i posted this
it dawned on me while we were on this leave, that in returning to germany we would, begin our fourth year living overseas...still
away
from all of you
away
from the day in...day out
away
from the fast trips to meet up for coffee and laughs
away.
not getting anywhere NEAR what we wanted to on this trip
was hardest on me this go around
make no mistake, the festivities of the wedding, and family/extended family fun in virginia and florida were the absolute best-
my regrets however are twofold:
that we just couldn't get to everyone
and
that more of you haven't come to see just how wide our world is-
(albeit 900square feet in government housing is nowhere as glamourous as it was back in julia child's day!)
our world remains wide
our world remains big...
i'm not any less scared by what the future holds
as i stare down the reality of our house getting smaller when college comes knocking, but
i've learned these thousand days later that i can make our home anywhere the five of us
are.
what i didn't know then
i know now
home isn't where the army sends us,
home is us.
year four began this morning.
the past three years have been full of day in...day out
and while google map might say the actual distance, we are only as far away as our hearts feel.
this has, so far, been an adventure i could never have imagined embarking on with anyone-
for the love of teamleader, biggers, wee, and benzilla, i remain eternally grateful, and
look forward to all the many wide, wide days ahead
umarmen und lieben alles
e
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