Happy New Year!

I hope that you all had a very Merry Christmas and that 2011 is off to a great start for everyone! The year began with quite a big change for me... I moved back to California just in time for New Years! I flew into San Francisco on December 30th and had about a day and a half to spend with my parents and sister before flying down to San Diego. Based on some USMC technicality, I needed to get down here shortly after arriving back in the States. I will be flying back to northern California very soon to visit family again, but while in San Diego, I am very thankful to be staying with my good friend, Melissa, until all our stuff arrives and I can move back into our condo, probably at the end of February.

While I am thrilled to be back in the States and have a chance to catch up with family and friends as well as finally start prepping for the baby's arrival, I must say that I am not enjoying being separated from Daniel! After I left, he stayed in Germany for an extra week to wrap up things at work, and just today he checked into a 10 week training course in Virginia Beach. I am really hoping to go visit him mid-February, and we'd love to see friends and family on the east coast during that time as well. Hopefully it all works out! Plus, between school, traveling, baby preparations and the like, I am sure we will both very busy and the end of March will come quickly, which is when Daniel will be joining me in San Diego. Needless to say, I am looking forward to it already.

So we may no longer be in Europe, but I still have more of our excursions from across the pond to blog about... which means that our "European Adventure" is not quite done yet :) Over the next couple weeks, I hope to share about the last few trips that I still haven't posted about, so please stay tuned in for those. Until then, all the best to you and yours as you enjoy the New Year!