Get familiar with The King of Queens.
Felt fantastic today and feeling even better now that I'm enjoying a glass of wine after this hectic week! I'm so excited it's the weekend and that I'm another day closer to being reunited with DAMALY! I really cannot wait for her to get here. Haven't seen her since April so we've got lots of catching up to do and havoc to wreak.
I hate when people try to copy me. I'm not saying that I'm the most original person since Jesus Christ but I don't like when people take my ideas/sayings/thoughts and try and pass them off as theirs. I know people who suddenly have an interest in things after I mentioned/started them and it's wack. Maybe I'm being completely too full of myself and that maybe people just share my interests and goals. But I can't help but think that some people just wanna steal my shine and make themselves more appealing, when really they're dead inside or just have hidden agendas. I suppose I should be flattered that people wanna be like Wheezy. I'd wanna be like me too, I'm great.
Speaking of having great ideas that people would want to copy, a good friend of mine started his own company with a group of friends, selling electric transport bikes, designed for families with young kids. I'm sure it'll be a big hit here as one of the main modes of transportation is by bike. It's a greener way to travel and kids look unbelievably adorable sitting in them and watching the world whiz by around them. Check out his website: www.urbanarrow.com
Tomorrow I'll help Lizzy move, along with Mic and our friend Nic- then we'll take Amsterdam by storm. That's pretty much all I have to say for now but I had to post because I'm in such a good mood! I can't wait for D to get here, and I think I'll organize a big Thanksgiving dinner with all my friends out here which will make me extremely happy. Then, before I know I know, it'll be Christmas time and I'll be HOME!!!!! Love this time of year!!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
yours truly, Jens Lekman
I'm really tired so this will be a short post but I've been OBSESSED with Jens Lekman's "Nights Fall Over Kortedala" album! He's a Swedish dude but I like his sound and style.. hope you all enjoy too!
I'll make this quick:
-a little over 2 weeks until Damaly's arrival!
-Amsterdam this weekend with Lizzy!
-Mic and Margo are doing great!
-I MISS YOU ALL!
I'll make this quick:
-a little over 2 weeks until Damaly's arrival!
-Amsterdam this weekend with Lizzy!
-Mic and Margo are doing great!
-I MISS YOU ALL!
Friday, October 15, 2010
I don't want clever conversation
I really am the absolute WORST with this blog thing! I always intend to update it regularly but then I get sidetracked by basically everything else going on in my daily life.
Things are going well here, although I'm not looking forward to winter here at all. It's started to get a little colder and rainier and things will only go down from here. I will surely miss the comfort of cars when I'm biking in pouring rain and freezing temperatures.
In other news, Margo has gotten so big and is naughtier than ever. She's always climbing the curtains, the walls, people, etc. and running all over the place. I can't get much done with her around (she's sitting in my lap right now, playing with her tail) because she's surprisingly attached to us. She loves to be near us when we're home, often falling asleep on us.. I even woke up once with her sleeping on my back! She's fascinated by the computer and TV and has a habit of coming to sit right in front of us, blocking our view. She loves to play and be petted and she's really the sweetest kitten in the world. Happy almost 3 months to her!
Now on to the best thing going on in my life right now: DAMALY COMES NOVEMBER 4TH!!! I'm beyond excited. I live for her visit and I'm excited for her to meet everyone. She'll be here for 2 weeks and there's so much I wanna do and show her. Last time she came to Holland, she wasn't able to stay long and it wasn't he best experience so I'll definitely make up for that. She, Mic and I will go to PRAGUE from the 12-15th which I'm sure will be super fun and exciting! I think we'll also go to BERLIN just the two of us from the 8th-11th for some sisterly bonding and serious troublemaking. I've heard nothing but rave reviews about Berlin so I'd really love to go and leave our mark on such a sexy city!
Besides being extremely happy romantically and having great friends, being able to travel is one of the best parts of living here. I have such a lengthly list of countries and cities I'd love to visit and it feels amazing to cross places off my list. Mic will have a lot of vacation time this year so we'll be able to take several long weekends and also a couple big trips. We've explored Africa together, and though there are other places we'd love to see like Egypt, Tanzania, Zimbabwe (I love saying that haha) and South Africa, we're both very much intrigued by Asia. I spent 2 weeks in China when I was 18 but Mic has never been. We'd both really love to go to Japan and maybe do a 2 week trip through Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.. maybe even throw in the Philippines. It'd also be cool to do 2 weeks going through Tibet, Nepal and India.. the possibilities are endless and it seems that everyday there are new places I want to add to my list. While I've been fortunate enough to see several places in Europe, there are still lots of places I'd still love to visit: Vienna, Poland, Istanbul, Greece, Budapest, Geneva, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Also, I still have lots to see in Italy and Sicily. I think Mic and I will explore Tuscany and Sienna sometime in the near future.
