August It Is.

As many of you have been asking me as to when I am leaving, I have been answering with "mid to late August". And to tell you the truth, I kind of made that up date after a brief touching on the subject with Emma (baby #1's mama). I was afraid it was going to be sooner, or much later. But after an e-mail I received today, August it is. I think she's giving me freedom as to when. So, as I've been telling almost everyone, I'm shooting for the 2nd or 3rd week. And there you have it. In digital stone. The 2nd or 3rd week of August.

Unfortunately, there aren't any summer German programs in PHX. So I guess I'll have to resort to Rosetta Stone or something else awkward and cd-rom-esque; as well as renting lots of German films.

The visa process is confusing. And I'm not getting any help or support on the home front, not even financially (and isn't super-cheap). I would like to note, however, how lucky I am to be an American. It's so much easier, and it lots of cases cheaper, to go anywhere with U.S. citizenship.


Anyways - This Is Jakob. (look at those sheeps!)

I said before he was 3. I must have heard incorrectly. He will be 2 on the 6th of June.

I also just found out I will be spending a majority of October in Austria visiting with Emma's family and 'seeing ze sights'...