Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Reasons why I'm not so sad to leave Germany

Oh hey....let's go get some ice cream!

Wow, a bunch of great choices....which one should we pick?

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Ooh, ooh, let's get THIS one! Look, it comes with sprinkles and gummi lips!

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Yum, that was good. Ok, time to hit the road. We have some errands to run. Lets go to the hardware/home products store, shall we? Again, so many choices, but I have a favorite:

Massa Haus

Just sayin'

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Update

The days are packed with friends and chores, but we found time today to run to the annual luau on post. The boy and I chowed down on bulgogi and kalua pork, and threw in some pancit, as well. We stayed to see some of the dancing, and we left only when the rain truly started to fall. I was happy to be able to go the the luau for this final year. It is a event I truly looked forward to attending.

Wendall had a productive week in Seoul, and is now headed to the States for a few weeks. He managed to get ten days of work done in five days, all while dealing with horrible jet lag. He gets so muchmore done when he does not have to concern himself with our comfort. I'm glad we are doing the move in stages.

We will be in Germany for just three more weeks.

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

The advance party has landed

Wendall is in Korea, and all is well. Korea is 13 hours ahead of the East Coast.

Summer has arrived

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Saturday, June 16, 2007

Aloha!


As most of you know, it is time for our family to leave Germany. We are moving in waves, and the first wave has rolled into Honolulu. Wendall will spend two nights in Hawaii and will land in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday morning. The cats will go next, flying on their own. In mid July the boy and I will say goodbye to Germany as well, and we will arrive in Seoul in late July, after also spending a few days in Hawaii.


I've always wanted the chance to live in Europe, and I am so thankful to have had this time. Even better was the ability to share the experience with my two favorite people. I couldn't ask for better travel partners, and we have taken full advantage of our location. We have visited countless towns in six countries, shot thousands of photos, dined in castles and at roadside stands, and had an amazing run of adventures. We saw Europe the way we wanted to, and have some wonderful stories to tell.


But Asia awaits, and so off we fly.....



Wendall has no cell phone until next week, when he finds something in Korea. He does have his laptop with him and he will check email when he can. His skype is up and running, so if you see him online, say hi.

I'll be spending the next few weeks running around like a crazy person, Boy Wendall at my side. He has finished the school year and is now officially a First Grader. He is very excited about this, as are we.

The best way to keep track of us is through our various websites. I will list them out for everyone who might want an update.
http://simplemindedintellectualisms.blogspot.com/ (my blog, lots of pictures)
http://allysther.livejournal.com/ (my other blog, not as many pictures)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37137286@N00/ (my pictures)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13302145@N00/ (Wendall's pictures)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/targetcat/ (the boy's pictures)

Also, feel free to pass this info along if you think someone might have missed getting this. It's been a long week, and I know I will have missed a few people.

That's about it. If you will be in Hawaii in mid July, please let me know.

Auf Weidersein
Quijana



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Thursday, June 14, 2007

Monday, June 11, 2007

Done

Everything is packed and ready. We have tickets, and the cat's flight is booked. Wendall flies on Friday and we will all be gone within a few short weeks.

Please don't send anything to us. Our mailbox is still ours, but not for much longer. Mail sent now will be held/returned/forwarded. Better to just wait until we have a new address.


Moving Day 2

Sunday, June 03, 2007

Bratwurst and Bulgogi

We had a wonderful time yesterday. Our friends and neighbors threw a goodbye party for us. It started as a work party but spread to something else entirely. It was small and quiet, and everyone enjoyed the food, which included both Korean and German specialties. Daniel came over and spent the night, and he and the boy ran away from the party and spent most of the evening playing alone in our house. Then they tucked into Wendall's bed for the last time.

Today we run around like crazy people. The movers will be here in the morning, so we have to move anything that we do not want packed into one room. That will be Wendall's room, which means that the furniture in his room has to come out before everything else can go in. The boys are still asleep now, but in a few hours I will go in and empty the dresser and dismantle to bed. Tonight he will sleep on the matress on the floor. Tomorrow night he will have his sleeping bag and a pillow. I won't even have a sleeping bag. The Army will lend us furniture, but it will not be delivered until Tuesday, so we have one day to "rough it".

Ohhhh, I hear young boys....

Friday, June 01, 2007

The side no one sees...

That's it, then

Today is Wendall's last day of work in Vilseck. Monday the movers come for the rest of our things. Wednesday we race to Munich to say goodbye to that wonderful city. Friday the inspector comes to look at the house. Then Wendall runs to another base for a goodbye party (family members were NOT invited!) In two weeks the boy is out of school and the man flys. Two weeks later the cats fly. A few days after the cats go, the boy and I say our final goodbyes and head west.

It looks like we will leave Germany in mid July. Details are still being worked out.