We've been holding our breath, waiting, wondering what is going to happen. Where will we be this fall?
Cody concludes his masters on April 30th at approximately 4:30 p.m.—no I'm not excited at all—and then we have decided to end our lease at the end of May and move home for the summer to live with our families. In part because it is one of our highest priorities for our boys to have a strong relationship with their grandparents, aunts, and uncles, and in part because Cody will be enrolling in a 7 week intensive language program in Vermont toward the end of the summer, and I didn't want to be on my own during that time (military spouses, you amaze me).
All of this is in preparation for our next big adventure: A YEAR IN GERMANY (!!!!!!!!!!), the land of my heart. You guys... we're going to Germany! To live! For a whole year, what?
^^This is pretty much how I feel (Berlin, Germany 2008) ^^
And tonight, when Cody sent me this article, I had no doubts. Ich hab' mein Gartenzwerg gern.
^^Behold my Ritzenhoff Gartenzwerg. The most frivolous-awesome-expensive thing I've ever purchased, and I haven't regretted it once. I'm trying to figure out if I can take him back to Germany with me... he probably misses it.^^
P.S. Top picture: Hiking in Kaiserslautern, Germany in 2007
So excited for you, Streckers! Yet, also (selfishly) sad!!
ReplyDeleteoh gosh me, too! so sad to leave you guys. but who knows where our paths will cross next!
DeleteCongrats Mary! My husband went to a short-term intensive language school in Vermont as well and had a great experience. It's probably the same school.
ReplyDeleteprobably! it's at middlebury college. i doubt there are that many awesome language schools in vermont. : ) so glad he had such a great experience!
DeleteYayyyyyyy!!!!!! This is SUCH A GOOD IDEA. Bring back those babes bilangual!!!!
ReplyDeleteBut you left out an important detail... what will you be doing in Germany, other than awesome stuff?
oh yea bilingual babies! so this program is through duke's divinity school (where cody is right now), so he'll be deferring graduation for a year so that it's still within the master of theological studies at duke. so yea, basically just an add on to his current program. the course load shouldn't be too intense though because he has already fulfilled all of the requirements for his program, and the purpose of this year abroad is mostly to learn the language. so yea, studying, and awesome stuff. ; )
DeleteCongrats! So exciting! It will be so cool to be there as a family. So awesome! Your German knowledge will clearly be a HUGE benefit. It's so cool to see how your major is coming into play.
ReplyDeletethanks, eva! i will certainly be thinking of you and our little wurzburg group throughout the year. feel free to visit! : )
DeleteThat's so exciting Mary...though, I'm almost as jealous about going to Vermont. I don't know why. I think I just get a traveling bug anytime a friend travels to someplace I've never been. :) Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteheidi, i know what you mean. one thing i love about this trip is that i feel like it has the ability to serve as a little piece of encouragement to other young parents. meaning, even though you have kids now, you can still have and take exciting opportunities! how many times do we hear, "you better do that before you have kids...!" but we're doing this crazy thing that i never thought possible. who knows what kind of exciting travel opportunity might be right around the corner for you guys. at the very least, our kids won't be little forever, right? ; )
DeleteSo SO exciting, Mary! I'm glad you finally get to go back and that those boys will get such a great adventure!
ReplyDeletethanks, alice! tonight i kept saying, "ich liebe dich" to seb, and finally he said something like, "chdiebi!" haha! obviously we'll have to practice that one... but he knows what it means! : ) miss you!
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