Kelly: The last 24 hours have been a roller coaster of emotions and experiences...saying goodbye to our favorite neighbors...hanging out with my parents and in-laws in our empty house while the new renter and the substitute real estate agent (who mixed up the days) did a pre-rental walk-though....watching Matt try to get xanax into our kitty's throat...saying goodbye to my parents at Dulles...going through security with the cat...the long, sleepless but professional and pleasant flight while Matt intermittently took the cat in her carrier into the oh-so-small bathroom for additional doses of anti-anxiety meds...breezing through customs without a glance at the hours and hours of pet paperwork...arriving at Ramstein to meet my supervisor for the first time...cramming our big bags and cat into my supervisor's beautiful Audi as she shuttled us around...trying to sign in to temporary housing at 10:00 only to find that we couldn't sign in until 2:00pm...trying to keep the cat calm while we grocery shopped with my new boss, ate lunch with my new boss, and received an introduction to housing in which we found out that our options would be "thin"...all on zero sleep.
Considering all of that, we're doing well. The weather was beautiful today, and the leaves covering the rolling hills (reminiscent of Western Maryland) are just beginning to change. When we were finally able to check in to our temporary housing, we were surprised that it isn't as hideous as we imagined. We can walk to the commissary and to wooded trails on base. Mialley seems to be adjusting fairly well. Matt took a short nap and is feeling a bit better. Tomorrow we will get our ID cards which will allow us to move freely on base, to establish bank accounts, to rent a car, etc.
We're in Germany!
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