...is going to be a great day! Aside from the excitement of being Election Day, it's also the day WE'RE FLYING BACK HOME TO OREGON!!!!!
I am so excited, but sad to be leaving Germany and my family. It'll be great to get back, since it's been nearly four years since we've even set foot in America. I'm afraid of the economy, but excited to see the changes the last four years have brought to Oregon and my home town. I can't wait to see our family, including meet our nephew, who's now over 2 years old! And we'll be there around the time our new niece is due. Jaden, too, has never been introduced to our Oregon family and friends. It's going to be great! I think the hardest thing is that we'll miss my family, especially Maleah! She loves my family SO much, but hopefully they'll come visit often, or just move back! ;)
Can't wait... now I gotta get on all the things I want to do before I leave here!
Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
aaaaah, Germany :)
Not a lot of words, just a LOT of pics. This is what we did today. Pancakes, walk, the colors of fall..... love it!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
aaaah, back in Germany!
What a great day we had today! We got up, ate breakfast and took off for our "nature walk" through the woods near our house. It's a great walk, took us about an hour and a half or so. The weather was nice, and I took lots of pics! I was thinking that I'm no good at finding fun shots anymore, but I guess I just didn't have any inspiration. Now, back in Germany, there's PLENTY of beauty to inspire me!
Maleah and the blackberries..... yummm!
A funky little fungi! So cute growing all alone among the rocks and leaves.
This adorable little wild strawberry was SO tiny!!! We just had to let him be! :)
This cute little guy was the guardian of that tiny little strawberry.
Another busy little web builder....
A flower grows in Neuenhaus....
Maleah and the blackberries..... yummm!
A funky little fungi! So cute growing all alone among the rocks and leaves.
This adorable little wild strawberry was SO tiny!!! We just had to let him be! :)This cute little guy was the guardian of that tiny little strawberry.
Another busy little web builder....A flower grows in Neuenhaus....And a few more shots of Neuenhaus. Such a pretty little village, that's just a TINY glimpse of how beautiful Germany really is. I really missed being here!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
We're BAAAACK!
Well, after all the craziness of packing, cleaning, and saying goodbye to great friends, we've finally arrived in Germany! YAY!!! It feels so good to be back, especially since it's been raining so much since we've been here. I LOVE RAIN, and I've really missed it in dry ol' Kuwait. :) Now I'm just waiting to get to see the people I love and have missed from here.
Here's Jaden, my super helpful packing buddy! He climbed up into my suitcase all by himself. Such a silly boy!
The kiddos getting out some pent up energy in the Prague Airport. We had a LOOOOONG layover there ( I think about 6 hours?) So they had lots of time to stretch.
Maleah absolutely LOVES these "people movers"
Dancing her energy away
Both the kids loved the airplanes.
So, aside from the long layover, having to pay $10 for 3 bottles of water (oh my GOSH it's expensive in Prague. I don't know what the deal was!), we had a great trip. The kids were fantastic on the airplane, and Maleah was SO happy when we walked through the doors and she could see mama (my mom) standing there waiting for us.
Here's Jaden, my super helpful packing buddy! He climbed up into my suitcase all by himself. Such a silly boy!
The kiddos getting out some pent up energy in the Prague Airport. We had a LOOOOONG layover there ( I think about 6 hours?) So they had lots of time to stretch.
Maleah absolutely LOVES these "people movers"
Dancing her energy away
Both the kids loved the airplanes.
So, aside from the long layover, having to pay $10 for 3 bottles of water (oh my GOSH it's expensive in Prague. I don't know what the deal was!), we had a great trip. The kids were fantastic on the airplane, and Maleah was SO happy when we walked through the doors and she could see mama (my mom) standing there waiting for us. It just feels so great to be here! Not to mention my excitment at being reunited with my scrapbooking stuff! Woo hoo!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
My oh my what a WONDERFUL day.... :)
Got the "plenty of sunshine headed my way" part for sure! This is one of the many beautiful sunsets we see here in Kuwait... Though the pictures don't quite do it justice... still need that new camera!
We were driving along Gulf Road, and we were so amazed by the skyline over Kuwait City, we had to pull over (at the Hard Rock Cafe!) to snap some pics...
And even better, Maleah was in a mood to be lovin' on her brother, and not mind being in pictures! YAY!
Then, again with the guitar obsession of late! She was so excited about it... she said, "Look! Guitar Hero!" Nothing is ever JUST a guitar, nope, it's always Guitar HERO! gotta love kids and their awesome words and ideas! Apparently we play Guitar Hero on Xbox too often?
AAAAAAAAAAND greatest thing of ALL today? We got our tickets to visit Germany! WOO HOO! August 10th, flying into Stuttgart in the evening. We have a layover in Prague, over 8 hours, so we're trying to decide if we wanna chance venturing into the city, since we've never been there. We'll have to see what happens. But, WE'RE GOING BACK TO GERMANY!!!!! YAY!!! Thanks Mom and Papa!
