in the land of the freeeeeeeeeeeeeee (part I)

so i went on a plane on may 14 and suddenly july is here and i finally have time to exhale.
who is interested to hear why i've been working day and night ever since i got back? nobody, and rightfully so. i'm not even interested and supposedly, this is my life.
so let's get back to the states, shall we? going back to saturn where the moonbeams glow, cause that was my first stop.

(i LOVED LOVED LOVED the new system on the plane where you could select and play your own movie/show/music whenever you wanted - AWESOME! especially for someone who simply cannot sleep on planes; = me).

(oh, how wonderful it is to not go through nicotine withdrawal on a 24 hour trip)

whoops and mrs. whoops were gracious enough to have me as their guest for a couple of days, in sucky sacramento. i say 'sucky', because they don't live there anymore now and hopefully they won't be offended. so, my third time in sucky sac and the "sparrows were falling off the roof" (dutch expression for "holy mother of god, it's hot").

after whoops picked me up and i picked up a burger at in 'n' out, i finally (well, four weeks after his birth) got to meet the mini-whoops. the mini-whoops is very lively (whodda thunk) and very adorable. i got him an orange poloshirt with the dutch lion on it and a navy blue rugby jersey (# 08). i hope he likes those colors.

suddenly we're all grown up. married, babies, respectable jobs... thank god we could still discuss everything and anything and thank god i had to tell my dear friend to shut up and let me talk for once, at least once a day. i hope that never changes.
what was really great and in hinsight not surprising, is that mrs. whoops is someone i could see myself being friends with. i don't know if that makes any sense, but it's one thing to like your friend's spouse, but another thing to genuinely like them.

(i'm not in good form today and my english sucks. stay with me people).

anyhoo, due to the heat we spent a lot of time outside sucky sac, enjoying the sceneries of for instance marin county and napa valley. we had lunch by the by on the terrace of this cute little place with the most spectacular view ever. i'd put up the picture if it didn't have any people in it. now you'll just have to believe me.

all in all, i had a great time but the visit only lasted two days. having an 'intergalactic' best friend has its perks but sometimes, it really sucks that you have about five minutes to catch up 'in real life' and then not see each other again for god knows how long.

i'll be posting about minnesooootah asap. with pictures!