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 26: Visitors!
This post is long overdue but we’ve been super busy enjoying our first visitors from the USA! Our dear friends Megan and Pat made the long trip to see us. We picked them up from the airport Saturday morning and gave them a few minutes to drop their things at our house before dragging themContinue reading “Week 26: Visitors!”
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 24: Alli’s Wedding!
We had another crazy week! It was the last week of the school quarter and the kids were super busy making sure they had everything completed. Matt and I also started our second German class in the evenings. Brooklyn also hit another milestone, she rode the bus by herself. One day after school, she wasContinue reading “Week 24: Alli’s Wedding!”
Week 22: Mason’s Wedding!
We had another quiet week until we headed back to Maryland. On Wednesday, Matt, Brooklyn, and I left to head back to the U.S. My cousin Mason, was marrying his dear fianceé, Rachael. We had been planning this trip for a long time and had the flights before we even left for Germany. A fewContinue reading “Week 22: Mason’s Wedding!”
Week 20: Munich
We had another quiet week at home! Thursday, we had dinner with one of Matt’s golfing buddies and his girlfriend. We met in downtown Stuttgart for Korean barbecue. It was so good, we haven’t had it for about two years so it was a treat! This weekend, we went to Munich and Legoland. We droppedContinue reading “Week 20: Munich”
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 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 10: Unpacking, Heidelberg, and Bad Wildbad
We are still unpacking and purging our stuff! We are making a lot of progress but still have a ways to go. Monday, I had the day off as part of my in-processing to continue the unpacking process and we all spent the whole day shifting items around and putting stuff away. We were supposedContinue reading “Week 10: Unpacking, Heidelberg, and Bad Wildbad”
Gilcrests Abroad 