Vlaai Pie
One of the best parts of any visit up to Holland is visiting with family. This time we stayed with my cousin Leny, in Schin op Geul, right outside of Valkenburg. Anyone lucky enough to visit Holland, I highly recommend [...]
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Lekker Vlaai
One of the best parts of any visit up to Holland is visiting with family. This time we stayed with my cousin Leny, in Schin op Geul, right outside of Valkenburg. Anyone lucky enough to visit Holland, I highly recommend [...]
Diesel
I put this one under family because as much as my cousins are my family, Diesel is my family. He is the dog we couldn't have. Diesel came into my cousins life (the baker) a couple of months before we [...]
That Time Draco Malfoy Serenaded Me
Our college visit weekend was jam-packed. We saw family. Picked up Dutch vlaai-pie's. Dropped off a clock. And got up close & personal with Draco Malfoy! Well, I did. I am starting to suspect that Tess picked HKU not because [...]
I’m Smiling
Don't cry because I am no longer here, Smile because I was. ~Oom Jean Some of my earliest memories are in my grandparents house. My fathers parents, in the south of the Netherlands on the German border. My memories are [...]
Family
My unexpected road trip to Holland was filled with wonderful moments. I promise to babble about cows, dogs & castles on Saturday but today it's all about family. I drove up to pick up my dad, flying into Brussels, and [...]
Have Laptop, Will Travel
The past few days I've worked in a bakery, a bar, a car, an airport, a crowded marketplace, a restaurant, and three different countries. It's not quite as dramatic as it sounds, but it's also not what I had planned [...]
The Dog Whisperer
Army life is not just hard on kids, or wives, it's also hard on doggies. When their people go away, it's very stressful for them. It's a conundrum. The people love the doggies, the doggies love the people. Nobody likes [...]
50 Shades of Red
Day two of the kids visit home (The Kids are Home!), we loaded up Veronica again & drove to Holland. As I type this I realize I forgot the entire first afternoon in Holland, my aunt & uncle, the American [...]
50th Anniversary
Sometimes weather streams collide in a super storm, sometimes family events collide in a super party. This happened to us the weekend of May 14 & 15th (Pimp your Clog; The Animals of Beekse Bergen; Climbing the Sint Jan). It [...]
Saying Goodbye
On Saturday we laid Hans to rest. It was a very long, very emotional day. The whole drive up ("his" part of Holland is about a 4 hour drive), I was still in denial. I fully expected to see him, [...]
Hans
I've typed. Deleted. Re-wrote. Taken a break. I can't find all the right words. My heart hurts and the pain is overwhelming. I've lost a dear friend, a beloved family member and a kindred soul. Sunday morning Hans, the baker [...]
One Day Turnaround
When Christian was home, and it feels too long ago already, he wanted only three things: Be home Time with Dad Vlaai Part of being home is me, the siblings, the home cooking, the noise & smells of home. Dad [...]
Winter Weekend Away
With Christian home (HE IS HERE!) on leave, I want to give him the world! I had plans to fly him to England for beer in a pub, whisk him to Dublin for a Guinness Factory Tour, hit the slopes [...]
Veronica
Ever have one of those weeks? I had one this week. I feel guilty saying it out loud. None of it was bad for me, I even got a beautiful new-to-me car this week. And yet.... it was a really hard [...]