January 2009
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Don Is Going To Ranger School!
As if there were any way for me to be more proud of my amazing husband, Don has been offered, and has accepted, a slot for Army Ranger School! This is such an accomplishment, and he has worked very hard to qualify! Ever since we arrived here at Fort Sill, Don has been doing Ranger PT (Physical Training) every morning of the week instead of the regular Army PT. And let me tell you, it does not...
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Where IS Vilseck?!
Here it is :) I finally found a good map of Germany that clearly shows the location of Vilseck, where we are going to be in a few months! Also, a big thank you everyone who has written us comments here on our blog! Even if they were left anonymously ;) Oh! And I almost forgot these pictures I just found that I want to show you all! This first one is of a building called Pflegerhof, “built...
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More Vilseck Pictures!
Although I *just* made a post, I am having too much fun finding Vilseck pictures and such! So here is another post of pictures for you all to see! I’m having too much fun here. Look how cute these first two hotel pictures are! Come see us and stay here! I’ve even found the hotel website, and their rooms look lovely! I’ve posted two more pictures of this hotel (The Angerer...
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Scheduling Shipments, Panoramic Views, Nicholas...
Well, today we will be taking the next step in the process of what needs to be done before we can move to Germany! We are headed into the Shipping Office this afternoon to schedule the packing & shipment of all our belongings. We’ve been told that overseas shipments take roughly 60-90 days (sheesh!), but we’re able to do an earlier shipment called Unaccompanied Baggage. This is a...
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Subscribing, Following, & Commenting :)
As I’ve been playing around with this blog & all of the different options that are available to add, I’ve decided on two that might be helpful and interesting for those of you who would truly like to stay up-to-date! The first is the “Subscribe To Our Blog!” feature. This uses what is called a site feed, basically a machine-readable representation of our blog that can...
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To Vilseck, Germany We Go!
The town that we will be heading to in the next few short months is Vilseck, Germany. Vilseck is located in the northern part of the Landkreis Amberg-Sulzbach and was proclaimed a city in 1331. The historic town is situated next to the Burg Dagestein, one of the oldest castles of the Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate). Vilseck started to grow in the 12th century, as a castle was needed to protect the...
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Up & Running!
I have seen many military families use blogs to keep everyone up-to-date on their latest news, travels, & pictures, & I thought to myself, “What a great idea!” And…tah-dah…we now have a blog of our very own to serve that same purpose! You probably have heard by now that Don & I will be living in Germany for the next three years! We cannot wait for our...