This year, we are posting our Valentine’s card on our blog. After experiencing the mail service between Germany and the States, we’re taking the easy road. Perhaps at the top of our list of learnings over the last 11 months in Germany is to adapt.
Indeed, 2008 was a year of NEW adventures…
1. Moved the family to NEW country…endured 16 hour trip with 2 children under age 4 and 27 bags of luggage…lucky to have Catherine, John’s sister, living with us much of the year as personal chef and nanny – have never eaten so well…moved into new house and took 6 months to unpack…ate lots of bratwurst and drank real bier…searched without success for Cheerios at the grocery.
Indeed, 2008 was a year of NEW adventures…
1. Moved the family to NEW country…endured 16 hour trip with 2 children under age 4 and 27 bags of luggage…lucky to have Catherine, John’s sister, living with us much of the year as personal chef and nanny – have never eaten so well…moved into new house and took 6 months to unpack…ate lots of bratwurst and drank real bier…searched without success for Cheerios at the grocery.
2. Sent kids to NEW schools…Jack to Frankfurt International School and Luke to Kids Camp…new friends from all over the world… new language…new customs…new teachers…new fun.
3. Explored NEW places…4 hours from Paris (why go anywhere else?!)…holiday with LA friends in various European locales - the best of both worlds…visits to Amsterdam, Sweden, Greece, France and Switzerland.
4. Started NEW jobs…Gail at Mattel GmbH…John at Microsoft Europe…new teams…new responsibilities…new challenges…new labor laws…new travel…new nanny.
5. Made NEW friends… from all over Europe, Asia, South Africa, the UK and (our favorite) the US…often brought together through our kids, who love to play in our “fun zone”…while the grown ups enjoy a game of darts and a good bier or a Caipirinha in the pub.
6. Headed home for the holidays…another long flight…but good to see our friends and family once we arrived. There’s no place like home.
We wish you happiness, good health and lots of love this year – oh, and great schnitzel.
Stop by if you’re in the neighborhood.
Much love,
The Carpenters…John, Gail, Jack and Luke
1 comment:
Thanks for the great recap of what's been going on! I hope we can come visit you guys sometime soon! Looking forward to your visit Gail...give my love to the boys!
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