Saturday, April 11, 2009

What's the difference between jam and jelly?

The answer to that question is all kinds of inappropriate.

Anyway, this past week has been one of the best ones I've had in a while! The weather has been absolutely beautiful which really does seem to change everyone's mood. The kids have been phenomenal and I am so proud to report that Pim took his first steps this week! I was home with him and Niek and as usual Pim was trying to play with something he shouldn't have been. I picked him up and put him on his feet near his toys when he just stood their upright for about ten seconds! I'd never seen him do this before and I wanted to take my phone out and take a picture/video but I was afraid that any movement I made would distract him. While I was pondering my dilemna, he took 3 STEPS towards me!!!! I started jumping up and down and called Eline. He looked so happy.. it was the cutest thing I'd ever seen and I almost cried. I really love that little boy. I have no idea how I'm going to leave these kids. It hurts me to even think about it.

I booked my flight to London and cannot wait to see Damaly again and our Romanian friend Andreea, whom we met in Barcelona. I've also been in contact with the University of Amsterdam to explore my options to study out here. I'd been toying with the idea of doing that for quite some time but I never really sat down and thought about it. Of course I miss everyone from home but I really do love it out here but I hadn't really had the chance to really think about it. That or I'd start thinking about it when I'm out with people, where my quietness was often mistaken for unhappiness. Sometimes I really wish that people wouldn't try to find me when I'm lost in thought.

I wish all bathroom floors were automatically heated. I want to marry James Morrison & his voice. Lizzy and I are going to a Lil Wheezy concert in July before I leave and I'm so excited! There's an Indonesian place in the center that I've been fantasizing about all week but I have no desire to bike in and get it. I'm going to go upstairs and work on my Dutch instead. Tot de volgende keer!