Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers in the USA! It's hard to believe we're back in the holiday season already. While we are having a typical Thursday here in Lux, our thoughts are with everyone back home and especially with friends and family who we miss. Sometimes we think that the holiday season is about the traditions, the celebrations, the to do lists, and the inevitable stress. But, I think I can speak for all those who live far away from their homes when I say that the holidays are really all about spending time with those you love. So, despite all the hassles that come along with this time of year, treasure those times and make the most of them.
My husband and I had a quiet Thanksgiving dinner just the two of us last Sunday night. We are just finishing up those leftovers today. We didn't order a turkey from the UK this year, but decided to just do chicken. There wasn't pumpkin pie. I didn't pull out the decorations. Before you start thinking we've fallen into a holiday depression, let me explain. We've been a little busy. While normally we would like to have the usual shindig with all the trimmings, we spent most of the weekend taking pictures off the walls, sorting our belongings, and deconstructing furniture. It turns out our tour here in Luxembourg is ending sooner than originally planned. As things stand now, we'll be moving out of the house, out of Ettelbruck, and out of Luxembourg before the end of the year. Instead of heading back home, however, we're going to be setting up shop a little further to the east, just outside of Frankfurt, Germany.
We're pretty excited to say the least. While starting the house hunting process and getting the legalities settled once more feels a bit daunting, it's kind of fun to be at square one again. We'll get to learn about a new place and culture, and new opportunities will present themselves. I'm pleased to have more time in Europe than we thought we would. This move means a bonus year. Now we will have a chance to get to those places on our list we thought we'd miss. It'll be interesting to try my hand with German too. I mean, it can't be any worse than my French. It's a brand new adventure and yet another chance to experience the blank slate of expat life. My husband is the first American to be assigned to this branch of the company, so we're definitely walking into unknown territory and breaking new trail. We certainly can't say this will be a dull experience. This coming weekend we're off to find a new house and town to live in. No doubt we'll be spending our Christmas break sorting the kitchen and unpacking boxes. Once again, we're leaping into the unknown.
So, on this day when we think of all the things we're thankful for I know I have a lot to list. It has been an amazing experience in Luxembourg. We have learned so much about the world we live in and who we are just in these two years. We've met and formed relationships with an incredible group of people from all over the globe, relationships that have been at the core of an overall positive experience here. We have been to beautiful, life changing places. We've had a lot of epiphanies. We're so very thankful to have the opportunity to continue the experience from a new locale. Most of all, we're thankful for the friends and family at home who have supported us on this journey. It means a great deal to be remembered and to hear from them, especially at this time of year. We know this chance isn't a common one and there's no way to describe how grateful we are to have been presented with it. Thanks of course to all of you who keep reading this too.
Happy Thanksgiving and while we're at it, Wir wünschen Ein frohes Fest!
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