Adventures in Germany

I debated updating anything this evening because in the grand scheme of things this week wasn't all that eventful.  This week was mostly just settling in and adjusting to our new surroundings.  Our big shipment from home arrived this week, which was very exciting!  The kids ooooed and ahhhhhhd as we opened the boxes and they saw treasures from home.  I was very happy to have some of my kitchen things from home. I was also excited about my wardrobe expansion as we had been living off the same set of clothes since our big shipment left home about 6 weeks ago.  Unfortunately, I am missing my walk-in closet at home as our apartment lacks in closet space a bit and we'll have to make some adjustments :-) The kids began "kindergarten" this week and we explored some more playgrounds around town.  We are getting our exercise walking everywhere we need to go until we get a car.    Even though it's been a little colder this week we've still spent quite a b

I started this blog in the fall of 2012 when Jesse, Valerie, and I visited Germany for about a month for Jesse's work.  Little did I know we'd find our way back as a family of 4 to experience the adventure of a lifetime together.  I'll use this blog to post more in-depth updates about our time and experience in Germany.  Week one of our time in Germany is in the books.  We have adjusted to the time change and the reality that this is our new home (for now) is setting in.  Our last few days of packing and preparing in the US were a whirlwind.  We left for the airport on March 31st to begin what seemed like the longest day of my life.  Jesse and I began the trip running on about 3-4 hours of sleep.  Everything with the flight went about as well as can be expected with two small children.  They were amazed at their very own personal TV/Tablet at their seat on the airplane.  Eating meals and snacks was a novelty as well.  Sleeping was definitely a challenge, but the kids both