Hello from Germany!- Part II

So after a good nights rest, it was time to wake up and get ready for our long drive to Vilseck. Nick picked me up from the hotel in Ramstein and our dog, Kratos, was so excited to see him. He may have been more excited than when Nick came home from deployment! He was jumping, crying and kissing him. We were finally all together at last.

The drive to Vilseck was very scenic. There were lots of trees all along the autobahn and incredible views of the countryside. Once we arrived on base, we went straight to our hotel. We ordered some take out and I got to use euro for the first time. I was so happy to have finally made it.

Although I had a rough start on my journey here, I couldn't be more grateful and happy that I'm finally in Germany. I've been here almost a week and I'm really enjoying it so far. We've been cooped up in a hotel room for most of it but we've been able to explore the base a bit and we were even able to go to a local fest last weekend in Amberg, which was awesome. Also, today we got the keys to our new house we will be living in. It's an old house (roughly 30 years old) and I'm not the biggest fan of the living room carpet but it's quaint and will work for us. I'm hoping I can meet some of my neighbors and make some friends too. The hard part of being a military spouse is moving every few years and having to start all over again. New friends, new job, new environment. But we also were given such an amazing opportunity to live in Europe for a few years, so I can't complain about that!

Tonight is the last night in our hotel room and I don't know when we will have internet installed at our new house (possibly 10 days or more) so it may be a while until I'm able to write another post. But don't worry, I've got a few posts planned for later, such as the fest we went to in Amberg last weekend and a post about our new house. I may have to use the wi-fi from Starbucks on post if I get desperate! Hopefully we will get internet soon, though.

Thanks for reading and I'll see you next time!

-Kelly