A lot has been going on these past months for us! We have been blessed with some amazing weather and quite a few visitors this Spring. Mattie and Jake stayed with us on the tail end of their 3 week trip to Europe in the beginning of April. I took them to Heidelberg one day while Jordon was working, then we went to southeastern Germany (Bavaria) for a weekend. Along the way, we stopped at Neuschwanstein Castle, which was Disney’s inspiration for the Disneyland castle and built for King Ludwig in 1886 (not that long ago) so that was exciting to see. We stayed for a few days at Lake Konigsee- it was very picturesque and relaxing. Did a grueling hike up the mountains but the view at the top was worth it! We had such a great time with Mattie and Jake- it was great to be with family again.
Next visitors were Bill and Jody Duppenthaler- our high school Young Life leaders who were on a 2 month long trip visiting different Young Life groups throughout Europe. They used our house as a home base for a few days as they did day trips to Heidelberg and Baden-Baden. We really enjoyed having dinner with them every night and sharing our experiences of living and travelling in Europe. A few days after they left for France we had Easter dinner at our house with 3 other families. It was a great day for a BBQ and an egg hunt- we are fortunate to have a big house and backyard to have get-togethers! It’s still strange for me to spend holidays away from our families but we have formed our overseas family here, which makes celebrating the holidays really fun for us.
Our next visitor was my cousin Drew who is currently over here in Europe for a month- I was able to go to Amsterdam with him for a few days last week while Jordon stayed home to work (sorry honey)! Amsterdam was such an awesome city- we rented bikes and saw all the major sites. Going into Anne Frank’s house was very humbling as we stood in the house that was actually used as a hideout for her and her family during the war. It made everything feel a bit more real. We did a lot in our day and a half there, then took the train back home and then Drew was off to London for the next part of his trip! We are hoping to meet up with him in Switzerland this weekend.
Exciting news- Jordon and I are both starting new jobs this Monday! He will be switching over to the Unit Fitness Program Manager position- basically leading PT sessions and motivating about 500 people in his squadron to improve their health and fitness. This job was made for him! I will be working at the Family Advocacy Center on base as a Program Assistant working with child abuse and domestic violence cases. The best part of both of our jobs is that we have the exact same hours and weekends and holidays off. We couldn’t ask for anything better! Also we are looking forward to coming back to WA at the beginning of June for my sister’s wedding! It will be great to spend time with family and friends (and eat at a few of our favorite restaurants we have been missing terribly). Sorry this is so long…. Hope you are all doing well!
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