We are still trying to catch up on sleep around our house after a busy couple of weeks, during which at least one of us has had some kind of sickness. This week was no different, with Ryan being sick at the beginning. We allowed him to miss some school in the hopes that heContinue reading “Week 195: Wrestling European Championships”
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Week 194: Matt’s 40th Birthday!
This week, we continued our visit with Kathy and Elsie! On Monday, we drove to Strasbourg, France. Some of our other previous neighbors, Susan and her daughter Tori, who now live in another part of Germany, drove down to meet us. The girls all started elementary school together and it’s so cool we get toContinue reading “Week 194: Matt’s 40th Birthday!”
Week 193: New Visitors!
We had some special visitors this week! Our dear friends and neighbors from Maryland, Kathy and Elsie, came to spend a week skiing and catching up with us. We chugged along through the week until Thursday when they arrived at lunchtime. They returned to our house for a nap until school was out, and thenContinue reading “Week 193: New Visitors!”
Week 192: MLK Weekend
This will be a super short post because, honestly, we didn’t do much! It’s been a while since I’ve been able to say that, and as much as I hate missing a travel opportunity on a long weekend, it was nice to slow down and catch up on rest. This week’s wrestling tournament was inContinue reading “Week 192: MLK Weekend”
Week 191: Matt’s 40th Birthday Party!
It was a short week because I didn’t get back to Germany until Wednesday morning. Then, I went straight into work and to a hair appointment in the evening. Luckily, Thursday was declared a federal holiday, so all four of us were off work and school and could catch up on rest and things aroundContinue reading “Week 191: Matt’s 40th Birthday Party!”
Week 190: New Year’s and Pop’s 100th Bday
We arrived back in Frankfurt at almost 4 p.m. after our flight from Morocco was delayed. A snowy, foggy Germany greeted us. We rushed to the car and then raced home, trying to arrive in time for the fireworks. We have never spent New Year’s Eve in Germany, but everyone always raves about it becauseContinue reading “Week 190: New Year’s and Pop’s 100th Bday”
Week 189: (Part 2) Morocco!
It was a crazy busy week, which is why I split this week into two parts! It’s still super long, so I hope you can make it to the end! The day after Christmas, we spent the morning packing up and then driving up to Frankfurt Hahn Airport, about three hours north of where weContinue reading “Week 189: (Part 2) Morocco!”
Week 189: (Part 1) Christmas!
We made it home from Italy the afternoon before Christmas Eve. Luckily, Christmas Eve ended up being a holiday for both Matt and me, so we spent the day finishing last-minute preparations around the house. In the late afternoon, we went to church for Christmas Eve mass. Then, we and our friends went to ourContinue reading “Week 189: (Part 1) Christmas!”
Week 188: Christmas Skiing in Italy
Christmas break started Friday after school, but first, we had to make it through the week! It was a slow start on Monday after all of the traveling over the weekend before. Throughout the week, both kids had wrestling practice every evening, plus multiple holiday celebrations at Girl Scouts, JROTC, Civil Air Patrol, and BoyContinue reading “Week 188: Christmas Skiing in Italy”
Week 187: Wrestling and Christmas in Belgium
Another December week has flown by, and as usual, I packed it with several Christmas outings. On Wednesday, I had my work Christmas lunch at the Stuttgart Winterhütte, an Alpine-themed pop-up restaurant in the middle of the Stuttgart Christmas market. The inside is decorated like an alpine lodge and has a Christmas menu. After lunchContinue reading “Week 187: Wrestling and Christmas in Belgium”
Gilcrests Abroad 