The time has come...

We are getting ready to head out in a few hours. We have 9 suitcases and 9 pieces of carrying on luggage! Someone will be getting a good laugh watching us.

We will arrive tomorrow in the afternoon and then go check out our temporary apartment in Widdersdorf. I'm not sure if there is a web connection, so it might be a little bit before my next entry.

Thank you all again for your kind words of support.

I'm not good at saying goodbye

So this afternoon turned out to be rather difficult. Saying goodbye is getting harder as the date approaches. I have been trying not to think too hard about how much we are leaving behind. If I did, I don't think I could get on the plane. So I want to say here what I won't say in person, because it is just too hard. We are so blessed as a family! We have amazing family and friends! There is so much love, support and friendship that I think maybe that is why I can get on the plane. Even though distance and time zones separate us, we still have amazing family and friends. So thank you all for your love and support. We might not be talking or seeing each other as often, but we will be thinking of each of you often.

Finally a day to relax

This is the first day I can remember when we didn't have something we had to do. No packing, no shopping, no house to clean, no grass to cut. So we spent the day hanging out as a family playing hoops, eating ice cream and visiting a few parks. Landon now has an understanding of how to use the slide and he loves it! The faster the better. Alianna hangs on the monkey bars until her hands are so blistered she can't take the pain any longer.

With only a week to go we have started saying so long to some of our friends. This to me is the hardest part. But it isn't forever, just for a little while. I am still dragging a little from last night's friendship celebration. We had one of the best girl's night out yet. Hopefully tonight I will get some sleep and tomorrow we will be celebrating Father's Day.

It's only been a few days, but...

in my head I keep telling myself on vacation, but it's not working. So far this has been the most stressful part of our move. The four of us living in one hotel room with all of our belongings is a little difficult. But on the bright side, I do have a maid! There's not much new to report. Alianna is having fun visiting grandma and Landon has a new place to explore, Landon style! We are hoping the pool opens soon with the heat wave.

The move is on

What a whirlwind! We left for our pre-trip to Germany May 5th and now, one month later, our house is sold, packed up and we are living out of suitcases! The packing was challenging because we had to separate our lives into three different piles; sea, air and storage. It's amazing how much stuff you can accumulate in 8 years. We will miss our home and our friends greatly! It was hard closing the door for the last time. Larry and I built our home and we moved in as two, but we left as a family of four. I think we built some great equity! We have so many happy memories. Thank you all for your offers of help and your well wishes. I hope to keep this blog fairly updated.