“Friends are the family you choose.”

Maintaining friendships whilst moving all over the globe can be challenging. Sometimes it’s sad, because distance and lack of regular face-time erodes the relationship. Having non-military friendships is something really important to me, but not all of them can keep up with the constant Change of Address forms. However, the friendships that don’t need daily Facebook updates, weekly coffee dates, monthly phone calls, or even yearly holiday visits, are the special ones. The friends that skip all the small talk and get right to the nitty gritty, because small talk is for strangers. Those are the ones that stick around.

There are a lot of important people in our lives that we didn’t get to see on this trip. Others we did see, but didn’t document on an SD card. There were also some friends who just happened to be in the exact same place at the exact same time…without planning! Love when that happens!

Yes…that is the REAL Dick Leinenkugel!

Thank you to all the friends who let us invite ourselves over during our ‘Merica Tour!Another huge thank you to all of our friends who came to see us in Germany. Family has a biological commitment to follow us around the world…your commitment is completely optional. We enjoyed sharing our small slice of Europe with you and hope that Joe’s quiche, salsa, and guacamole offset the time, energy, and money you sacrificed for the journey. Remember your “house guest assignments”? You will see them again soon…I promise!! 🙂