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Today is my H's birthday :) I took him out for a lovely dinner last night at a local Greek spot we discovered in our neighborhood, then had some ice cream from an Italian gelato shop on our street (dangerous). Tonight he is at a concert with some friends in Amsterdam.

We love Stephen Colbert! His stint at the White House Correspondents Dinner was ( Read more... )

Went out for a lovely dinner at de Deeg with a few friends last night. It's wonderful! A totally organic, seasonal menu right down to the wine and it's non-smoking. Decor is very hip and staff sweet. The best part is that there are equal numbers of vegetarian options as meat and fish! Yay!  It's been around for about a year and definately worth a ( Read more... )

Very relaxed weekend, which was nice since I was sick for a good portion of the week. Met up with K and E for a lovely dinner at Casa di David on the Oudegracht to celebrate K's birthday. We didn't feel like cycling so H and I walked to and from; about 30 minutes from where we live now. It was cold but felt great. Come 24th of february we will be ( Read more... )

Busy lately, but some fun stuff. And it looks like the next few weeks are booked every night till we take off for the States on the 23d for Christmas! Went to a sweet party last weekend at E and K's apartment. There were guests from 8 different countries; one of the cool parts about being an expat- you tend to have alot of opportunities to meet ( Read more... )

...is what I ask myself everytime I find myself cycling from the train station home in my work clothes through the freezing, blinding, knife-like rain. Some people back home don't believe me when I say the Dutch will cycle anywhere, anytime, and in any kind of weather but they do- now my American ass is fully integrated in that insanity. Here is a ( Read more... )

I had an amazing birthday weekend! H spoiled me rotten: A digital camera and a supa-dupa salon type hair dryer with diffuser. I love that! My unruly hair does, too.
Saturday night went out with a bunch of friends for dinner- spoiled by yet more gifts, then a group of us headed to Ekko to see t'Hof van Commerce. Lots of drinking and jumping around ( Read more... )

Not alot to report. Busy, not feeling too great, blah-blah. We have put the apartment on the market and looked at our first house today! What did we discover? I like beautiful, character, fixtures. H considers room size, heating, and other practical nonsense. H said that being so opposite is good (or something like that- it made sense anyway). What ( Read more... )

For two years I, R, H and I have had a little contest. Each one of us takes a turn and makes the other 3 dinner. From table settings to music to flowers and of course- the food, we have to impress. After we have all had a turn we vote for a winner. The prize is that the winner can pick any restaurant they want to go to and the other 3 pay. Last ( Read more... )