Feeling Settled

Which is kind of a strange feeling, since we still have hardly any furniture and we've been living out of suitcases for a month now. But I really am. We've been here almost three weeks and in some ways it feels like we've been here forever. 

No, I don't have cell phone service yet, no driver's license or car, and I still don't know my way around the three commissaries here, but when we walk out our gate onto the paths though the fields and I see the acres of green and the hills in the distance and wind mills and smell the horses, it feels like "home." I don't know. I just like it.

Thelma Lou, on the other hand, is ready for more luxurious accommodations...

So, a house tour of our empty house. Here you go. :)

The house was originally stables and is on maps as far back as the late 1600's.

The inscription above the door indicates a family name and its establishment

The tiles in the foyer were under carpet when the owners renovated. Love them! 

From the dining room looking towards the living room. The lovely furnishings are courtesy of the US military and as uncomfortable and unattractive as they are, we are thankful to have them!

Our view out the kitchen window. Makes doing dishes not so bad....

The second floor. I (heart) the floors so much.

Modern bathroom in an old house!

Our first night at home, new friends from church brought us dinner, which we enjoyed in our camp chairs by the fire..

And now, the two coolest rooms in the house---

Joshua's "medieval" loft room. He has the entire top floor!

And, the "dungeon." I think we will have to hang a sword between those torches on the wall...

And many many walks, runs, and bike rides have already been taken on these paths...

Pretty awesome.