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Happy Anniversary, Bro!

Posted on July 13, 2012 by J.J.

It’s quite something to say that my brother—who’s been a great friend of mine as well as being my brother—married his wife just one month after I married mine. So on July 10, 2012, they celebrated their first anniversary. My brother is always one to find excitement in surprising others, and for their anniversary, he surprised Ashley with a trip out of town to a bed and breakfast. At …

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Our First Anniversary!

Posted on June 11, 2012 by J.J.

On June 10, 2012, I celebrated one year of marriage with my best friend, my wife, Alisa. It also happens to be the week that we leave Berlin and move back to the United States. I am so blessed to have her. For our anniversary, we headed to Potsdam, which is a neighboring city to Berlin. The train ride is only about 20 minutes, but the city seems quite …

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The hills are alive (Austria)

Posted on January 15, 2012 by J.J.

The fog continued to consume our surroundings after we left Munich in mid-November 2011, but just a few hours later, it lifted as our surroundings became much larger. With dad’s new, trusty Garmin telling us the way, we headed to Ramsau an Dachstein in Austria. The hills weren’t actually alive, but no doubt were we as we took it all in for the first time. The daylight was quickly …

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To Munich

Posted on January 13, 2012 by J.J.

Why, hello there! Where did I last leave off? Oh yes, my parents’ first couple days in Berlin. Well, after we enjoyed my parents’ first full day in Berlin, they were exhausted. My dad hardly said a word at dinner he was so tired. After a night of rest, we got our stuff together and headed to the airport to pick up the rental car. We had hopes that …

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Visit with my parents in Berlin!

Posted on December 13, 2011 by J.J.

Recently Alisa and I had a pleasant visit with my parents. They flew in and stayed with us for a week in November; but we didn’t really stay anywhere, honestly! After a full day in Berlin, we left for Munich, then went to Austria, then the Czech Republic, then back to Berlin. On my parents’ first night in Berlin, we joined friends Caetlynn and Tyson for dinner at their …

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