Farewell Germany! I will miss the bratwurst and beer.

Our time in Europe is over for now, today is our last day living in Germany. All of our stuff shipped over a week ago and we have spent the last four days hanging out in the Hotel relaxing and drinking mimosas! The dogs are happy in their crates and I am finally starting to feel a little less stressed about another overseas move but then again that is probably in part to the many mimosas being consumed... It's been an interesting year, lots of new experiences (not all good *cough* oktoberfest *cough*) but overall we have learned a lot and I would not have traded this past year for anything!

Please don't forget me Mom

And because my life would not be complete without one total disaster occurring on moving day here's a recap:

Thursday, November 7th snuck up on us. It was the day we had to clear housing and move to the hotel. I woke up EARLY so I could attempt to clean everything and finish up a last minute load of laundry. In the midst of my furious scrubbing of the oven I noticed a running water sound, assuming it was just running through the wash cycles of the washing machine I blew it off and continued to clean. An hour later, after the washing machine was obviously done, I kept hearing the running water. So, I went into our laundry room to move the clothes into the dryer and was greeted by a completely FLOODED laundry room! Apparently the overflow valve wasn't working and I was standing in a good inch of water an hour before the housing inspector was scheduled to arrive. I soaked up as much water as I could and hoped for the best. The inspector arrived early, immediately called the German maintenance crew and within 45 minutes they had fixed our leak and there was no damage! Luckily everything else went smooth.

Now I'm off to run the heck of the dogs in hopes of wearing them out so they sleep the whole plane trip, I will try and update y'all during transit! First stop BWI, then Denver and finally Seattle. It is going to be a LONG day and I am praying that everything runs smoothly.

Trail run with the pups

The trees have changed colors