Time Travel?

Flying internationally is probably the biggest loss of time and a day of your life I experience. We awoke at 0430 in Germany to catch the train to Frankfurt. Which meant we would need to be at the Hauptbahnhof for the 0541 RB (Regional Bahn) – for a 37 Euro ticket we could [...]

Through the rain and on to Prague HOG!

So when we looked at the weather forecast and saw rain, we were not surprised. It IS Germany in May. We seem to alternate between an exciting 2 and 3 days of gorgeus weather then back to the cold shift and rainfall shoving us back indoors. But we had been wanting to [...]

Memory Gap Lane

I was stationed here in 1990 and moved back to CA in 1994.   As an 18 year old, Heidelberg Germany was a totally fun duty station.   But I was amazed as I drove onto PHV (Patrick Henry Village) how little looked familiar.
I checked into the Guesthouse and got directions to the PX… did [...]

Reserve Weekend

I’ve been listening to the training site all afternoon. As its gotten darker the sounds of artillery rounds hitting have become closer together. I’m not sure what it is about this location but Graf is a pretty amazing Army post to me.  Maybe its because the first signs you see when you drive in warn [...]

Desktop Experience

Ok if you go and read:
A Day In My Life
I can tell you I was content, and happy.  I’m pleased to say – I’ve added yet another layer to that happiness.  A part time job.  I know – that’s not supposed to go in line with enjoying just “BEING”.    But like I had said: “I [...]

Motivated Motivated…

Motivated?!? God what is wrong with me? Whenever I’m not around what I need to do – RUN. It’s like I feel all YEA I’m gonna do it. I’m gonna RUN, I’m gonna WORK OUT. I’m gonna get off my FAT BUTT and DO IT!
I’m still in my bathrobe… its [...]

Veterans Day

Just for a moment I stopped to think what Veterans day meant, and the next thing I knew I felt the tears slide.
My life has been forever changed – and will forever be changed by the fact that I am an Army soldier.
I am proud to serve, proud to be a part of this [...]

APO AE

Okay its NOT that hard, I had an APO AE box back in 1990, so its NOT like American companies do not know that this is an American Military address.  We don’t mail to our houses, we all go to Company Mail Rooms and collect our mail.  It’s all very well watched and organized.
OVERSEAS MILITARY [...]

Guten Tag!

Kayla and I made it, I’m surfing a wireless connection from someones apaprtment.  Keep getting google in Deutsche.    The day was long but we are hanging in to stay awake.  Jennifer Farinosi, the FRG Leader here I had met last year is catching me up on the latest.  I will ADD to this [...]

Arial’s Sweet 16

Well, really my Little Mermaid is only 15 and 9 months, but she is moving to Germany. So when your only little red head asks to have her Sweet 16 with her High School buddies, well. You do it. And I’m so glad I did. I was a little worried as [...]