February was quite a stressful month for us. The move went quite smoothly, but everything around it was rather tiring! The beginning of the month we spent packing.... and there was a lot to pack. You never realize until you actually start and then see that it never ends! There always is another drawer that you haven't opened and another box in the attic you have never actually unpacked! And god, we had a lot of shite that we didn't know we had. But in the end we got it all done and on the morning of the 5th of Feb, the removal guys turned up and off it all was... We spent the next four nights in a hotel in Gütersloh. It was a lovely hotel, and since the Army was paying we had a wonderful dinner every night. And every one of those dinners consisted of a starter, a main course and a dessert platter.... YES - not just a dessert, but a dessert PLATTER. It was lovely. We spent the nights in the Hotel bar, which was one of the best bars I've ever been to. The barkeeper knew his job and was really entertaining. And even though I was planning to have a diet coke and bugger off to bed, I ended up having two cocktails every night (10€ each). If anyone of you ever spends a night in Gütersloh - go to the ParkBar, the hotel bar of the Parkhotel.
We handed our flat over and on saturday we collected our bunny and the hamster from a friend and set off on our one-way journey to Bordon, England.
The next three nights, we spent in a lovely hotel in England, not far from Bordon. On Sunday, we went to look at our house, and were quite pleasantly surprised. When we got the keys on Monday morning, we finally found out, how many bedrooms we have and that we should be able to fit everything in! The weather was fantastic, with sunshine and temperature above 10° every day. That helped a lot, since we had to eat in the garden the first couple of days, when the kitchen was full of boxes (Jim thinks that was due to my Tupperware, but in the end it turned out to be the liqueur!)
We worked a lot the first week and got most of the house done before my brother Jannik came to see us that weekend. It was wonderful to have him here and I can't wait for him to come over again!
Jim started his course the following monday, but then he had Wednesday, Thursday and Friday off again..... That's Army life... the poor bugger! We concentrated our energies on getting the internet up and running, so I could stay in touch with all of you and get back to work. I was finally able to work last week and I was supposed to fly over to Germany for four days this week, but on Friday afternoon I got a call, telling me that I would not have to come back to Germany, since the company I worked for, was not doing very well and the had to make people redundant. Since I was only working freelance, I was one of them. But I don't mind so much - I am now really looking forward to finding a new challenge here in England. But my heart goes out to all of those of my colleagues that were dismissed last week. It is not easy for them and I hope they will soon find something new!
But now, the greatest news of all: WE HAVE GOT A LITTLE DOG! We adopted her from our friends and she is the most adorable little sweetie ever! We named her Shadie and I walk her for about one and a half hours a day. The fresh air makes me feel really good and it is nice to get out of the house. I hope that most of you will come to visit us here, because there is a lot to do. We're close to London on one side and very close to the sea on the other - Portsmouth is only about 30 minutes away. The countryside around here is great, and very good for long walks with cute little dogs! So come over and see us soon!
I miss you all! Hugs and kisses!
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