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Dawn and Mo met at Texas A&M, where they had several Spanish classes together, but it wasn't until the end-of-year Spanish club party that the sparks flew. (Yes, there's a story there, but you'll have to ask us about it. *grin*). After we both graduated in 1991, Dawn was called to active duty by the Air Force and got her first assignment - Colorado Springs. Not wanting to be left behind, Mo proposed and we've been blissfully married since February 1, 1992. Colorado was great, except for the fact that Dawn blew out her knee playing on the base softball team and the subsequent series of surgeries meant she got left out of a lot of the outdoor activities offered in that part of the country. Fortunately, she had already taught Mo how to ski, and he had several opportunities to enjoy the fine conditions that abound in that state druing the winter months. Our favorite pastimes, though, were camping in the Collegiate mountain range near St. Elmo and soaking in the various hotsprings. Truly a marvellous time. A short notice assignment came up to Spangdahlem AFB, Germany, and we literally leapt at the chance to go overseas. We had no idea what a treat we were in for, but in retrospect, there is really nowhere else in Germany we could have enjoyed more. Close to the Luxembourg/Belgium border, the Eifel region of Germany we were in is mostly rural farmland. Beautiful countryside, down-to-earth people, and some of the best wine on the planet. We made many many trips to the nearby Mosel river valley, and made friends with several vintners in the course of purchasing large quantities of their fine products. Mosel Reisling's are the closest you can get to capturing the flavor of sunshine in a bottle.. absolutely fantastic. More coming soon...
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