3 1/2 Years

Today marks 3 and 1/2 years since Rob and I first arrived in Germany and started calling this place home. Originally that was only suppose to be 3 years but we were able to add on one more. This means that we only have 6 months until we move!
Where to, you might ask?
Now before I tell you- let me assure the family that, yes, we did try to get Ft. Lewis and be closer to all of you- It was not an option at this time.
We basically had a choice between 1. Fairbanks, Alaska 2. Ft. Hood, Texas and 3. Savannah, Georgia. I don't do cold and Ft. Hood* is in the middle of no where without an ocean- so we picked Savannah.
Now some of you smarties might remember a post a while back going on and on about our Army plans and Rob trying to go to Warrant Officer school and flight school to not just be able to fix, but also fly, helicopters. That is still the plan. Savannah is simply the back-up plan in case we don't get accepted to the flight school at Ft. Rucker, Alabama. (Naturally, we'll keep you posted.) Rob has completed Part I of II for his flight physical. Part II is next week and then he'll be able to send that off, and then the rest of the application packet by the end of the year. Then Ft. Rucker has from January on through the spring to get back to us and tell us *hopefully* that we won't get to go to Savannah because they want Rob in their program!
So anyhoo- it is hard to think back on all that has happened and all that we have been able to do in these 40 months that we've lived over here. In that time we have been to many places, including the following countries:
Germany (duh!)
Poland (need that pottery, but also on a couple of Christian service trips and to Auschwitz, the WWII concentration camp )
France (for some shopping- Plans for Valentine's Day to show Rob the city)
Luxembourg
Belgium ( love Brugge and the chocolate)
The Netherlands (Amsterdam and Haarlem mostly)
Denmark (Start of our Baltic Sea cruise)
Sweden
Finland
Russia
Estonia (Favorite stop on the cruise!)
Norway
Austria
Lichtenstein
Switzerland
Hungary
Italy
Israel (only Rob got to go for 3 weeks for work)
San Marino
Vatican City
Romania (Rob for 3 1/2 months, Bri for 3 days)
Scotland
Ireland
North Ireland
England (just for a day this time to see a play) ... That makes 25.
and then we already had Spain last time Rob was in Germany and this Thanksgiving we are heading to....

Portugal!
Whew... what a list. Can't wait to see where else this Army life will allow us to go. =)