After the kids returned from England and we got back from Garmisch on Sunday, we were fortunate to have Monday off. We spent the day catching up on rest and tidying up around the house. Brooklyn spent part of the day unpacking and repacking her bags, as she was leaving on Tuesday for Prague toContinue reading “Week 245: Model UN and Visitors”
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Week 244: Garmisch and England!
In the second week of January, we had a short week at home since everyone was traveling over the weekend. We’ve all been exhausted from running from one activity to the next, and I’ve been especially tired; I just can’t seem to catch up on sleep. Even though the week was busy, I barely tookContinue reading “Week 244: Garmisch and England!”
Week 242: Our Baltic Road Trip!
The day after Christmas, we were up before sunrise and out the door by 5 a.m., driving two hours to Munich to catch our flight to Vilnius, the first stop on our Baltic road trip. The trip was smooth—except for Matt leaving his backpack on the plane during our short layover in Warsaw. Our flightContinue reading “Week 242: Our Baltic Road Trip!”
Week 240: Holiday Skiing in the Dolomites
Christmas is finally almost here and we made it to the third weekend of Advent as the Germans call it! But first, another busy week of school and Christmas activities, and then a weekend in the snowy Alps! Tuesday night was the monthly Civil Air Patrol promotion, and Ryan was promoted to the rank ofContinue reading “Week 240: Holiday Skiing in the Dolomites”
Week 239: Even More Christmas Markets
We’re in the second week of Advent, as the Germans would say, and it was another packed one! As we approach the shortest day of the year, it’s fully dark when we leave the house in the morning—and already nearly dark again by the time we leave work. At least we’ve been lucky, though, withContinue reading “Week 239: Even More Christmas Markets”
Week 237: Thanksgiving Week
It was a short week at work and school for us since Thanksgiving was on Thursday! Our original plans had us departing on Wednesday afternoon to fly to Albania and begin a road trip through several Balkan countries. Unfortunately, on Tuesday we found out that our flight had been rescheduled for Thursday night—not cancelled, justContinue reading “Week 237: Thanksgiving Week”
Week 234: The Marine Corps Ball and Many Other Things
Wow—after some pretty quiet, slow weeks in October, November kicked off with a crazy start! It all began on Monday, when Brooklyn and I left work and school early and took the train up to Cologne to see Bob Dylan in concert. Brooklyn has a wonderfully eclectic taste in music; she bought the tickets overContinue reading “Week 234: The Marine Corps Ball and Many Other Things”
Week 230: Columbus Day Weekend in Romania
It’s been another full week of gloomy weather here in Germany. The government shutdown is still ongoing, but fortunately, we found out that extracurricular activities can resume at school, and homecoming has been rescheduled for next weekend. Matt and I are still working as usual, so not much has changed for us. The Stuttgarter VolksfestContinue reading “Week 230: Columbus Day Weekend in Romania”
Week 224: Labor Day Weekend in the Algarve
Another week has flown by with both kids back in school. Luckily, this one was short since we had a four-day weekend for Labor Day. Friday, we left the house at 3 a.m. for our 5:50 a.m. flight to Faro, Portugal, in the Algarve region. The flight to Faro was the first flight of theContinue reading “Week 224: Labor Day Weekend in the Algarve”
Week 223: Back to School!
The kids went back to school on Monday this week. Ryan is starting 10th grade, Brooklyn is starting 12th grade, and Matt is starting 35th grade 😉. I can’t believe it’s Brooklyn’s senior year already; it seems like she was just starting kindergarten! Friday, the school held “Senior was Sunrise” to celebrate the start ofContinue reading “Week 223: Back to School!”
Gilcrests Abroad 