Tuesday, September 15, 2009

guess who's back? back again

MRM's back. Tell a friend.

Sadly, I am finally back in the United States from Europe. I had the most fantastic time with TLS, it was even more perfect than either of us could have imagined. Between the two of us, we took several hundred pictures and it will take me a while to upload mine and sort through them. I have a lot of fun pictures to share with my readers as well as an upcoming giveaway. All of that will take up several posts so as not to clog up anyone's screen who might be reading this from an iphone or other mobile phone. Also, Murphy who has had it in for me since the day I was born, decided to put his law into play once again, and I was just given several projects to do, all due on the same day this week, so I will be living out of my office for the next week or so.

I tweeted last night that I had a big announcement coming to the blog this week, and here goes. TLS and I talked about whether I should share this on my blog or not, and ultimately decided to go public with it. As many of you know, his tour ends in May 2010 and we were waiting to find out what his next tour would be. We recently found out that info. After England, he will have a 3-4 year tour in Germany. We talked about our options even before we got the assignment, and decided to use England as a trial run. So, sometime next summer, depending on when we can get all of my paperwork and everything else in, I will be moving to Germany to join him. :) A few bloggers have already known about this, and I thank you for your support and good wishes through the time that I was going crazy. I know that there may be people out there who do not support my decision, and I ask that you please just be respectful. This blog is my place to vent and pour my heart out, and I think that it will be good for me, as well as interesting to keep a record of my last year in New York and everything leading up to the move. Germany will be the third country that I've lived in in 20 years. The last time I moved internationally, I was 7.5 and all of the paperwork and packing and such got done for me. This time around, I will not be so lucky and will get to do it all on my own. How fun. Before anyone asks, yes there is a ring and a marriage in my upcoming future. We looked at rings and ironically enough, the styles that I have always thought I would never want to own or wear, are the ones that I seemed to gravitate towards. However, I will be keeping mum on any ring/wedding talk for now. ;-)

33 comments:

  1. How exciting! Good luck with all the paperwork!

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  2. What an exciting time! :) I am very happy for you & TLS.

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  3. Wow that is great news! How fabulous for you two!

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  4. Glad you're back and congrats on your awesome moving news!! I can't wait to hear about all the adventures you'll have ;-)

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  5. I'm glad you had an amazing time and am soooooo happy for you! You know what, early in mine and LC's relationship, he had already talked about buying a house and wanting me to move in with him. I asked for thoughts about the situation on my blog. Some said go for it, alot of others said not to. But you know what, I followed my heart and all is well. He told me the other night he's going to use the first time home buyer's tax credit to put towards my ring. If I hadn't followed my heart, I don't know where we'd be today. You only live once, and some risks, well, they're just worth taking=)

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  6. Oh how exciting! I am so happy for you that you have found someone that you care so much about!

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  7. Oh my gosh! this is soo great dolly... I think its a good idea for you to move over to Germany.... I cant wait to hear MRM from another country... xxxoo

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  8. Wow, that is exciting! I'm so happy for the two of you!!!

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  9. OMG THAT IS SO EXCITING!!!!

    Ah! I can't wait to hear all about your plans to move!

    I also cannot wait to see your pictures!

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  10. MRM- that is awesome!! So exciting! I have no doubt that if you are moving across the ocean, you are doing so for the right reasons. Can't wait to read about your fun new journey and the process to get there. Cheers!

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  11. Oh, how exciting, I'm so glad to hear you had a great time and have future plans together. Butterflies in the tummy is a good thing!

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  12. Wow, that's fantastic! So exciting!!! I'm very happy for you and your man!

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  13. That sounds fantastic! I wish we were getting stationed in Europe, but sadly, it is not in the near future for us.

    I can't wait to see your pictures!

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  14. Welsome home, and oh my goodness what exciting news! Germany! Yeah! Can't wait to see pictures from England!!

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  15. Yay for you! That is so exciting! Can't wait to hear more about your new journey!

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  16. Congratulations to you and good for you for following your heart! :)

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  17. yay! so exciting! welcome back!

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  18. Love the "for now" :) Great news!

    Welcome back! Hope to see you soon!

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  19. So Exciting! I was devastated when my husband's international assignment feel thru at the last minute last year...i would love to live abroad! Good luck!

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  20. Looks like you had a great trip, and congrats on the exciting future plans :)

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  21. Your plan sounds awesome! I am glad you had a good time with TLS :)

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  22. You know how happy we are for you Miss Flip-Flops, this is just the bee's knees. And we're tickled you had a fabulous time, it must be hard to come back, but a little better with the knowledge of your plans for the future.

    Hugs to you, and a welcome home smile,
    tp

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  23. Welcome back and so glad you had such a great time. Congrats...that is SO exciting about the move!

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  24. Welcome back! Loved ready your great news.

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  25. Welcome back, and congrats! My aunt was an Air Force wife and lived for years in Germany. She loved it!

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  26. Congrats! That is so exciting. Where in Germany will you be headed? My sister lived in Munich for 3 years and really loved it.

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  27. How wonderful. I so want to move over seas, Europe, please. There are sooooo many things you could do....You could always start your own business! Maybe an Etsy store to begin with... Or go to school online! Have a great time!! I'm very happy for you. I would be just as particular about the whole packing and ensuring that I have all of my comforts and necessities; you have to be!

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  28. sad you're leaving but so excited for you. love youuu

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  29. CONGRATULATIONS on all counts! HOW EXCITING!!!!!!

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  30. How exciting! After my father graduated from West Point my parents were stationed in Germany. They LOVED it!

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