Bumps in the road...

So for the past ten days we have been finishing up in-processing and moving into our home. It is beautiful two bedroom townhouse, with all new fixtures, appliances, hardwood floors and tons of storage. It is temporarily furnished until some of our things arrive or until we have our own furniture. Turns out, having furniture is much more helpful than I thought! ;) There is also a resource called The Lending Closet on base. We fill out our information, go through their inventory and just take what we need. After signing for the items borrowed, we keep them until our household goods arrive. It is pretty great actually and a huge money saver. There is absolutely no sense in purchasing new pots and pans, dishes, and glasses when I literally own everything already. I'm totally thankful for that!!


Onto the next bit of information- keeping it positive! The area of Germany in which we are located is Bavaria. Bavaria is not only famous for its beer, but it is famous for its beautiful castles! Here is the description of the trip we are thinking of taking over Memorial Day weekend:

"A building frenzy was initiated by King Ludwig II during his short reign. While he almost bankrupted the country, the castles are a lasting testimony to whimsy and fairy tales. Don’t miss out on the chance to tour the world famous Neuschwanstein (the Disney castle is based from its architecture), and the more sedate Hohenschwangau! "

It is so awesome to think that the country has such awesome history. I also love the fact that we are located in the central part of Europe. This week I am taking a Welcome to Bavaria course. It is a day of orientation, a day of touring the two bases, Vilseck and Grafenwoehr, and then finally a day exploring some of the nearby villages. I am excited because I get to see the fresh foods market and eat lunch in a cafe. I'm sure I'll meet some new people as well. 
After moving into the house we found out that we have some great neighbors that have been extremely welcoming and helpful! Hopefully we will be spending some time with them this weekend and socializing.

Finally- the internet is working but the house phone is broken. When the house phone is up and running we can make free, regular phone calls to the US. It took us three painful days to get the router up and running, but I am happy to say that everything is running again. I am open to giving tours of the house, as taking pictures is totally obnoxious. But I WILL do it for those who aren't able to video chat!

Also- AdvoCare is able to be sent here... THANK GOODNESS! I had a panic attack at first when the customs guy told me they were prohibited in Germany. Apparently, it isn't prohibited because the APO Customs office mailed it to me. I am happy to announce that I will hopefully have that business up and running in a few weeks. We have to get paperwork approved I think and take it from there.

Again... if any family wants to send us letters, packages, or anything like that contact me through Facebook, I'll give you the mailing APO address. As far as texting or calling- I can respond to iMessage, as long as I have WiFi. We also use textplus for non smartphone users and an ap called VIBER- this has been the easiest way to stay in touch.. but you have to download it to your smartphone. It is free calling and texting both ways- to and from Germany.

Going to end the evening with the note that there are artillery rounds, explosions, and rapid gun fire constantly going off. It has been happening for two days now! WILD! Those foreign troops are training hard... hehe.
Love you
Ryanne

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