Friday, October 9, 2009

Arrivederci, Aviano!

Wow, we are gone from Aviano! In what seemed like a whirlwind departure, we left the area and took a gorgeous drive up past Garda, Bolzano, Innsbruck, and finally arrived in Garmisch, Germany.

We are here for a few days of relaxation at the U.S. military Edelweiss Lodge & Resort before arriving at our new home in Geilenkirchen. It's been a nice day of reflection here as we have gazed at the magnificent mountains and just adjusted to being in a new (amazing) country.

Here are a couple of reflections:

1. Jackson is only three months old and he is now in his fifth country. He was born in Italy, and has been to Slovenia, Croatia, Austria, and now Germany! He is an awesome traveler (thank goodness!).

2. Just FYI for those still in Aviano: when you are PCSing, the single best thing you can do to make your move easy is to hire a cleaning lady to clean your FMO appliances and the empty house. Seriously, it is worth the money!! Don't cheat yourself out of this.

3. We had an amazing blessed three years at Aviano. I can't believe it's over. We made so many incredible friends, got to see so much, and will miss Italy tremendously.

Here is a picture of Chris and Jackson when we stopped briefly in Austria last evening. It's perfect with mountains in the background and the cows and pumpkins around them. I love it!

5 comments:

Laura said...

Wow, Jackson is huge! And he's an international man of mystery. I think he's as big as Luke--is he wearing 2T yet? Super cute picture. I think I'm going to bring his cousins to see him next summer. They need to catch up to his travel log.

Meredith Cooper said...

No, he's in 3-6 months clothing, thank you very much. This is kind of a creepy picture. He looks like an evil baby. It was raining, and I think that did something weird to the flash. Oh well.

Madcap Motherhood said...

I don't think it's creepy! And all I meant was that Jackson is growing like a weed. His little shrimpadoo cousin is still kickin' it in 0-3!

Meredith Cooper said...

You mean, his "twin"?

Madcap Motherhood said...

I mean his brother from a different mother.