No Longer Homeless! (Well...almost)

Saturday- August 6, 2011


We can finally say we have an address! David and I signed our contract yesterday for a home we're going to rent in lovely Ramstein, Germany. After all the ups and downs these past two months being "homeless" we can finally say it was all worth it. We learned a lot these past weeks on whom we can depend on and what great friends we have truly. We could not have done it without you! Our new place is your place and we hope that you all will visit us these next few years while we are living abroad. We will post pictures soon after we move in on September 2nd. For now we will just have to give you a brief description of what it looks like! It is a newer 3 story home, 3 bedrooms plus a large studio on the top floor, 1 full bath, and 2 3/4 baths. (Needless to say we won't be short on bathrooms) It has an attached garage and small fenced backyard and a decorative matching white picket fence out front. The second floor has a narrow balcony overlooking the backyard. The house backs up to a private wooded area with a shared stairway just outside our backyard fence that you can walk up and there you will find a patio area which is great for entertaining and barbecuing. The best thing about the house besides itself would be the location. We are about 300 meters from the train station (5 min walk) and within walking distance as well to a number of our favorite things- such as, the butcher, baker, market, restaurants, shops and cafes. While touring the place we happened to meet the new neighbors next door whom are an American family that literally moved in just days before. They have a couple of kids and I have already hit it off with the woman I met. They even offered to watch Oliver whenever we go out of town because their kids have been begging to get a dog. How nice is that? We have definitely accomplished a lot this past week of being in the country! One great thing I should mention that is different from the States for sure is that no matter where we seem to go...dinner out, dinner in, furniture shopping they all have been so generous to give us a bottle of wine or liquor. My favorite has been the after dinner fig schnapps. Although, we haven't opened the sparkling wine that we received today from the furniture store sales woman. (I will have to get back to you on that one) I can say that the German communities have opened up to us with all of their generosity and the few neighbors we have met at our temporary apartment building have been great too. We can't wait to settle into our new home next month! I don't know what I'll do with all my new freedom not having to live out of my 3 suitcases!!


Talk to you soon,
Tiffany, David and Oliver