Thursday, September 29, 2011

Moving into our new home

Ahhh...internet, how how I've missed thee! It's been driving me slightly crazy not having any connection to the goings-on in the world for so long. 
We moved into our house on the 17th after two weeks in the hotel. We are in a suburb about 15 km southwest of Stuttgart called Sindelfingen and it's about a 15 minute drive for Chad to the two main bases he works at and we are on the outskirts of town, bordering farm land. We also live really close to the Mercedes-Benz plant. It'd be fun to take a tour sometime. We haven't had much opportunity to explore the town yet, but I'm very anxious to do so. There's a bus stop directly in front of the house...now if only I could understand the routes! That'll come in time :)
The house itself, is a row house (basically like a townhome). It is 149 square meters (approximately 1600 sq/ft), with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and three stories tall. It has some serious stairs! Off of the second floor is a decent sized terrace with some grass and bushes for privacy. Kane really loves playing out there. It overlooks the kindergarten (pre-school) that Kane will hopefully attend after the first of the year, if I ever get my rear over there to put him on the list. 
It doesn't quite feel like "home" yet though...our things we shipped over won't arrive until October 7th, which is five days earlier than what we were originally told, so that's a plus! For the time being, we are getting by with military loaner furniture. It isn't the most attractive, but hey, it's a place to sit and sleep and I'm so grateful for it! They also provided us with a washer and dryer that are very nice. What a blessing! 
Here are some pics of the place pre-furniture:

                                                                 The Living Room

                                                                   The Master Bedroom

                                                                    The Kindergarten

                                                                     Main Bathroom


                                                                      The Kitchen


                                                                        View from Master

                                                                       "THE" Stairs
Cute Kid in front of "THE" Stairs :)
                                                          

4 comments:

  1. Oh Alli! How exciting! I just love the pics- here & on fb. :0) So beautiful- the views and the kids. Love you all and praying for you as you continue to find your new normal in Deutschland.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Your new home looks beautiful...I love the views and the floor to ceiling windows. I am so jealous of your opportunity to live abroad and I hope you're having an incredible experience! Any idea how long you'll be in Germany? Do enough people speak English? I hope so, for your sake!

    Olivia

    ReplyDelete
  3. Your house looks lovey and the views look incredible! What an amazing opportunity. You look really happy in your pics on FB. I am happy for you guys and pray for you all to have a wonderful experience out there. We miss you.

    ReplyDelete