Nope, we are definitely NOT in Alabama anymore y’all! Here are 10 signs that serve as reminders that we are far from Alabama, now living in Germany!
We have been here almost a month and NO one says y’all here! I said it at the Christmas party last weekend and then immediately inwardly cringed! Note to self, we are NOT in AL anymore, no more saying y’all! I’m not a Southerner (I’m from Idaho) so [Read more…]
House hunting it Germany is NOT fun like they make it seem on House Hunters International, that I can say with confidence! Instead house hunting here is tedious process not for the faint of heart or those with little patience. Needless to say we fall into the ‘not so patient’ category and it’s been a crazy experience!
When I say crazy, what I really mean is that when housing sends you out to ‘house [Read more…]
I continue with the story of our PSCing to Germany journey, our last leg of the trip, from BWI to Spangdahlem via Ramstein AB. If you’ve been following my previous posts about the trip over then you know that the first leg of the journey was a rough trip for Mac, thankfully the 2nd leg was much easier on him, a bit harder on us though, but really it wasn’t too bad.
Just to recap from the BWI post [Read more…]
As promised here is the tale about Mac, our Westie’s journey to Germany! I’ve also included a story about Babies, the cat, who traveled to Germany the same weekend, but a different route. If your bringing pets to Germany then you need to check this out!
Getting Mac arrangements to fly to Germany was a PAIN! Flying from Montgomery, AL the ONLY airline that would allow Mac to fly in the cargo hold [Read more…]
As we all know a PCS is never without it’s little quirks that make it just oh so much more fun, and so it was the case that again we had some extra ‘fun’ in store. Seems like it’s never far from our travels 😉
Downtown Baltimore
When we chose to fly the Military Rotator (AMC) to Germany we decided to fly into BWI the evening before our flight. My reasoning for this was that by doing so we would [Read more…]
We are officially homeless, carless (have sold our family Tahoe & the car is on a boat to Germany), and are finally headed out on our next Adventure!
If all goes well by the time you read this we’ll be touching down in Dutschland, aka Germany! It will be where we will start our next set of adventures and probably our most challenging yet as we PCS mid-year with a Senior High Schooler and will [Read more…]
When you are PCSing to and from an Overseas location you have the option of sending Unaccompanied Baggage aka an Express Shipment. We have always chosen to use this option!
What is Unaccompanied Baggage/ an Express Shipment? This fact sheet from the Ramstein site has some great info about it! Basically it is a percent of your household weight allowance that your allowed to take with you overseas [Read more…]
Most families who PCS overseas ship at least one vehicle with them because the military will pay for it. This also depends on the location that you are going to and if your vehicle meets that Countries requirements. You can also ship a second vehicle at your own cost if you really want to. Learn what you need to know to successfully get your vehicle ready to ship to your new Overseas base in this [Read more…]
Well things are kicking into high gear around here! And for us that means chaos abounds as well ;p I just wanted to give you an update on the move process in case it’s a bit quiet on here at times. I am trying to stay on top of posting and once we get to TLF I’m sure I’ll be bored out of my mind & can keep things rolling along 🙂
PCSing in general is crazy, PSCing during a government shutdown [Read more…]
Wowzer, PCSing with a pet is intense! Sure, I’ve read other people’s stories and heard their tales but until you go through the process yourself you just don’t ‘get it.’ While this is not our first Overseas PCS is is our first one with our dog, Macintosh. I wanted to [Read more…]