Category: General

Our friend J arrived today from Finland. He is the official photographer for my sister-in-law JE’s wedding. Since he is staying with G and I, we are going to serve as his tour guide around the Netherlands. The best place to start a tour around the Netherlands is Madurodam.It is…

Today is my 27th birthday! I had a very lovely day. I had chocolate cake at breakfast (unusual circumstances) and sushi for dinner. G took me to Shabu Shabu in Leiden for dinner. Though it poured rain during the evening, it was a thoroughly enjoyable day 🙂

An upcoming family wedding sent us shopping in Leiden for some much needed fancy clothing. I found my bridesmaid dress right away, but G still needed a suit. We found a very nice suit store in Leiden and bought everything we needed right away. G and I walked through Leiden…

This weekend we were invited to an opening event at my in-laws business. It is located down in Zeeland, two hours south of our house. At their request, I took photos of the event. It celebrated the building of a chicken coop at their business. A good number of people…

Despite our upcoming holiday in Chicago, I thought it would be nice to decorate for Christmas. I spent a few hours putting up the Christmas tree, garlands, and lights. It’s only a small box worth of decorations, but it makes quite a difference in atmosphere. The twinkling lights and candles…

It seems like only yesterday the days were filled entirely with rain and wind. I started school at my university in September, and the first few weeks of school quickly turned into typical Dutch autumn weather. Even on the lowest portions of the school, it was still possible to hear…

I spent Thanksgiving evening with G in the middle of Amsterdam. Hard Rock Cafe had a Thanksgiving dinner special, with every part of a traditional meal. We had corn chowder soup, turkey with stuffing/mashed potatoes/ etc, and pumpkin pie. We saw quite a few Americans and Netherlanders enjoying the dinner.…