yep, it's been a while. Here is what happened:
In 2001 we were living in the whimsical small town of Newport, NH. With the lovely town green, the Rite-Aid, the Dunkin’ Donuts and the bowling alley, the town had much to offer. We decided to move to Munich, Germany since the opportunity was presented and we were eager to start spending the exciting new Euro which was about to be introduced. Pretty, colored money made us feel like wealthy colonists moving back to the old country. There may have been other reasons as well, but that was 9 years ago so I can’t really remember.
our life in 2001...
During our time in Germany our children grew from small, cute kids to big, wonderful, bilingual teenagers. We visited many countries. We ate many pigs cooked many different ways. We shopped at Ikea and Aldi. We made friends with tall Germans and even taller Swedes. We drove an Opel. We adopted 2 cats. We watched soccer, both in the stadium and on TV. We drank some good beer. We had many visitors from the USA. We ate fondue and raclette. I played in some bands. Jenn & kimeko danced. Sterling and I killed virtual zombies. I watched real football at weird times. We rode public transportation. It was a good time.
delicious...
Now we are in Darien, IL. It is close to Chicago. Sometimes I say we live in Chicago, just because it is easier than explaining where Darien is. But the “real” Chicago people who live in the city always freak out and make sure that I understand that the suburbs are not Chicago. Yeah, I get it. Take it easy freaks. We are happy to be back. At the moment, I do not miss anything about Germany, but I am sure that will change over time. I am too busy shopping and eating KFC to think about it. The rest of the family misses the old country in different ways, but it is good to be home.
close to Darien IL
So 8 years 10 months is over. I will continue to write this blog…topics to be determined. I am not sure what the title will be either. Come back next week
