Today I have eleventy-billion things to do. Unaccompanied baggage is being packed tomorrow. Researching the neighborhoods of our future ‘home town’ – population 649,121. soon to be 649,126. This past weekend we took our children to a local castle, Burg Lichtenberg one last time. I haven’t even downloaded the pictures from my camera. and trust me [...]

One of my favorite places to walk to with our children is the Edeka Neukauf. This little store is part grocery, part drug store, part bottle shop, part clothing and stationary store. I like to think of it as my little Target. Aren’t the flowers lovely? Every year I buy a few for my windowsills [...]

Welcome to the Military Spouse Appreciation Day Bloghop! In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 23 as the first Military Spouse Day to recognize the important role that spouses play in the readiness and well-being of our nation’s armed forces. In 1985, the Secretary of Defense standardized the day as the Friday preceding Mother’s Day. [...]

Today, in preparation for our “Virtual Meet n Greet”, I thought I’d post my Bloghop party post a little early! (That way, if this is your “first hop”, you can get some ideas!) Welcome visitors from the Military Spouse Appreciation Day Bloghop! Thank you for stopping by! (And for those of you who haven’t heard [...]

I can’t even begin to tell you how exhausted I am… But I thought I’d post a quick note to say all is well and I am SOOO excited for tomorrow! Did you know the friday before Mother’s Day is Military Spouse Appreciation Day? (Check out this post for more info about the Military Spouse Appreciation [...]

This was what my living room looked like yesterday… And this is what it looks like right now… Ben, Freddy, and Tony will be coming back tomorrow to finish packing and load our things onto a truck. When I asked Mr Ben (the most outgoing of the three) what he would like for lunch tomorrow [...]

Hmm what should go in our suitcases? What should we mail to Mum mum and Pop pop? What will we need for the next two weeks in Germany? What Army schtuff will hubby need for the next two weeks? Suggestions and ideas are always appreciated! I’m sure once I get everything figured out I’ll blog [...]

So remember last week when I shared my “Before we leave Germany bucket list“? Well, I checked number 3 off the list over the weekend…. Between Zofia’s Pottery, the Ramstein PX, and the small store within the mall – I made out like a bandit. It all started Saturday morning – it was Seth’s turn [...]

I want to walk the streets of my town for an hour with just my camera… I want to capture one more picture of my children next to Homie’s Eis truck… I will always be grateful for the dozens of extra cones he has shared over the years… I want to sneak off to Zofia’s [...]

As we prepare for our move to Texas less than 4 months after the end of a deployment, I find myself reflecting on my relationships here in Germany… The incredible bonds that were forged by flames of adversity caused by so many months with our soldiers away. I would imagine they are much like those [...]