Ugly Americans

Today is Halloween. Today is handshake day. We now (officially) know where we're going for our next tour. Home for the next few years is... (drum roll) SOON(ish) Mérida , Mexico! To say that we are happy about our next post would be an understatement. Honestly, when it came up on the list, I didn't think we'd get it because of reasons . But we did. For once, I will not have to worry about language (the bane of all spouses married to a specialist because they don't get language training), because I already have Spanish. The kids will get to learn it in school, and probably become way more fluent than me, which is awesome and terrifying at the same time. We will be a short plane trip to the US, so our PCS jet-lag with 2 kids won't be horrendous. There are tons of awesome things to see. All the Mayan ruins and visits to cenotes! Beaches you can drive to! For us, handshake day has definitely been a treat.

 October is my favorite month of the year, however, this month has been (so far) a very stressful month as it is also  BIDDING SEASON . Which is really not fun if you are (like me) a compulsive researcher  and  worrier. It is now the middle of the month, and next week is the last week of the season. In theory, you  should  have an inkling between next week and October 31 where you are going to go next but like everything else in the FSLife there are no guarantees, because as we all know the answer to almost every question is ...it depends.   Regardless, it is still bidding season even if it is late into it, and as such I offer you, dear reader, the opportunity to ask me about the FSLife here in Sarajevo, or any other post I have been at. As the Germans would say,  es tut mir leid  *(or not), I am no ray of sunshine. I will not sugar coat the answer to your question. If that's the kind of information on a post you want, i'm the person to ask. So, if you want, send your