work in the military. She and her kids were smiling in an idyllic European village decked out for the holidays and the caption read, "Christmas Market." Fast forward to this September. I get a screenshot from my old boss. Her German friend is looking for a house-sitter over the holidays. Visions of Christmas Markets dance through my hea