What I want to do while in Germany.....

Snow at Last!!! as seen through our kitchen window at the backyard. 2,13,07

I was sitting here re-reading my intial idea of why I wanted to blog. I want to stay connected in the process of remembering who I am and what I want from life. It is so easy getting caught up in pleasing others and taking care of a family that you loose yourself.

It's about 4 1/2 months until we move to Germany. I think family and friends question whether or not I truly want to move there. I get the impression that people think that my husband is dragging me and the kids there. Not true.
Believe it or not, Eric and I have talked about moving to Germany for a very long time. It is a mutal decision. One that was discussed and thought over for a very long period of time. We've even included the children in on the decision making. What's the saying, "Nothing good comes easily, you have to fight and struggle for it."?
I'm looking forward to many rewards, and I'm sure there will be many moments when I'm feeling like I made a huge mistake.....that will be my battle. I strongly believe that no matter what, at least I can say I did it. I ventured out of my comfort zone, took a chance, and experienced it.
I think this will help teach my children that there is so much that the "world" has to offer, to take some risks.

Some things I'm looking forward to:
1. Traveling around Europe.
2. Long walks alone through parks and to markets.
3. German Carnivals/Festivals
4. Delicious Food
5. Learning to speak German (this is also my biggest fear to overcome)
6. Swim bads
7. getting around on buses and trains.

That's all I can think of right now. As much as I try to gather information and get an idea of what to expect, truth is I don't know what to expect. There are moments when I think what am I doing? I must be crazy! Moments when I want to just go right now, but overall I think I'm pretty laid back about the whole thing. It will be interesting to see what I'm blogging about when I'm actually there in 5 months :)

Funny thing, this blog is actually several days of stop and go drafting. I start to write and then something pulls me away. Usually the kids :) Well today everyone is home because of the ice storm. It started out as a beautiful snow and now it's just ice. But we are enjoying playing around the house. Maybe I'll get something constructive done or maybe not. :) Probably not!

Home construction update: It's almost finished...at least on the contractors end. They would have been finished today if life hadn't come to a complete halt because of the "ICE". I have a feeling that in Germany life doesn't come to a halt because of snow or ice. Is this true?

The bathroom downstairs is fully functional, the ceiling is up, doors are in place, the kitchen countertop is in and looks great. They are finishing up the trim and then they need to clean up. What a mess. Next will come our part. We are going to put up the walls and paint. We also need to figure out what we are going to do about the laminate back splash that is still haunting us behind our new countertops. Maybe I'll experiment today with that one. We're thinking of lightly sanding it, put a primer on it and then putting paint overtop and sealing it. I think it sounds more complicated than it is. If all fails, then we go buy something like mirrors or coark to glue overtop it. Does anyone have any ideas?

I'm not even sure you can see the backsplash with the toaster, bannanas, coffee maker, radio and can opener in the way.....wow that's a lot of stuff. :)

Update: The construction workers made it!!!!! I'm impressed. Life hasn't come to a halt. :)

Now it's time for me to get off of here and get moving.