Final Good-byes

Good-byes are hard.  REALLY hard.

After we got back from our amazing cruise, we had only a few days to say our final good-byes to friends who have become like family to us.  We will never forget the wonderful people we grew to love here in Germany.

The day before we hopped on the plane back to the states, we met all the kids' friends at the pool one last time.  We are going to miss these friends & this wonderful pool that provided hours of entertainment over the last four years.

And as our last good-bye. . . as we went to bed at the hotel on base one last time, we had a knock at the door with this amazing candy bar sign waiting for us.  Our friends, the Jacksons, have been our long-time ding-dong-ditch friends.  Every Christmas we spend the entire month of December leaving surprises on each other's doorsteps & then running away before we can get caught.  They surprised us & ding dong ditched us one last time.  I'm going to miss them.

And that was that. . . our time in Germany was done & new adventures awaited us in Utah.