Christmas tree time

Once Sinterklaas is all over, it was time to put the tree inside.

Our very first one together, which is awesome!

You can never have just one party

You can never just have one Sinterklas party. That's why, the weekend after the 5th, we had another party with my friends from college.

Fun looking bunch right ?

Sinterklaas avond

December 5th was Sinterklaas avond.

And that means pakjes, pakjes, pakjes!!!


Or, as you guys would say presents, presents, presents.

My sissie, Lisette and my dad. And of course my mom and Ben

My oma Matheij was there too.

One of the many appreciated gifts in action.

Holiday season is here!

It's December and that means the holiday season is here, jippie!

Right away on the first Ben, my dad and I went to get our Christmas trees at the church charity sale. Well, Ben and my dad got the trees, I just pointed at the one I wanted really ;)

Weekend in Maastricht

We spent last weekend with oma Matheij (grandma Matheij, my mom's mother) in her hometown Maastricht. This is a town in the very south of the Netherlands.

We visted the caves of Valkenburg in which there was a really nice Christmas fair.


"I like the candy" Baby Mr.T: "I pitty the fool"

The caves were really pretty and full of little christmas stands.





The town of Valkenburg has a very nice old city center.


Next to the caves, we also went to downtown Maastricht for a walk. As you can see, it's getting colder over here.

On the bridge, overlooking the Maas river.

If you're ever in the neighbourhood...

We had a very pleasant surprise yesterday evening when Cathy and J Jordan called to let us know they were in the country. After a trip to a film festival in Milan they traveled all over Europe and were in Holland one more night before flying back. So we had a very nice dinner with them and got to show them our home, it was great.

If anyone else is ever in the neighbourhood, don't hesitate to call :-)

Working on the car

Last weekend Ben changed some parts on our beautifull Volvo 440.

Ofcourse he didn't have to do it alone. There was lots of help from our neighbours.

It's a tough job, but someone has to do it :-)

On Thursday November 8th, I was invited to a partner event of one of our business partners. And what do you know, none of my collegues were able to join me. Who better to join me then than my own personal American.

And lucky for Ben it was an awesome event with GPS track seeking, BBQ food and 4x4 driving at night!