Emilian's 1st Birthday and the Countdown Continues

Today is Sunday, September 19th, which means that Emilian turned one this past Wednesday! It was such a nice birthday and he got to spend it with so many family and friends :) He got a lot of cool little new toys and books to play with and even a new swing from his grandma! I think it was a very exciting day for him, and it really was a great birthday. I was able to finish my sock puppets in time, and gave them to him that afternoon. At first he was a little afraid of them, but after a few hours of every now and again demonstrating that they weren't alive, he finally build up the confidence to touch the glued on eyes and stick his finger in the mouth. Now he laughs and smiles at them--which was the result I was originally hoping for--so all is well :)

In other news, today marks the last day of happiness until I leave for the US. I am about to be apart of the number one thing I think everyone on the planet Earth dreads: moving. Starting this upcoming week we begin our move out of this house here in Bonn to the new one Kai and Lisa found in the smaller town in the country, Euskirchen. I only have 2 more weekends here left until I fly home, and I am under the impression that both of those will be spent helping to move into the new house, which, to put it mildly, sucks big time. It is just not something I am looking forward to AT ALL. But they say every cloud has a silver lining, right? Well, I am just trying to look on the bright side and hope that maybe all this keeping busy and extra work will help time go by quicker.. which brings me to my next topic:

I LEAVE FOR AMERICAN SOIL IN 16 DAYS, 14 HOURS, and 20 MINUTES EXACTLY (as of 8:40pm Sept 19, 2010). I don't think anyone understands how truly excited I am to be back and to see everyone and especially have cuddle time with Loki and Raven! Eeeek! I'm just beyond excited! Not to mention the wedding extravaganza that will be taking place in Vegas with all my favorite people! So, so, so, so, so, SO excited! Ahhh. Only thing that does NOT excite me about my journey home: My 17 hours and 40 minutes confined in the plane from Germany to San Francisco, followed by a 4 and 1/2 hour lay-over where I then get on another plane to get me to my final destination of Sin City. Ugh... don't want to think of that now or I'll want to die. So back to the EXCITEMENT OF COMING HOME!!!! YIPPEEE!!!!!! :) :) :) :)

Miss and Love you all more than you know and can't wait to see everyone!!!!!!! xoxoxo MeganO