This weekend, we were able to make a quick trip across the border to Alsace, France. We made Strasbourg, only an hour and a half away and just across the border in France, our base. We got a late start on Friday and drove through some of the thickest fog we have ever seen; weContinue reading “Week 27: Alsace, France”
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Week 25: Halloween
Week 25 and surprise, surprise, it was another busy one! Brooklyn took the Red Cross babysitting class every day after school. She finished the course and is now a certified babysitter and is also on a referral list on base for parents looking for sitters! The kids also had picture day this week, which wasContinue reading “Week 25: Halloween”
Week 23: Oktoberfest!
Twenty three weeks feels unreal! Having gotten home from our quick trip to Maryland on Monday night, we spent most of the rest of the week recovering. The only exciting thing that happened is Matt finally got his new car on Wednesday! He was a little sad to say goodbye to the awesome loaner carContinue reading “Week 23: Oktoberfest!”
Week 21: Another Week at Home
Somehow this post got stuck before publishing so two weeks coming at you at once… We had another week at home and this time, got a little more rest. The most exciting thing to note is that our heat is finally working. our house is older so has radiators. When things started to get cold,Continue reading “Week 21: Another Week at Home”
Week 17: Barcelona!
I can’t believe it’s been another week. It feels like we just got here, and like we’ve lived here forever, all at the same time. Nothing too exciting happened during the week. Friday, I was off and the kids had a half day at school. We dropped them off at the bus stop and immediatelyContinue reading “Week 17: Barcelona!”
Week 15: The Last Week of Summer
We had a great last week of summer vacation! It was a pretty quiet week and we spent the time getting caught up on rest after our busy weekend before. On Wednesday, Matt had his first day of school. He is attending UMGC that has a campus on base and his first class was online.Continue reading “Week 15: The Last Week of Summer”
Week 12: We Have Internet!
I can’t believe another week has flown by! We had a relatively quiet week. The most exciting thing to happen is that we finally got internet at our house and it almost didn’t happen. After all of the delays in getting a tech to come out to the house to run the line to theContinue reading “Week 12: We Have Internet!”
Week 11: Ryan’s Birthday and a Mini Roadtrip
We started out the week celebrating Ryan’s 11th birthday and ended it with a mini, 3-day roadtrip to Salzburg, Austria and Lake Bled, Slovenia. On Monday, Ryan turned 11. We woke Ryan up by surprising him with a huge pile of his favorite snacks; Pringles, popcorn, Cheeze-Its, and Fudge Stripe Cookies. Because of our ongoingContinue reading “Week 11: Ryan’s Birthday and a Mini Roadtrip”
Week 9: We Have Our Stuff!
We finally have our stuff! I am actually able to write this while sitting at my own table, drinking wine from my own glass, instead of sitting on the floor and drinking out of a disposable cup. It is so nice after being in transit pretty much since January. We got back from Mallorca superContinue reading “Week 9: We Have Our Stuff!”
Week 8: Moving and Mallorca
We are a little behind but just wrapped another fast-moving week! Monday we had our move-in inspection for our new house. A few days prior, Matt and I had come by the house and talked with the previous tenants about the quirks of the house and certain issues they had. Thanks to that, the move-inContinue reading “Week 8: Moving and Mallorca”
Gilcrests Abroad 