Well we finally made it to our vacation (barely)... to say that Raph and I were nearing the verge of being burned out is fairly accurate. We both needed a vacation pretty badly I think ( Read more... )

I decided a few weeks ago that I needed to get back on track with my weight loss. Since I've been back home from the wedding I've gained back quite a bit of weight. I need to stop it before it gets out of control and I gain it all back. Luckily it seems to have come back in places no one notices... so I don't look that much heavier than I was!!! :- ( Read more... )

I had my mid-year review today... and it went alarmingly well. Okay, not alarmingly... but I was expecting something. I was told that I'm a valued member... that I'm unbelievably quick... that I know my processes in and out... it was overall extremely glowing and full of praise ( Read more... )

I was standing at the metro station this morning at 7:20am in Amsterdam when this guy walks ridiculously close to me (like... literally right on top of me no exaggeration) and asks "Heb je vijftij cent?" (Do you have 50 cents ( Read more... )

Today I am feeling relieved ( Read more... )

I never post anymore. Not because I don't check postings.... just because nothing huge and spectacular happens for me to update... but what the hell, this is my journal I should use it for an every day basis if I want!!! Even if I have nothing to write about...  :-P ( Read more... )

So yesterday my coworker and I were taking a walk next door for a coffee during our break when we noticed something very strange... at 10:30 am... the Ikea parking lot was completely empty. Hmmm. And then we noticed police driving around... also weird. But we figured it was still early maybe they were doing some sort of check or something... like ( Read more... )

Yesterday  I woke up extra early and took the train into Amsterdam to the van Gogh museum to see the exhibition van Gogh and the Colours of the Night. I have know about the exhibition ever since our honeymoon in New York...

A little bit of history here:

I have been dying to see van Gogh's Starry Night since I bought a poster (photomosiac) in my first ( Read more... )

Raph is going to LA in May for a Microsoft conference and I'm completely jealous. We were supposed to go together (I was going to follow him later) and spend time there... but instead we booked a holiday to Toronto/Montreal... so I figured LA was out ( Read more... )

I can't help but have an overwhelming feeling of jealousy of the American people at the moment ( Read more... )