We took a short trip to Zeeland and visited my in-laws. The town was holding festivities in the town center, including a fun game of “guess where the cow poops in the square”. It was rather interesting to see that game played in the Netherlands, since I saw it played…
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Skywatching
This evening we went out for a walk along the shoreline, and watched the skies. The days are becoming longer and the weather is growing better slowly. The skies were clear enough to see many of the planes entering Dutch airspace over the sea, headed in and out of Schiphol…
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Celebration
Today was one of the most important in our lives. G and I completed registered partnership this afternoon in Noordwijk. Together with family and friends, we had a wonderful day. With their help, it was even more spectacular. The day was long and quite memorable. All of us gathered at…
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Cake
After moving here, I’ve considerably developed my cooking skills. A lot of food in the USA is conveniently pre-packaged or processed for purchasing at grocery stores. Here, the food is a little different and usually fresher. Our family usually goes for unprocessed foods and ingredients in preparing meals. It takes…
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Motorcycles
Today I went with Gerben and several family friends to a motorcycle convention in Utrecht. The convention was packed full of people, motorcycles and all sorts of gear. I am still getting used to riding motorcycles, but I’m getting the hang of it! Location: – Utrecht –
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Birthday ’12
A beautiful clear February birthday with plenty of sunshine, flowers, and pancakes for dinner. I couldn’t ask for a better birthday!
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Brussels & France
Today we paid a visit to G’s sister and her boyfriend in Belgium. We had a lot of fun, and received a tour of a local Brussels icon, the Atomium. It was built in 1958 for the World’s Fair. Afterward, we had the notion to do something even bigger. The…
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Old Photos
We went through my fiance’s family pictures and documents tonight. It was special to see faces from the past 130 years that helped create this family, and discern who looked similar. It was incredibly sad as well, to see all these people who are gone and what they witnessed. We…
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Balder
I had quite an experience today aboard the DCV Balder, the ship that my father-in-law is currently working on. This ship is being overhauled in dry dock in the city of Rotterdam, before returning to sea. The Balder is a Deep Water Construction vessel. We wore hard hats aboard the ship…
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