Today was the last day of school for the kids. They were all really excited and sad to see some of their teachers leave. They sang us a song and a few of them brought gifts. I got a couple more letters for the "Why I Do This" folder, something every counselor should have. It was all very touching.
The school year ended, just as our time here in Europe is coming to a close. As they have in school, I'm looking at this series of blog posts as a bit of a yearbook of our lives for the past four years, something we can open up years from now and say to ourselves "Aw, I remember that!"
The school year ended, just as our time here in Europe is coming to a close. As they have in school, I'm looking at this series of blog posts as a bit of a yearbook of our lives for the past four years, something we can open up years from now and say to ourselves "Aw, I remember that!"
A yearbook also represents the closing of one chapter in a person's life and the opening of another. Even though all of the particulars haven't all been figured out yet, we're looking forward to being back and starting that next chapter. We're really happy about being closer to family, to having that support less than an ocean away.
We're looking forward to buying a house, having a yard, and making some new friends.
We can hardly wait to get our hands on some good American food and celebrate American holidays with all the other Americans.
I'm excited to watch football on an actual TV and not just trying to see if someone happens to post a stream of the game online that may or may not work.
We long for the comfort of the familiar for a while. We've gotten pretty comfortable here, but there's still a strong language and cultural barrier that exists.
Like I said, these posts are to celebrate things we'll remember fondly from our time in Europe. But make no mistake, we're really, really excited to get back to the US.
We're looking forward to buying a house, having a yard, and making some new friends.
We can hardly wait to get our hands on some good American food and celebrate American holidays with all the other Americans.
I'm excited to watch football on an actual TV and not just trying to see if someone happens to post a stream of the game online that may or may not work.
We long for the comfort of the familiar for a while. We've gotten pretty comfortable here, but there's still a strong language and cultural barrier that exists.
Like I said, these posts are to celebrate things we'll remember fondly from our time in Europe. But make no mistake, we're really, really excited to get back to the US.
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