I love Amy and my boys and routine. These trips to Europe are an amazing experience – I could not be more thankful that this is my destination, instead of some “crummy, boring town”. It is broadening my horizons in terms of culture, language (I spoke not a word of German before May of this year), how to manage a multi-site, multi-language, multi-currency, multi-national operation. And I get to stay in a “perfect” little German village, with enough time to go exploring and get to know Europe.
Having said all this, I miss my family a bunch! During this trip, Amy and I had our 14th wedding anniversary (October 7th). It was a little tough to be gone for that special day. We celebrated before I left town with a nice dinner out together without the kids (Nemo Grille)… and we’ll celebrate more when I get home this weekend. My boys are always fun to shop for… and are excited about everything I bring back – even the “neat” sugar packets! T-shirts from Germany, wooden shoes from Holland and chocolates from Switzerland. I found a beautiful gold/diamond ring for Amy in Euskirchen, Germany. I know she’ll love it, and it brings an interesting story (having come from Germany on our anniversary and all).
This was the first trip where Amy and I both had Skype accounts. We skyped about every day – which was nice. Fun way to keep the line open for a while – so I can hear the chaos that is our home… Murphy barking, kids running amuck, etc. So, I have lots of work and sightseeing that I do to stay busy… but when it gets quiet, I miss them an awful lot. I always want Amy to join me… so far, she hasn’t been up for the flight, etc. I think she’ll be convinced, and we’ll have a wonderful trip together! I offered a weekend in Paris on the last trip for our anniversary, but she was unwilling to fly and no one could watch the kids for two weeks, either. NEXT TIME!
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