Signs Signs Everywhere Signs

I must confess to my fascination with German street signs, as evidenced by my first photographs of Germany. Today, I almost got into trouble with the Military Police while photographing the sign leading into the gated military housing area. After walking to the PX, which is at a military installation a few blocks away, I was returning to the apartment. As I approached Askren Manor (name of the complex), I realized I had my camera with me and figured I'd take a quick shot of the sign leading into the complex. After taking a few pictures, I saw that I had the walk light and started to cross the street in front of a military police car turning out of the gate area. I thought nothing of it, but then the police car was back at the gate having made a U-turn down the street. The MP man got out of his car and stopped me before I went through the gate to ask me what I had been taking pictures of. I showed him the photos I had taken in the display screen and I had to delete one because it showed part of the gate itself. I guess it was kinda dumb of me not to consider that in a place where you have to present a military ID to enter any area, taking photographs could be considered a security risk. I felt pretty stupid. But relieved that the MP hadn't gathered my identification info. Because stupid army wives reflect poorly on their spouses. It was an interesting lesson learned in army life. I'm sure there'll be many more lessons to come! When Jerry saw the picture that I was allowed to keep, he commented that it looked like we live in a prison! I'm sure you'll agree:


Though it should be noted that within the barbed fence, there's a lot of trees and playgrounds!

After a week of things being a little strange, it feels as if a sense of normalcy is starting to develop between me and Jerry and it feels really great! Maybe I'm just basking in the glow of bowling! We went bowling tonight and though I completely and totally suck when it comes to bowling, I always have such a fun time! I hope that bowling will become a regular part of our
routine and that maybe we can find some other couples (friends perhaps?) to join us! I also hope that with time I won't suck quite as much :) But bowling is one of the few activities where my perfectionist tendencies don't prohibit me from having fun!


Jerry will be returning to work on Thursday. So we're looking forward to three more days of unlimited together time. But we're also looking forward to getting into the routine of daily life, with Jerry working his regular hours. Which will allow me to start exploring my employment options and will help me get into a better fitness routine.

I'll leave you with a few views of streets in the area surrounding our apartment (outside the gates). Hopefully I'll have some of the downtown Schweinfurt area to post in the next few days.