And here we are! Strolling the streets of A’dam on our way to “Het Waterloop plein”. Was altijd een van mijn favoriete plekjes in mijn studententijd. Was er vaste klant! En nu loop ik met Ruby er rond nadat we net hebben geluncht bij de “Jaren”. Het is nog erg koud voor de tijd vanContinue reading “Visiting Ruby!”
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Christmas at home!
Happy Christmas everyone! This year we celebrated Christmas at home with good old friends from Colombo. Four families from all different nationalities who all love good food and having fun 🙂 We cooked, sang Christmas carols, played games and unravelled our secret Santa’s which took forever. So much fun! Ruben and I had just arrivedContinue reading “Christmas at home!”
Ruben op kamers!
Today the big day! Ruben op kamers! What a memorable day…A day I will never forget. A happy moment and somewhat sad. Here you are …waving me goodbye from your window on the first floor of your student residence. It makes me happy to see that big smile but I feel the tears dripping downContinue reading “Ruben op kamers!”
Reunited!
Reunited after three months!
Back at Haldemulla
Our Surfer Sam!
So proud of our surfer! He came second place at the Open Red Bull Surf Competition for juniors! It all happened so fast. Before we knew he had signed himself up and was competing :). His best friend Jay was competing at national level and came first place. An amazing achievement. They are both soContinue reading “Our Surfer Sam!”
Ruben in action!
Lucky me that I was there watching him and just managed to record it! Both Miguel and I hadn’t seen him play in a long time and both felt so proud 🙂 It has been more than a month now since he lives 5 days a week in Colombo. Just before Christmas he got aContinue reading “Ruben in action!”
Guido is 11!
Our boy turned 11 today and he had such a great party! Flynn came from Colombo a few days earlier so lot’s of pre-party fun :). This afternoon, we organised a football match with all his friends followed by a birthday cake ( mama’s famous apple pie!) at the Shack and pizza for dinner. AtContinue reading “Guido is 11!”
Christmas at Haldemulla
How lucky are we to have spent Christmas this year with our best friends in the cool weather up in Haldemulla! When we drove up, I still remember how the mist came down on the villages and tea estates and the tiny little lights twinkling between the trees. The feeling reminded me of my childhoodContinue reading “Christmas at Haldemulla”
Girls wanna have fun!
And off we were to have lunch at Sandra’s, in Ellen’s cool yellow Morris convertible! Cruising through the rice paddies and along the beaches listening to Cyndi Lauper’s “girls wanna have fun” and Starship ” Nothing gonna stop us now..” 🙂 We arrived at Sandra’s after losing Sylvie’s hat on the way..upss! and then whileContinue reading “Girls wanna have fun!”
The Five Gypsies 