so you may have been waiting...

It has been a while, a long while. Living without something you have grown accustom to isn't easy. It is annoying and brings the feeling of complete unsettled-ness. That is the way we feel about leaving our lives in Germany and getting started here. We had a life, it made sense and we knew how it worked. Getting settled, even in what might be "home" has been a long haul. Slowly things are falling into place and turning into a routine.
None of it, though, would have been possible without friends and family taking care of us in more ways than we can count. It is humbling to be on the recieving end of such grace and hospitality.
So here are some long awaited pictures, begging to be commented on...

Saying goodbye to the Johnsens

and the Kmietschs

and Thorsten, Nina and Titan

the Pauls

Sven

and the Roehrekasses

tons of snow follows us EVERYWHERE we go--this is Indiana

how many college students does it take to put our first new bed together?

Up in Pennsylvania with Opa

Christmas with my whole family, a tradition not repeated since 2003

and our little ski trip to celebrate a great 10 years of marriage.