Happy Anniversary to us!

Not the relationship anniversary.

Josh and I have been in Germany for one year now!!

Ok, technically yesterday was our anniversary, but I was busy blogging about other stuff (which I have yet to post). Then, we went out to the Belgian bar on base last night with the new kid in school, and went out to eat at a local Irish pub. So, like I said, I was busy yesterday.

Anywho, yes, Josh and I have lived in Germany for a year. I honestly can't believe it's been that long. I know we've done a lot this past year (well, minus the few months I was bed-ridden do to the Great Ankle Catastrophe of 2011). But, I now have this slightly panicky feeling that we're just not going to be able to fit it all in before we have to move again. I LOVE being here, and there are so many things to do. There is so much traveling we want to do. We just can't do it all!

Another thing - we're running out of driveable vacations. We're going to have to start taking RyanAir flights to other destinations (Italy, Spain, Poland, Denmark, etc.). Ugh, I hate flying. Not enough to make me not fly. Just enough to make the experience almost heart-attack inducing.

This past year, we've lived in 7 different places (a few of those for just a few days at a time), and been in 6 or 7 different countries. We've made so many more friends here than we ever did in Dayton, and we have become way healthier and happier since being here.

There are so many things I still want to do here. I just have to find a way to make them all happen.

Oh, and we STILL need our family/friends to come visit us!!! Hurry up, people, the clock's ticking!

Yes, Yes I am in the Land of the Living

Sooooooo, I'm here. I'm back. Don't hate.

We moved into our house on July 1st. YAY! Best day ever. Buuuut, we didn't have the internet for over a week. Then, I got lazy for a week. Hence, no blogs.

But whatevs, I'm here now.

So - we now live in an out of the way village, on an out of the way street. It's nice and quiet. The house is HUGE, but livable. I have a kitchen. The dog has a backyard, and a neighbor dog to "play" with. (The neighbor dog plays with her, and she stonewalls him). The cat has tons of corners to hide in. Josh has his comfy bed back.

I'm almost done unpacking everything. It's really slow going with a sore leg, and three stories to climb up and down. But, I only have two boxes left. The hardest thing is finding space for all the little geegaws. Germans don't do closets, so it's realllly difficult. Thankfully we have a nice, big pantry, and one big closet on the first floor, and one big closet on the third floor.

We do still need to buy some furniture. What's really nice is that the base has a "yard sale" website, that's basically like Craig's List (but confined to the base area). It's awesome, but competitive. Hopefully I'll find some nice things soon, though.

I'm still getting used to the German appliances (oven, dishwasher, microwave, washer/dryer). And I still have to look up oven temperature conversions on the internet...but at least I have a big kitchen, now.

I'll try to be done with everything (as much as possible) in the house this week so I can post some pictures. (so all the parental figures in our lives can quit nagging)

WOOHOO!!!

TODAY IS MOVING DAY!!!!!!

WE ARE OUT OF THIS HOTEL!! Two months of living in a hotel room (complete with kitchen, living room, 2nd bed) smaller than the living room we will be enjoying later today.

I'm probably the happiest girl ever. I'm pretty sure this ranks up there with the wedding day.

Although, now I feel I've said too much....I really don't want to jinx it....

Anyway, we should have the internet & phone hooked up today, so I'll be posting photos of the inside of the house later (when all of our stuff gets put in its correct place).

On another note, I'm a little concerned about the level of cleanliness expected by Germans. Last week, when Josh and I dropped by the house, the Landlady was in there cleaning. Josh went by the house last night to drop some stuff off, and she and her husband were both there...still cleaning. However, before we were even there last week, the previous tenants (Americans - and clean, by American standards) paid a cleaning lady 200 Euro for 17 HOURS worth of cleaning.

Apparently Germans just really really really like everything to sparkle...this does not bode well for me. Not that I'm a dirty person, I'm just lazy. And I think the landlord (he's really very nice) will be the type to drop by whenever he feels like it, just to say 'hey'. I really don't want him to walk into the house and see a cat fur tumbleweed blow by...

But, whatever, I don't care, because WE'RE MOVING TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!