sometimes..

.. you are lucky and your boss is a hobby-pilot who is also the chairman of a sporting aeroplane club and his friend takes you on a ride on a beautiful and sunny day.









I love flying - it is the 100% feeling of being free. "There is beauty all around.." - especially in Bavaria.

Home sweet home!

This is our new appartment - Meike and I will move in end of May!
Man, am I so excited - the only thoughts on my mind are IKEA, styles and colour!
HURRAY - the days of not feeling "home" are almost over.

facts:

• I can still take my bike to work
• We have a huge living room with big kitchen included
• New laminate everywhere
• quiet neighbourhood but still in the city
• very sunny
• bathtub AND extra shower
• ...
  

4 countries in 1 weekend.

Paris the city of love. Yes, also last weekend. One of my good friends Noelle got married last weekend. It was very international - see why:

• Noelle - the bride - is Canadian, had lived in the Netherlands (Rotterdam) for some years, after which she moved to London.
  
• Pierre - the groom - is Belgian, lives in Paris
• Noelle moved to Paris last year
• Nationalities attending at the wedding: German/Finnish, Dutch, German, British, French, Belgian, Canadian, American
• the wedding was in Paris on Friday, the sealing in our temple, in Den Haag on Saturday
• In order to attend the wedding I drove from Germany to France - from France through Belgium to The Netherlands. Hence, "4 countries in 1 weekend".
  

It was really beautiful that weekend. The weather and the wedding was amazing and Paris was sooo beautiful. Noelle lived in Versailles and it was just soo beautiful there. Too bad I didn't take more pictures.

The view from the train station in Versailles.

The Seine.

Noelle made her dress by herself! It got ready the day before the wedding.. Charla, her sister, helps her to dress.Her patient dad waiting - but a bride cannot be in time for her wedding.

Isn't she beautiful?

The city hall with the dutchies and brits.

Dutch connection.

Here she comes. Her dad put her veil on. Not.

The maids of honor. Charla and Ryanne.

Yes!

The bubble-boy - Noelle's brother.

Bubble-girl Rachel.

- no comment needed -

Kenneth & Matteo

We had all kinds of food from the different countries/nationalities.

moi, Rachel and hilarious Cherina.

Luit - the "chick magnet.."

Friday night we drove to Rotterdam and I stayed with Barbara! Here she is..

I even found Dr. Pepper! Man, he was so good. On my lips. Sigh.

Saturday morning after the sealing - now it is "official"! Meike - daydreaming.. Rachel, me, Mahana.

Meike and I drove back Sunday after church and were tired but happy. It was great to see our friends again and "dance like shmaniacs"!

The end.

A fun weekend consists of..

This fun weekend was already 2 weekends ago but I haven't had the time to present this. So..

A fun weekend consists of:

flirting with a friend.

having a good friend over from Paris and your lovely sister(-in-law) and make silly pictures while lying on the bed and talking.

a visit to the temple.
(I really like this picture!)

and some art. In Darmstadt, near Frankfurt is a house that was built and designed by one of my favourite artists - the Austrian artist "Friedensreich Hundertwasser". Isn't this just amazing?