Our most recent blind booking trip sent us to Milan. We loved our two weeks in Italy exactly two years ago and were really excited to go back. {We still love German Wings. We've flown with them several times before and it is by far one of the best budget airlines. What happened last month is absolutely tragic and my heart goes out to the families of those affected. We will continue to support the airline and hope that others do too.} Milan is an industrious city with a lot of sight-seeing ... View the Post
Barcelona – Part Uno
A few moons ago in 2004, we went to Spain with our high school Spanish class. We hardly knew each other then, but we sat by each other on the plane. A year later, we started dating and little did we know (or maybe we did) it would be the first day of the rest of our lives together. What I would give to still have those white teeth and that complexion...le sigh. Coffee and sleep deprivation has done us no favors over the years. Weren't we cute, though? So cute. The one city we hadn't seen ... View the Post
One more German Christmas.
I can't believe this was our last Christmas in Germany. I don't even want to talk about it. Nope, not really. Not knowing where we will spend the next Christmas makes me a bit nauseated, though you'd think I'd be used to this by now. No matter what part of the world we end up in this fall, though I have a pretty good hunch, it will be a new and exciting adventure to say the least. We are so thankful that we had the opportunity to celebrate three Christmases in our cozy little German home. Out of ... View the Post
Everything between then and now.
The fact that my parents are visiting again and I'm still blogging about their last visit should be a clear indication that I will probably never get completely caught up the way I'd like to. So let's get this over with...how bad can it really be? On their last day of my parents' visit we went to a weinfest in Brauneberg and met up with a lot of friends from the squadron. Mom got chased by a man playing a tuba. I think the German men are keen on her good looks... ;) Owen ... View the Post
Pretzels, Bimmers, and a Day in Munich
The next day in Munich was not as nice of a day. We had to bundle up a bit more than our dirndls and lederhosen we wore the beautiful day before. My mom had been to Munich with me back in June 2013, while the Viper Pilot was deployed and I was pregnant. It was fun for her to show my dad around this time and I think it is safe to say he enjoyed it. Munich is one of our favorite cities. This was my fourth visit, the Viper Pilot and my mom's second visit and my dad and Owen's first. I have to say, ... View the Post
THE Oktoberfest
Well, this is embarrassing. We went to Oktoberfest back in September (most of the festival is actually held in September contrary to its name). But before I get started, I want to explain that many of the pictures I have are really poor quality or from an iPhone. Oktoberfest is a little too crowded and wild for my Nikon. THE Oktoberfest. The world's largest and most famous beer festival held annually late September through the first weekend in October in Munich. You know the one. We stayed ... View the Post