Here ... Barely
Oy, people. I am here, I promise. But life is a little nuts right now, and blogging, no matter how badly I want to do it, is the last thing on my priority list right now (sad face).We are knee deep in...
View ArticleNorth Carolina: Saying Goodbye
In less than a month, we will be in Germany. EEK! Life is definitely chaotic these days, but amidst the crazy, I can't help but think about, and get a little emotional about leaving North Carolina....
View ArticleBoxing It All Up
Something happened.Once again, time slipped away from me.I am currently sitting on our sheet-less mattress set, surrounded by boxes. The last glass of wine in the house rests on a shroud of beige...
View ArticleTomorrow
Well, my friends. That's a wrap. At least for our time here in the United States. I don't know how this time came upon us so quickly. And this week, as a whole, was just such a massive whirlwind. It's...
View ArticleGermany -- the First Few Days
Well ... we made it! We are officially in Germany.We are just starting our third day here, and it seems a little surreal that all of this is happening. Our flight here was long. Approximately nine...
View ArticleGermany -- One Week
It's hard to believe that we have been here for one week already. Time really is going quick, but at the same time, feels like it is moving so slow (thank you, hotel living). M started inprocessing...
View ArticleMax -- Six Month Update
With all the crazy the past couple of months, poor Max got left behind on his updates. I think the last I did was three months -- I had every intention of doing one at four, and then again at five, but...
View ArticleFreinsheim, Germany
Last Thursday, my mom & I decided to meet up for the day so that we could hang out and she could see the grandbabies. Since she is about three hours away from where we are now, we decided that...
View ArticleHotel Living
In just a few short days, we will be hitting five weeks since we moved out of our quaint little house in North Carolina and moved into a hotel. As I type this, I am sitting in the third hotel during...
View ArticleStrasbourg, France
First off, I am so behind in blogging. I have about three posts from other places we have visited, but I just haven't had a chance to write about them yet. We are getting out and seeing so much, and I...
View ArticleTransitioning
Internet, we have a home.An actual place to call ours for the foreseeable future & our time here in Germany.We moved in about three weeks ago, and it's been a whirlwind ever since. We received our...
View ArticleSleepless Nights
Two. Do I need to say more? Because it's kicking my ass. Hard. In a way that I was neither prepared for or really able to navigate through. My sweet, loveable blue-eyed baby boy has turned into some...
View ArticleHohenzollern Castle
Photo credit: WikipediaI'm a bit behind on writing about our adventures, and I apologize for that! We have still been doing so much, but with moving in to our permanent place, getting settled and the...
View ArticleSleepless Nights, Part 2
Last week or so, I wrote about the sleep issues that we were having with our toddler, Lucas. I briefly mentioned that we were also having issues with Max, and while we are making headway with him, too,...
View ArticleMax: Nine Months
Nine months is, hands down, my most favorite age with my babies, and Max is no exception to this. I can hardly believe that we are here already, that in three very short months I will have a one year...
View ArticleGermany: Three Months
This morning I woke up, looked at the date and realized that our family had been here for three months already. How did that happen? It's hard to believe that we have hit that mark already, and it...
View ArticleLife with RSV
When Max was two weeks old, he was diagnosed with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Lucas had gotten a bad case of croup Max's first week, which resulted in a night in the emergency room for him. It...
View ArticleHalloween
Our first Halloween in Germany is officially in the books! I can't tell you enough how much fun we had this year, our little family of four.Because we live on post, and therefore live in stairwell...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
I know we are a good week into the new year, and I know I haven't exactly put much down in the last two month (eeek!) but ... new year, new goals, right? Big priority? More writing.The reason for the...
View ArticleGermany: Six Months
The beginning of January marked our six month anniversary of being in Germany. Whoa! It's hard to believe that we have been here that long, but at that the same time it feels like we have been here...
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