BBQ, Swimming, Ice Cream and Coming to an End

Hello!  I hope you are having a lovely day.  We plan to meet some friends from church this evening so the children can play together. In the meantime, I must return the bottles to the getrank store, which sells alcohol, juices, and other beverages. I also need to take a basket of items to a friend's house of things we no longer need.  I am trying to clear the apartment to make it easier for my husband to empty it when he comes over in the fall. While initially, I was a little sad about this decision, it has become clear that this is the right thing to do, and I am excited about what the future might bring.  School ended here in Germany a few days ago, and before some of our friends went on their own vacations, we gathered with them to swim and have a BBQ.  The following pictures are from those excursions. We have one week left here in Germany.  It will fly by fast, but I am also excited to return home.  I miss my husband, my son, and my other daughter.  I miss my home and my dog.  I miss the simplicity of life in the States, but I am grateful for the experiences we have had here this summer and past summers.  I don't take it lightly that going to Europe for the summer isn't something everyone can experience.