June - Month 9

I have had to look back at my calendar to remember what it was exactly we did in the month of June. Unfortunately nothing exciting to post. Once we got back from the honeymoon it was right back into it at work. We did have visitors (Alex and Angie) the second weekend in June, so it was nice to finally share our Home Away From Home with friends from our Real Home. We took them to the Heineken museum (a must) and around downtown Amsterdam (yes, the RLD was on the tour). Other than a quick trip to Brussels to see Hu and Daphne, it was a rather uneventful month....more photos and updates coming.

May - Month 8 - Honeymoon

(So, I will leave this out of order so you can find it.)

After what might have been the best wedding in history (yes, I am biased, but it WAS everything I could have imagined), James and I set off for the best honeymoon in history. We went to Mauritius. Where is Mauritius you ask? It is off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Why Mauritius you ask? When else would we actually make it to that part of the world? We flew back to our home away from home and spent 24 hours unpacking and repacking. The flight from Paris to Mauritius was 13 hours...yes it was a long one. But thanks to Skymiles we were sitting in First Class! (that was nice). We split our 10 day trip into 5 nights at 2 resorts. We stayed at the Oberoi Mauritius (http://www.oberoi-mauritius.com/index.asp?leftinfo=1&leftitem=1). It was fantastic. We were greeted at the welcome center and escorted directly to our room, which was fantastic. We had great dinners and enjoyed the pools and beaches. After the Oberoi, we went to the One and Only Le Toussrok. (in the middle of our stay it changed hands and is now just Le Toussrok - http://www.letouessrokresort.com/) It was absolutely fantastic as well. We enjoyed great food, some snorkeling and time on their private island. The resorts were so different, its hard to say one was better than the other. All in all it was a fantastic trip!! See favorite photos below:

http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=8gkpuuo.3rrn172s&x=1&y=-4ltam5

ONE YEAR

Ok, so I haven't met my goal of being up to date on the updates by the one year anniversary. But, in my defense, work has been absolutely hectic lately. And, James and I did enjoy some of the perks of European living - weekend trips to great European Cities.

As I have been updating this blog and remembering the last year, it is amazing how much we have packed into the year....getting married being the best and most exciting thing that happened!! Its been one heck of a year (read posts below) and actually feels like it has flown by. We have gotten used to Holland life, but still not used to being away from our family and friends. I feel like I am missing out on so much, bridal and baby showers, baby births, and the trials and tribulations of my friends' pregnancies (yes I can count on 2 hands the number of friends pregnant or who just recently had babies). But, we have seen so much and have many memories of our first year in Europe.

I hope you are enjoying my update posts and regular musings on life....stay tuned more to come!

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We're up to May now!!!

Sorry for the delay. Work is crazy and we had cutover weekend this past weekend. Stayed in the hotel close to the office so looking forward to going to our house tonight....am trying my best to get caught up!!