BBQ, Swimming, Ice Cream and Coming to an End

Hello!  I hope you are having a lovely day.  We have some plans to meet some friends from church this evening so that the children can get together and play.  In the meantime, I need to take the bottles back to the getrank store a place that sells alcohol, juices, and other beverages. I also need to take a basket of other items over to a friend's house of things we no longer need.  I am in the process of trying to clear out the apartment to make it easier for my husband when he comes over in the fall to empty out the apartment. While initially I was a little sad about this decision it has become very clear that this is the right thing to do and I am excited for 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 together with them to go swimming and have a BBQ.  The following pictures are from those excursions. We have one week left here in Germany.  It is going to 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 that everyone has the opportunity to experience.