Wednesday, July 27, 2011

2 weeks from today....

..... I will be in Germany. Crazy! Hopefully this blog will detail not only the next 2 weeks of madness but the next 2 years of life abroad! I love reading other people's blogs and check them religiously, so I figured that instead of sending out mass e-mails about Germany, I too, should start blogging.

Official preparations for the big move start tomorrow. I get to drive my cute little car to St. Louis where she will board a ship, travel down the Mississippi, float across the ocean, and hopefully show up in Vilseck sooner rather than later. I'll miss driving her for the next couple weeks while I'm home, but luckily my parents are super supportive of the move and have lent me the truck to drive. I've decided that my little salsa red suzuki needs a new German sounding name, so any thoughts, ideas, suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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9 comments:

  1. toni hameraJuly 27, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    Oh, the places you'll go! How appropriate that your commencement speech should have been this book. Can't wait to read of the adventures

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  2. grivera59July 28, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    Could I hide in the back of the car and head to Germany with you??

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  3. KateJuly 28, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    I think that your car is a little too small to be a Helga. How about Liesl, Brigitte, or Heidi? For further inspiration, here's a list of german names:

    http://www.20000-names.com/female_german_names.htm

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  4. GayleJuly 28, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    My top pick for names:

    Bertilda
    Brigitte
    Genovera
    Gundula
    Hilda
    Ilsa

    I would also love to see pics of you driving a truck!!!!

    Gayle

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  5. KeithJuly 28, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    URSEL: German form of Latin Ursula, meaning "little she-bear."

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  6. toni hameraJuly 28, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    I like Brunhilde - "armored warrior woman" - appropriate for a military connection

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  7. AnonymousJuly 28, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    I vote for Helga!!! I work with someone named Helga, and she is a hard worker, very dependable, organized, comes through in hectic situations, and can bring order out of the worst chaos (usually chaos that I have started!)...

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  8. MaryJuly 31, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    Ahhh thanks for all the name suggestions! Once I'm back driving my little car I'll test some of those out and see what fits well!

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  9. Pat PadleyAugust 1, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    I really like Helga too. Good suggestion @unclederth.

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