We were driving along Gulf Road, and we were so amazed by the skyline over Kuwait City, we had to pull over (at the Hard Rock Cafe!) to snap some pics...
And even better, Maleah was in a mood to be lovin' on her brother, and not mind being in pictures! YAY!Then, again with the guitar obsession of late! She was so excited about it... she said, "Look! Guitar Hero!" Nothing is ever JUST a guitar, nope, it's always Guitar HERO! gotta love kids and their awesome words and ideas! Apparently we play Guitar Hero on Xbox too often?
AAAAAAAAAAND greatest thing of ALL today? We got our tickets to visit Germany! WOO HOO! August 10th, flying into Stuttgart in the evening. We have a layover in Prague, over 8 hours, so we're trying to decide if we wanna chance venturing into the city, since we've never been there. We'll have to see what happens. But, WE'RE GOING BACK TO GERMANY!!!!! YAY!!! Thanks Mom and Papa! Monday, June 30, 2008
Keepin' my word... or at least trying to :)
It's been a couple days, so in order to follow through with my previously "blogged" goal, I must blog... not much to say, so it'll be a random one!
First of all, let me give you some interesting and random things going on in Kuwait.
1. It's midnight(quater after in fact) and it's 106 degrees
2. The high today (that I saw anyway) was 120. and that's a cool summer day. :-/
3. In Kuwait, houses/buildings have installed plumbing, yes, BUT the water doesn't come from pipes in the ground. Uh uh. Rather, it comes from big barrels of water sitting on our bulidings roof, that is trucked in daily and pumped in to fill the said tanks. So no, we don't drink the water out of the tap. You just never know!
4. Because of previous points of interest, the water that is piped into our apartment is very warm, nearly hot. So, we have to turn off our hot water heater to get reasonably cool water! Yeah, and cold cycle on the washing machine? Doesn't exist. I'm running it on tap water temp setting, and my clothes feel like they were run on hot! But hey, they're getting clean!
5. The average amount of CO2 emission put out per person in America is 22 tons per year! In Kuwait, each person's average CO2 emission is 87 tons per year! Damn.... I wonder what the average for an Oregonian is? Probably even less than the national average! We're just cool like that! :)
6. Dancing Matt came to Kuwait City! Well, I was uber excited, got all emotional watching his 3rd video, but was IMMENSELY dissapointed about what he wrote in regards to Kuwait and the amazing people here. (Comparing the traditions of the Muslim people to someone with OCD! Good God man, are you for real?!?) He's a star that isn't shining so bright in my eyes anymore. If you don't know who he is, google him. I'm not going to post his site here.
ok, well now in other news.....
¡felicitaciones España!
and much sadness to my beloved Deutschland... :-( But hey, you've still got great beer, amazing Christmas markets, and my awesome family and friends! :)
* I KNOW that's not all that's amazing about Germany, just the first few things that came to mind. If I wrote all I love about Germany, I'd have to write a novel.... so no crap throwin'! :)
First of all, let me give you some interesting and random things going on in Kuwait.
1. It's midnight(quater after in fact) and it's 106 degrees
2. The high today (that I saw anyway) was 120. and that's a cool summer day. :-/
3. In Kuwait, houses/buildings have installed plumbing, yes, BUT the water doesn't come from pipes in the ground. Uh uh. Rather, it comes from big barrels of water sitting on our bulidings roof, that is trucked in daily and pumped in to fill the said tanks. So no, we don't drink the water out of the tap. You just never know!
4. Because of previous points of interest, the water that is piped into our apartment is very warm, nearly hot. So, we have to turn off our hot water heater to get reasonably cool water! Yeah, and cold cycle on the washing machine? Doesn't exist. I'm running it on tap water temp setting, and my clothes feel like they were run on hot! But hey, they're getting clean!
5. The average amount of CO2 emission put out per person in America is 22 tons per year! In Kuwait, each person's average CO2 emission is 87 tons per year! Damn.... I wonder what the average for an Oregonian is? Probably even less than the national average! We're just cool like that! :)
6. Dancing Matt came to Kuwait City! Well, I was uber excited, got all emotional watching his 3rd video, but was IMMENSELY dissapointed about what he wrote in regards to Kuwait and the amazing people here. (Comparing the traditions of the Muslim people to someone with OCD! Good God man, are you for real?!?) He's a star that isn't shining so bright in my eyes anymore. If you don't know who he is, google him. I'm not going to post his site here.
ok, well now in other news.....
¡felicitaciones España!
and much sadness to my beloved Deutschland... :-( But hey, you've still got great beer, amazing Christmas markets, and my awesome family and friends! :)
* I KNOW that's not all that's amazing about Germany, just the first few things that came to mind. If I wrote all I love about Germany, I'd have to write a novel.... so no crap throwin'! :)
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