Weekend Moving Diary

This weekend we are making lists of what's to come for the week.

It's the first of many big weeks we will have over the next 3 months!

Saturday we said goodbye to our lamps (220V) from Ikea and a yard sale. We loved those lamps and hated to see them go, but, we can't bring them. We also said goodbye to our coffee machine. We made a big effort in finding that machine.

I also met up with a good friend Saturday from the old days. I love her. She's known me through all my craziness and stayed true. It's hard finding a friend who doesn't judge you based on your past or bring it up whenever. She left when her little man was just a teeny. It's like the time didn't pass. I ran to him, picked him up and spun him around. I love kids lol.

Today we are organizing the last the stuff that we must throw out/giveaway and cleaning the car. It's neat and sad to see everything steadily disappear. The kids are becoming super sentimental as well.

We went to my husband's farewell picnic. It was really nice. I am not really in the 'milspouse' community. I prefer to keep to myself. I am all about a drama free life. However that all may change soon. Sigh. So I gotta suck it up and be a good spouse and most of all continue to be myself. I hate being in situations where I must be fake, but who says I have to be. My friend told me the sweetest thing yesterday. Sometimes it takes someone else to say it for you to realize it yourself.

Today's plan is to clean and organize. I have to figure out what clothes we're shipping. It will not be a lot. We also figured we'd buy clothes en route as well. So it may be more than we expected.

Off topic: As my 30th birthday is approaching, for some reason I've really gotten into makeup but also skin care. If you'd like to see a haul post let me know. I'd also like to do one grocery haul. We will be home 1 full week of the 4 weeks we have left. OMG we will be gone in 30 freaking days. #treasuringeverymoment

Moving Diary Day 5- Sighhhhh

Getting my stateside driver's license is proving to be a big fail. I lost my temporary license ages ago and now I can not even get a renewal!

I didn't really want to drive much anyway, but I just feel kind of rejected. Punished because I've lived overseas so long almost.

Oh well. I'll keep trying to figure something out.

Today we cleaned out our garage. All that's left to do is get rid of some of the old bikes. We have a scheduled pick up for that.

Also today me and the kids went to Heidelberg on the streetcar. Man streetcar rides compared to 4 years ago is so much easier. We have used the streetcar alot (a lot of times it was drama), we also traveled a lot this in the last 2 years and took many means of public transportation, so they are probably seasoned pros by now.

My youngest love to take the streetcar into town. I remember when he was a baby, we'd play at the fountain on the main square in our town, and whenever he'd hear the streetcar go by he'd run to it every time. That was about every 5 minutes.


Yes he was dressed like this! There was a fountain and he was all business initially.

We went to town ate lunch wanted to see a good friend but my ever so reliable iphone died and i couldn't contact her as I got lost and it was raining and the kids were getting annoyed with how clueless mommy was.


Tomorrow we are completing the sales of our lamps (220V) and our coffee machine (also 220V). I also get to see another friend who was stationed with me when I was in the military. So cool. Happy to see her again.

Thanks for reading!!! 

Moving Day Diary 14-16th

Sorry I am already terrible at this.

So we got rid of a lot of stuff this week. I keep finding clothes that we need to give away as well. But we got a stinger our end of year electric bill. Here in Germany they estimate how much power/heat/water you would use when you move in. At the end of the year if you used too little or too much, they pay you back or you have to pay back what ever is over. We've been lucky and not so lucky.

This time we weren't so lucky, We have to pay back 2 grand yikes. Talk about stressed!

This making me weary of living off post in our next city. Plus less bills and great opportunity to save. Those are the only reasons I want to live on post. But my husband and I can think of soooo many other reasons why we do not want to live on post. We'll see when we get there.

Next on our list is to get rid of all the boxes from when we first moved here four years ago.  We have that taken care of for tomorrow! You meet some funny characters in the world of classifieds. We also have to get rid of all of our electronics and metal belongings we are no longer using and put together all of the stuff we want the movers to take for our whole baggage next week.

Today I also put in a request to transfer all of my credits to me new university so I can start school next fall *fingers crossed* I really missed school. This term, I can not wait to go back. My daughter will be in school and we are hoping to put or son in preschool either on or off base. We're hoping that it will all work out.

Next we have to get the car cleaned and detailed so we can sell it. Having three kids make a mess of the interior over the past 5 years need extra care. Did I mention we will not have cloth seats for our next car?

 We have a lot to do and organize. So stressful but it's getting me moving and going. Perfect when you're in a slump like I've been in for a while.

Thanks for reading!

Moving diary: Day 1 Manic Monday

I am going to try to make a blog post everyday about our move. This is so exciting and overwhelming I hope this helps me get organized!

So ladies and gent we are down to our final WEEKS here in Germany! So scary and exciting. Our house is highly coveted. We've had people come to our in the middle of the night stop us on the street asking us when we're ready to move. Obviously we are Americans and the locals know of what's going in the community so they're curious. I just don't like strangers knocking on my door in the middle of the night. I can recognize most of the people in our community so I don't mind talking to people.

Today we are getting rid of furniture we couldn't give away. We sold the beds and a lot of other stuff. So I scheduled a bulk pick-up for tomorrow. It's called 'sperrmuell'. However when I put everything on the curb people in the community are picking up quickly lol. I don't mind, I knew this would happen. We also donated a lot of clothes and shoes. I donated so much.

This is our first international move as a family and my and the kids first ever so I think removing the old and starting anew is a great idea. Even if we stayed in Germany we would do this though. I am still waiting for my steamer and make-up from ELF to arrive! This is frustrating. But that's what living overseas is like lots of waiting.

Tomorrow I have to do A LOT of cleaning and get everything organized for the movers and also another bulk pick-up this time with metals and electronics. We also have to sell our car. So there is a lot we have to do. Not to mention figuring out what we're packing and what we are not. We are lucky to have an express option called small baggage. So we will pack things we need immediately there and that way we don't have to pack it in our suitcase. I hope we can pack the kids' bikes in the small baggage.