Our time in Hawaii is coming to an end. We have grown to love this slice of paradise and even more so the incredible people who have become dear friends, a family far away from home. But now, a new adventure begins.
Just a few months ago we learned that we would be traveling from the middle of the Pacific Ocean, across the continental United States, and over the Atlantic Ocean to our next duty station ... Baumholder, Germany. (There will be a 3-week break in that trip as we spend Christmas in Kansas City, Missouri!) To say that the Lopez family is excited about this new adventure would be stating it mildly. While, once again, we will be very far from friends and family, we are imagining the incredible opportunities to "walk through history" while our children (and mom, too!) read about that history.
We have completed the first step of this journey ... medical appointments for the entire family (which is another story all by itself!) and the completion of DA Form 5888 -- Family Member Deployment Screening Sheet. Now, before we can take any other steps, we must wait ...wait for the official orders to be cut. Upon receiving those orders, the clock really begins ticking and the final four months that we have here in Hawaii will be filled with (but not limited to) flight arrangements, acquiring passports, vet appointments to prepare Riley for international travel, a huge yard sale, scheduling movers, shipping the vehicle, moving out of our home, and oh yes ... SCHOOL all along the way.
As Bear would say, "I want to go to Germany ... that's in Europe." If I left it at that, he would seem pretty bright for a 3-year old ... but then he adds, "Let's go in the van."
1 comment:
cute bear, i can't wait to go to germany but I'll go by air-plane!
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