Displaced Beachbums

Ironically, our household goods were delivered here in Guam exactly one year to the day they were delivered to our house in Würzburg ~ 25 July.  As I look around on this Friday, I feel the same way I did a year ago, a bit overwhelmed with all the boxes that still need unpacking. We moved to Würzburg knowing it would be for less than a year and the impact it had on FG was heartbreaking. She hated saying goodbye to all her German schoolmates and leaving the only house she remembered living in. In hindsight, we could have done a better job prepping her but, in reality, both FM and I were also a bit in shock. He was suppose to stay in Vilseck for another year but that all got changed when 3rd BDE went away.

One of the biggest let downs of the move was quitting my job. I enjoyed working a lot and was challenged by it. Never was one day the same as the next. FG loved her nanny, Nadja, who helped her with German school work after classes and basically doted on her until I got home.  Sure, there were tough days at work and some less than my favorite people were around, but the good people made working worthwhile: like Ann, one of my favorites, who is now the head honcho and can move mountains when necessary. 😉

Living in Würzburg felt more like a vacation to me since I was always aware of how soon we would be leaving. On the positive side, the town is gorgeous and I loved being in a larger German city for awhile. There was always something going on around town and in the spring/fall we got to enjoy more than one winefest. We explored as much as we could and I will never forget the beautiful Christmas Market in December. Our little town of Rottenbauer had another advantage which was the strassenbahn (streetcar) line into the main city ~ no need for a designated driver. It’s the little things we appreciate so much.

All in all, the move to Würzburg was another adventure I don’t regret. We were much closer to France and ended up taking multiple trips there which was fabulous. I have to say though, there was more than one occasion in which FM and I would say What if we had stayed in Weiden…