week 8

Week 8

Unaccompanied baggage, K-Town and Explorer

Hello All:

Week 8 in Germany was like all the rest, full of mishaps and fun.  WE started out great getting our AFN receiver.  It seems in Germany Military that you only need to pay one price for a receiver and then you get the TV.  I like that no monthly big costs.  So we got to watch some new NCIS although I had really enjoyed watching the DVD’s. 

We also got word that our car was here.  We went to Granfenwohr to pick it up.  There is a whole process to go through.  We have to get it inspected next week.  But seeing it sitting by the baby car it looks like the baby car’s daddy or maybe granddaddy.  It really dwarfs poor ole baby car.  Gregg climbed in the Explorer and said –“yes a full size car.”  At Granfenworh we hit the thrift store there since we happened to be there when they were open and got a few more things like a 220 vacuum cleaner, some crystal wine glasses, and some kitchen pots and pans.  Slowly we will fill up our kitchen.  We need this until our unaccompanied baggage comes.  Now that is another story.

I got word that our furniture- the long shipment- would be here this week and go through customs for 8-10 days.  So I’m thinking-- where is my unaccompanied baggage that was supposed to be here quick.  I called and finally got up with someone who said yes it was on the way and they would e mail us.  So I said maybe I should check the email address they had on file.  She proceeded to spell out –n***e***e***d***a***n***at email.com. She asked is that your email and I said- doesn’t that spell ”need an email.” LOL   She got all flustered.  She called and started tracing our baggage saying the records showed it arriving in Germany on 9/23.  Then I got a request to give them my zip code.  So no telling where that baggage is, but I did get word that they would let me know when the delivery date would be.  So hopefully it will get here quickly.  I’m getting tired of wearing the same few outfits and it’s getting cold here. 

We went to Ramstein Air Base this weekend for an in-service.  It is the biggest base and it was great.  We went to Kaiserslautern which is nicknamed K-town and they had their version of Oktoberfest.  It was a hoot. See pictures below. Also a picture of the 'Rhine River.  Gregg and I had commented that we were going to miss the North Florida Fair but we got this fest instead so all is good.

Ramstein has a huge mall and we finally found the hummels.  So I got some of them. 

We traveled from our part of German--Bavaria—to another part of Germany –the Rhineland.  We rode over the Rhine River and the bridge over it was painted in blue and orange—‘what’s that about?” Gators colors?  Really?? Where is the love for my garnet and gold? Lol

We had a little dinner party here for the people who picked us up at the airports.  Because we are living like college kids—our theme was “remember when”—we served on paper plates and had to bring in the plastic outdoor chairs to have enough seats.  But it was nice.  Then we went to a dinner party at one of their houses.  So this is just a dinner party happening place.  Guess I might need to infuse a bit of elegance into my repertoire and unlearn some of my country ways.  Nah—you can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country outta the girl.

With that, I will leave you til next time.

Hugs from Germany.

Susan