The holiday season has been very good thus far. After wrapping up our travel assignments in late November we managed to quickly pack up our apartment and make it safely to Colorado. We spent a fun week visiting Aaron's family and reconnecting with a couple of friends. Longmont was very cold, so we spent most of our time indoors trying to stay warm. We had a fine getaway up to Estes Park and got to spend time with Aaron's sister and our sweet nieces. Throughout the week I especially loved sleeping on the leather sofa in front of the fire while Aaron and his folks watched the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy (twelve hour extended version). Perfect slumber...
This past week we have enjoyed catching up with my folks in South Carolina. The temperature has been very mild so Aaron and Dad have gotten in some fishing time. We all piled in the car and had a great day trip up to Asheville for a tour of The Biltmore House. This weekend my brother's family came down for a holiday celebration. It was lovely to spend quality time together and give my nephew lots of love. We also managed to clear out the attic of our many belongings from pre-travel nurse days. After several trips to Goodwill and about twenty boxes shipped, the attic is looking very empty.
Tomorrow morning we will be leaving for our three month trip. Our first stop is Germany where we plan to enjoy Munich and the surrounding area. We're looking very forward to spending Christmas with our friend Verena and her family. From Germany our travels will take us through Italy for several weeks. I am very excited about pasta, gelato, wine and art museums! Then it will be on to Nepal...
So tonight we can relax as we're pretty much ready for our next great adventure. Aaron has had his bag packed for over a week now. He is always very methodical in how he prepares for a trip. Over the past several days he has made multiple lists, and he has tirelessly checked each and every item off. He has carefully inspected his pack nightly making sure he forgets nothing. The zippers are zipped, and the locks are locked. The bag is ready. I, on the other hand stuffed my pack full of all kinds of necessary items just this afternoon. I tried to follow the 'two pair of everything rule,' but I decided to live a little and pack a third shirt just for kicks. So my bag is almost ready, and I will try to do at least one double check tonight. This is usually how we do things, and it seems to work out okay most of the time!
Next post will be from Germany! Good times shall be had!! Merry Christmas to all!
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