One year ago today, we waved "goodbye" to our sweet friends and family as we set foot into a new country we'd be calling home for the following 3 years. Definitely a hard time. But it just got better and better with each passing day. Well, for the most part. We still have moments of homesickness. We love it here though. The food, markets, pretty laid back lifestyle (a lot slower paced than what we were used to in the States!), trails to walk and run on, the incredible amount of history and it's beauty...so much we have come to love here! It really is hard to believe a whole year has already gone by! We have soooo much we still have yet to do and see but boy have we been having a good time - meeting some amazing people and developing lasting friendships, creating some great memories and simply loving life (besides some occasional bumps here and there)!! I'm excited to see what this next year brings. Year #2 in Germany...here we come! :)
{our family on the fourth!}
Our first year in Germany, we have (to name a few):
*Eaten some really good food!
*Seen both Frankfurt area zoos
*Met some awesome friends who have made this journey bearable and worth it
*Gone to the Alps twice
*Found our ward family at church
*Had my brother and his family stay with us over Christmas
*Been to not only Germany but to England, The Netherlands, Belgium, France and Austria
*Seen Pres. Uchtdorf in person during his visit to Offenbach
*Been to the Black Forest to visit friends
*Seen a handful of castles
*Gotten our first speeding ticket
*John's been to Turkey & France for work
*Gone to Rudesheim and rode on the cable cars above the vineyards
*Took a trip to Wurzburg for Mother's Day
*Went to Heidelberg for my Birthday
*Ran in my first race
*Stopped in Stuttgart for a brief moment to see John's old neck of the woods
*Started learning German
*Experienced 2 emergencies....thankfully both didn't require immediate hospital care and no stitches were needed
*Gone to the Frankfurt Christmas Markt and LOVED it!!!
*Had our van working and not working I don't know HOW many countless times
*Got our German drivers licenses
*Had my new sister and her husband come stay with us for a day
*started the ride of John beginning his Masters Degree program
...and many more!
(many I need to still write about!)
We look forward to having more family and friends come visit us and see Germany!
We love and miss you all!
1 comment:
Congratulations on being in Germany one year.. I am so thankful you are here. :) I am very excited to see what kind of fun we can all have over the next two years.
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