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Today was the day we have all been dreading, the day we had to say “see you later” to our German family. Lena does not believe in goodbyes, when she left America three years ago, she would not say goodbye, … Continue reading →

Today we celebrated Lena and Sarah’s 21st birthdays. We shared lots of laughter and spent time with friends and extended family. Tomorrow we travel back to Aarau, Switzerland before Flying home on Friday. We will be sad to leave, but … Continue reading →

Today we traveled to Cuxhaven, to see the North Sea. It may have been the craziest thing we have witnessed on this trip! The tide goes out so far you cannot see the ocean and you can walk on the … Continue reading →

Today we got to sleep in. Of course I, Andy, woke up at 7:30am and got to spend a couple of hours visiting with Lena’s parents. Thank goodness for Google Translate!  Lena braided Jennica’s hair, and then we went for … Continue reading →

Today we came to the point of our entire trip, we were reunited with our Lena! It was so good to see her and meet her Germany family. (Except for Sarah, whom we will meet this weekend).  We had a … Continue reading →

Today we toured Salzburg, we saw the Von Trapp mansion and Mirabel Palace from the Sound of Music, the old town section of Salzburg, The Salzburg fortress, many churches, amazing architecture, Mozart’s birthplace and ended the day with another fantastic … Continue reading →

We landed! We arrived about an hour late due to delays in Chicago, but we are here in Switzerland and have had short naps!  

We leave tomorrow! Janine has stated: if we don’t have it by now, we’ll buy it in Europe… 😱😱😱 I guess that means we are as ready to go as we will ever be!! Excited and anxious!! Stay tuned…

               What a great day!!

i got to spend the afternoon with my dad and brother at the Indianapolis Indians game watching Justin Verlander pitch through his rehab!  Go Tigers!