Moving In

In the first few days after Paris the day would usually start with Dad and Suzy going off to do paperwork or such for the BMW M5 that my Dad got, or other paperwork for assorted stuff, most of which I don't really know about. They would usually come back at about one or two pm. After that we would run family errands, get something to eat, come home and get ready for bed. Before Bed Dad would always bug us about if we thought he was a bad parent for leaving us alone all morning. We reassured him he was wonderful.

One day my sister and I were in the hotel lobby waiting for the cleaning ladies to finish, and also waiting for the parents to get back, they said they would be home about that time. The person at the counter called us over and Suzy was on the line. They were late because Dad's driving test had been canceled for a high ranking officer. Then, when they got to the housing office there was about an hour wait, after which they found out that there was no house on the market that they wanted at all, and there probably would not be for a long time. She said they would be about another hour before they got back to the hotel. An hour later when they came home they told us that a real estate agent had found a nice house, although they were not so sure about it.

The house was perfect. It had a kitchen and a livingroom-diningroom on the first floor, tons of storage in the basement, three bedrooms on the second floor, and a master suite on the top floor. The best part is the location though. We can walk to Dad's office in ten minutes, and downtown Landstuhl in three. The nighbors are really nice too, our house is in the middle of the triplex, which is at the edge of the community it is in. We have met both the neighbors on either side of us. Both are German couples, and are very friendly. They both also have dogs that they said we are welcome to play with. We have also met an American family that lives a couple houses down. They came over and introduced themselves to us. Yesterday they showed us the Ramstein community center, where we had all you can eat pizza, and played pool. Last night was our first night out of a hotel. We went to the Bx to get some household supplies, and air mattresses for the first few nights. We do not know when our furniture will arrive, but it will probably not be for another month. All of us are really excited to finally have our own house.

Alexander