March Meeting

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Spring has already sprung at AWGK! Our March meeting was a ton of fun, featuring a hilarious Purse Scavenger Hunt with Spring-themed prizes for the winners. Our programs committee provided beautiful floral centerpieces for the tables, and a few lucky raffle winners even got to take those home. It was a very relaxing evening of fun, friends, and food, and we can't wait to see everyone again next month for BINGO! -Amber Hudock (AWGK member)

Spotlight On: Tracy Jackson

I’ve been given the opportunity to share with AWGK a little about me and the Jackson house, originally from Atlanta Georgia. I am Tracy Jackson and my family and I have been in Geilenkirchen (Bauchem village) for the past 5 months. My husband, Jonathan, has been a member of the US Air Force for the past 21 years. Prior to coming to Germany, he was a Training Manager at Maxwell in Montgomery, AL. He’s currently at the Training Wing on GK as Registrar. Most of the flyers have been or will be acquainted with him. We have two sons: DeShun-12 and Joshua-1. DeShun is a 7th grader, attending school at AFNORTH and Joshua attends the School of Mom.

I love sleeping, shopping, and family time. Unfortunately, since Joshua came on the scene, I see very little sleeping time BUT fortunately, I see a great deal of shopping time! As long as I have my family, my friends, and my love for God I am relatively happy & totally complete. If I could click my heels together three times, truly there is no place like home. I really miss my family/friends, restaurants and conveniences. Ultimately, this Georgia Peach would be back there simply because its home. Not to mention my husband and I would stand a better chance in winning the Mega Millions or the Georgia Lottery! But my duty now is to be in Europe and experience life in a new way. We haven’t been to many places here yet. Bitburg & Spangdahlem are the extent of our European travels on this Assignment, but we are in the process of making family plans for trips & touring. While here, I also hope to earn my Master’s degree. I would have to say that the craziest thing that I have done is give birth to a baby at the ripe old age of 38! My body & my mind knows that it isn’t at all like it was a decade ago, but God knows that given the opportunity to do it all again, I wouldn’t change a thing. Thank you AWGK for allowing me to be one of your spotlights for March to celebrate my 40th birthday!!

Member Spotlight: Kerry Johnson

Hi! My name is Kerry Johnson. I'm originally from a small town in Iowa called Seymour but
moved to Anchorage, Alaska when my sister joined the military so I call them both my
home! I met my husband, Todd, in high school; and yes I'm one of the few who married
my high school sweetheart and we have been going strong for almost 16 years! I've been
a military brat my entire life. I have enjoyed traveling around the world, meeting new
people and experiencing new cultures! It's still hard to believe my husband has been in the
Air Force for 16 years! We have been stationed at Tinker AFB, OK; Kadena AB, Japan;
Davis Monthan AFB, AZ; Elmendorf AFB, AK; USAF Academy, CO and now here in
Geilenkirchen NATO Air Base, Germany. We have two boys: Logan (8), Landon (4) and a
baby girl, who will be making her grand entrance this March! In my spare time, I love to
cook, make cards and catch up on my TV shows. I'm currently trying to finally finish my
degree in Accounting. I'm hoping to be done with school by the end of this year.
in Australia. It’s one of those things on my bucket list that I hope to cross off in the
near future.
climb to the top of Notre Dame Cathedral 5 1/2 months pregnant and walk all over
Paris for 10 hours! It was worth it! :)
1. Eat at Il Genio’s in Birgden (doesn’t help that it’s down the street from my house)
2. Shop at IKEA
3. Shop at Rewe (I always seem to find the coolest new food)
4. Roermond (because my kids love the Toys XL up there and what makes them happy,
makes me happy)
5. I love to just drive and get lost. I find that is the best way to orient yourself in new
surroundings! Sometimes it may surprise you what cool town or village you may
stumble upon! :) Just make sure to mark it on your GPS!

Feeling the LOVE in February...

We enjoyed a great Valentine's Day themed program, during which our own Karissa Thacker displayed and discussed the more romantic items, such as massage oils and lotions, that are available through Partners in Passion. We had a lot of fun sampling lotions and cracking jokes. As always the food, friendship and door-prizes were wonderful!

-Amber Hudock AWGK member

:)

Rescheduled meeting...

Hello Everyone,

We have rescheduled AWGK's general meeting for Tuesday evening February 9th at 18:30 at the GK chapel. We have lots of Valentines themed fun and door prizes planned. Free babysitting is available, so plan to join us for a well-deserved girls night out. (Bring a dish to share or a friend for extra door prize chances).

Hope to see you Tuesday!
Wendy

Spotlight on Kandi Hernandez

Hi, my name is Kandi Hernandez and I am from the great state of Texas! My husband and I met each other in middle school and dated in high school. We continued a long distance relationship during college and his first year in the Air Force. We have been married for 6 years and have two awesome little boys! Trey is three and Easton is one, they are full of love, hugs, and kisses. I am very blessed in life! Before coming to GK we were stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, OK. I love to read, exercise, shop, eat out, anything social and that keeps me busy. I love spending time with family and friends and I am thankful that I get the chance to do this often. In my spare time I would like to have more date nights with my hubby, travel more, and get a little more sleep.

Three things I need to be happy:
My Family
My College Roommates
Chocolate Chip Cookies
If I could be anywhere in the world, it would be...
The craziest thing I’ve ever done is...
The top 5 places I like to go or things I like to do around GK are...
Hi, my name is Kandi Hernandez and I am from the great state of Texas! My
husband and I met each other in middle school and dated in high school. We
continued a long distance relationship during college and his first year in the Air Force. We have been married for 6 years and have two awesome little boys! Trey is three and Easton is one, they are full of love, hugs, and kisses. I am very blessed in life! Before coming to GK we were stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, OK. I love to read, exercise, shop, eat out, anything social and that keeps me busy. I love
spending time with family and friends and I am thankful that I get the chance to do this often. In my spare time I would like to have more date nights with my hubby, travel more, and get a little more sleep.
here. I love the slow pace of life that gives me more time to spend with my husband and boys. I have more time to take care of myself spiritually and physically.
I have a long list but since I mentioned my college roommates I will tell one of those stories. My roommates and a few more friends decided that we would all dare each other to swim nude across the river that ran through a public park near our college in January. We had just had a nice snow and some ice so it just seemed perfect for our little outing! We all did it and had so much fun that we continued this ridiculous act every year until we graduated. It was even funnier one year when we got caught!
1. Sittard market
2. Shutterspark (we call it duck park so I am not sure that this is the real name)
3. TR&TA (good Sushi)
4. Aachen
5. the library