Wednesday, June 1, 2022

So Long, Farewell Austria

The time has come… for us to say farewell to our friends and home in Austria. 

Moving here seven years ago, I didn’t know what to expect. Based on our first blog post, I guess I expected something like this:




Turns out, that wasn’t too far off…



















We’re leaving with three Austrian-born children (and the two we came here with), a much bigger German vocabulary (for Brian, Ellie, Francis and Isaac, anyway), friends who we’ll greatly miss, beautiful memories, 8 suitcases, 40 boxes, and gratitude for all our time here!

Our friends made us this video as a farewell gift and we love it so much!!


And so now it is time for us to say…
There´s a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall
And the bells in the steeple too
And up in the nursery an absurd little bird
Is popping out to say "cuckoo"

Cuckoo, cuckoo

Regretfully they tell us Cuckoo, cuckoo
But firmly they compel us Cuckoo, cuckoo
To say goodbye

Cuckoo!

To you

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night
I hate to go and leave this pretty sight

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu
Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu

So long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen
I´d like to stay and taste my first champagne

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
I leave and heave a sigh and say goodbye
Goodbye!
I´m glad to go, I cannot tell a lie
I flit, I float, I fleetly flee, I fly
The sun has gone to bed and so must I

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Goodbye!

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Last Day of School

It’s the last day of school - for our kids!

Their school year actually goes until July 1, but we leave Austria tomorrow so today is their last day. 

They’ve grown a lot since the first day of school this past September— http://keepingupwiththekissingers.blogspot.com/2021/09/back-to-school.html

We have been so blessed to have wonderful teachers, classmates and kindergarten/school experiences during our time in Austria!

We (especially the kids) will miss school here a lot!






































Monday, May 30, 2022

Townhouses’ Backyard

We are definitely going to miss our shared backyard living in the townhouse!




























Sunday, May 29, 2022