After a Wonderful vacation we made it home safely late Monday night. I plan to post pictures as soon as Rich gets a moment to download them, he was back to work Tuesday morning and last night we had a "Farewell Dinner" to attend. Tonight- we're off to pick up Mikey!
While we were gone, we missed the Onion Festival...a bit sad about that since it was so much fun last year. The good news is that the Christmas Markets are open and I "ALWAYS" love going to them. Rich and I are hoping to attend the Nuremberg Market this year.
As with every vacation- we came home to several messages and Rich had a pile of work and e-mails to go through; reality sat back in last night as he told me about the "5" e-mails from Afghanistan. They we all about classes and final preparations to complete before his departure..... "I don't want to talk about that right now"
The fun pictures we received were of Charlotte eating her First Thanksgiving Dinner..soooo funny! We could tell that she really loved/enjoyed her meal!!! AND....we got a video of her 9 month little self WALKING! She was so cute and reminded me so much of her Daddy; I just cried and kept watching it over and over. In MY MIND, it doesn't seem so long ago when Rich and I were dancing to the little footsteps of our boy's day to day- now to watch them making their way and attaining their own Families and Dreams...."It's just an incredible gift for us"
Craig, Chris, and Corey; We love you so very much and we're so grateful to have each one of you to call "OUR SON'S"
Our Family is what we're Thankful for EVERY DAY.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Our Trip
We will begin by spending the night in Rome. While there we will tour the Vatican, coliseum, Rome at twilight and the underground. The next morning we will begin our {10 Night Eastern Mediterranean Cruse on the Celebrity Equinox}
Our ports of call will be:
Sicily [Messina}Italy
Valletta Malta
Crete Greece
Rhodes Greece
Ephesus Turkey
Athens Greece
Naples Italy
We're both excited about the trip-we'll be able to explore and just spend some uninterrupted time together. Perhaps I should make a list of things to talk about...although I'm sure Rich would tell you that I'm never at a loss for words! LOL
Seriously though, it's going to be wonderful to "run away together" As you can see by the dates, we'll be gone during Thanksgiving this year but I'll survive not preparing a large dinner- although we will miss being with family. "Thank you Linda and Chris for your wonderful invitation. I know you'll both enjoy a wonderful weekend with Chris, Amy and Johna!
Another piece of exciting news: My childhood friend Betti will be coming to Switzerland in April, for a LONG overdue visit!!! Like most of our Graduating class, Betti and I spent all of our school years together from First grade! Like most small towns; by the time we hit 6th grade we were more like "brothers and sisters" Anyway, Betti secured her ticket last night. I'm just so excited and will try to have everything planned before she gets here!
Our ports of call will be:
Sicily [Messina}Italy
Valletta Malta
Crete Greece
Rhodes Greece
Ephesus Turkey
Athens Greece
Naples Italy
We're both excited about the trip-we'll be able to explore and just spend some uninterrupted time together. Perhaps I should make a list of things to talk about...although I'm sure Rich would tell you that I'm never at a loss for words! LOL
Seriously though, it's going to be wonderful to "run away together" As you can see by the dates, we'll be gone during Thanksgiving this year but I'll survive not preparing a large dinner- although we will miss being with family. "Thank you Linda and Chris for your wonderful invitation. I know you'll both enjoy a wonderful weekend with Chris, Amy and Johna!
Another piece of exciting news: My childhood friend Betti will be coming to Switzerland in April, for a LONG overdue visit!!! Like most of our Graduating class, Betti and I spent all of our school years together from First grade! Like most small towns; by the time we hit 6th grade we were more like "brothers and sisters" Anyway, Betti secured her ticket last night. I'm just so excited and will try to have everything planned before she gets here!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Happy November
Now before I tell you about "this" month, lets address "last" month; {Yesterday} to be specific.. What in the world is America becoming? What is going on? Did they put something in your Fruit Loops?? CHANGING-CANCELLING Halloween for a more "convenient" Day??? Are you kidding me!!?? Well why don't we just change the whole calendar... And go ahead and add years while your at it! {That way I can be 21 again} Let's see.... "this day just doesn't seem to be working out, it's a bit inconvenient for a lot of people, so let's just change it to next week"
Gosh, I remember when I was younger, if someone had told me that Halloween was off..I would have been crushed; LOL We always had such a good time, and if there was school the next day- all the better! Does anyone remember stuffing their pockets with candy and trying to sneak a piece in class? Growing up in Maine I can tell you that we've experienced Halloween with tons of snow on the ground.. that was when we would add layers and pillows to our Hobo Costume after all; we couldn't wear a coat over our hard work of putting everything together! It was always an added bonus if the power went out. Everything just felt more scary...we would place our lit up pumpkins on the front porch and my Mother would light the house with candles and gasoline lanterns. As for Trick Or Treating? Well, we would grab a flashlight and be on our way!
I hope everyone enjoyed their All Hallows Eve.
Now on to November, I think this will be another quickly passing Month. Rich and I will be taking a "much welcomed" Vacation; which I will tell you about tomorrow. This weekend we will be attending the Marine Corps Ball. This event is always a wonderful evening and we always look forward to the celebration, I should also mention that the MC for this year is Richard!! I could say that I'm looking forward to watching him attempt to pull this off; however in reality, I know he'll do an "incredible" job!! My cousin Linda and her husband Chris will arrive to join us this year- so I know it will be a very fun evening!
Gosh, I remember when I was younger, if someone had told me that Halloween was off..I would have been crushed; LOL We always had such a good time, and if there was school the next day- all the better! Does anyone remember stuffing their pockets with candy and trying to sneak a piece in class? Growing up in Maine I can tell you that we've experienced Halloween with tons of snow on the ground.. that was when we would add layers and pillows to our Hobo Costume after all; we couldn't wear a coat over our hard work of putting everything together! It was always an added bonus if the power went out. Everything just felt more scary...we would place our lit up pumpkins on the front porch and my Mother would light the house with candles and gasoline lanterns. As for Trick Or Treating? Well, we would grab a flashlight and be on our way!
I hope everyone enjoyed their All Hallows Eve.
Now on to November, I think this will be another quickly passing Month. Rich and I will be taking a "much welcomed" Vacation; which I will tell you about tomorrow. This weekend we will be attending the Marine Corps Ball. This event is always a wonderful evening and we always look forward to the celebration, I should also mention that the MC for this year is Richard!! I could say that I'm looking forward to watching him attempt to pull this off; however in reality, I know he'll do an "incredible" job!! My cousin Linda and her husband Chris will arrive to join us this year- so I know it will be a very fun evening!
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