There's so much I want to do before I die besides seeing as much of this great big world as possible. I still have yet to skydive, I wanna go in a hot air balloon, climb a mountain and do a deep sea dive. I want to start an orphanage, a scholarship fund, a mentoring program and eventually become a UN ambassador. I want 2 kids of my own and houseful of foster/adopted children. There's so much wrong with this world of ours but at the time of my death, I wanna know that I did everything I could to change it even if it's one person at a time. I'm reading a collection of stories about the various ways AIDS affects people in Africa and the number of orphaned children breaks my heart. The earthquake in Haiti is still fresh in my mind and there are lots of children and adults in need of "luxuries" like food/water, clothing and shelter. I really have to find a way to help directly this year. First step, running the Rotterdam Marathon in April, with proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald Children's Fund!
Things are going well here, although I'm not looking forward to winter here at all. It's started to get a little colder and rainier and things will only go down from here. I will surely miss the comfort of cars when I'm biking in pouring rain and freezing temperatures.
In other news, Margo has gotten so big and is naughtier than ever. She's always climbing the curtains, the walls, people, etc. and running all over the place. I can't get much done with her around (she's sitting in my lap right now, playing with her tail) because she's surprisingly attached to us. She loves to be near us when we're home, often falling asleep on us.. I even woke up once with her sleeping on my back! She's fascinated by the computer and TV and has a habit of coming to sit right in front of us, blocking our view. She loves to play and be petted and she's really the sweetest kitten in the world. Happy almost 3 months to her!
Now on to the best thing going on in my life right now: DAMALY COMES NOVEMBER 4TH!!! I'm beyond excited. I live for her visit and I'm excited for her to meet everyone. She'll be here for 2 weeks and there's so much I wanna do and show her. Last time she came to Holland, she wasn't able to stay long and it wasn't he best experience so I'll definitely make up for that. She, Mic and I will go to PRAGUE from the 12-15th which I'm sure will be super fun and exciting! I think we'll also go to BERLIN just the two of us from the 8th-11th for some sisterly bonding and serious troublemaking. I've heard nothing but rave reviews about Berlin so I'd really love to go and leave our mark on such a sexy city!
Besides being extremely happy romantically and having great friends, being able to travel is one of the best parts of living here. I have such a lengthly list of countries and cities I'd love to visit and it feels amazing to cross places off my list. Mic will have a lot of vacation time this year so we'll be able to take several long weekends and also a couple big trips. We've explored Africa together, and though there are other places we'd love to see like Egypt, Tanzania, Zimbabwe (I love saying that haha) and South Africa, we're both very much intrigued by Asia. I spent 2 weeks in China when I was 18 but Mic has never been. We'd both really love to go to Japan and maybe do a 2 week trip through Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.. maybe even throw in the Philippines. It'd also be cool to do 2 weeks going through Tibet, Nepal and India.. the possibilities are endless and it seems that everyday there are new places I want to add to my list. While I've been fortunate enough to see several places in Europe, there are still lots of places I'd still love to visit: Vienna, Poland, Istanbul, Greece, Budapest, Geneva, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Also, I still have lots to see in Italy and Sicily. I think Mic and I will explore Tuscany and Sienna sometime in the near future.
There's so much I want to do before I die besides seeing as much of this great big world as possible. I still have yet to skydive, I wanna go in a hot air balloon, climb a mountain and do a deep sea dive. I want to start an orphanage, a scholarship fund, a mentoring program and eventually become a UN ambassador. I want 2 kids of my own and houseful of foster/adopted children. There's so much wrong with this world of ours but at the time of my death, I wanna know that I did everything I could to change it even if it's one person at a time. I'm reading a collection of stories about the various ways AIDS affects people in Africa and the number of orphaned children breaks my heart. The earthquake in Haiti is still fresh in my mind and there are lots of children and adults in need of "luxuries" like food/water, clothing and shelter. I really have to find a way to help directly this year. First step, running the Rotterdam Marathon in April, with proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald Children's Fund!