one more - i look like a 1940's mary on her way to bethlehem
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
the bakfiets
i thought this one is hilarious: my face says complete and utter panic, and maarten is having a ball :)
one more - i look like a 1940's mary on her way to bethlehem
one more - i look like a 1940's mary on her way to bethlehem
only in the netherlands
i've been thinking and writing and deleting, repeat...
i'm not able to put my thoughts on this into words just yet.
i'm not able to put my thoughts on this into words just yet.
Sunday, May 28, 2006
a couple of shots
wedding planner and witness elvira at work
the car
arriving at city hall (wind? what wind?)
during ceremony
during ceremony
prelude to a kiss
all done!
on our way to the reception
hug from ellis
laughs
my mom looks awesome!
old friends
maarten's adorable nephew
my brother and his girlfriend
me and maarten's grandmother
looking at pictures of the bachelorette day
the car
arriving at city hall (wind? what wind?)
during ceremony
during ceremony
prelude to a kiss
all done!
on our way to the reception
hug from ellis
laughs
my mom looks awesome!
old friends
maarten's adorable nephew
my brother and his girlfriend
me and maarten's grandmother
looking at pictures of the bachelorette day
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
perfect
it was fabulous. amazing, extraordinary, wonderful, moving. i want to do it again next week!
to each their own; we just wanted a wedding that was genuine and warm and that's exactly what we got - in spite of the incredibly hard wind that was blowing over the netherlands. but for me that was awesome, because it kept my ankles cool and therefore, i could wear my wedding shoes. and my hairdresser is a god because my lame hair survived everything.
on thursday maarten left to spend the night at his mom's and my friend ellis came over to keep me company. we watched the eurovision song festival which was a hoot and i managed to get 5 hours of sleep that night. fortunately, on friday my adrenaline rush was so high i didn't feel sleepy until about 8 that evening.
friday morning, elvira and jeannette joined me and ellis and we all got dressed. my friend elvira was also our wedding planner and she did an outstanding job. she had planned all these little surprises throughout the day, that all fit us perfectly. she had decorated everything white and red with lots of balloons and red roses. her husband lend us his white MG A with red leather seats so that maarten could drive us to the ceremony, then to the reception and finally to the place where we had dinner with a few friends and our parents - all in my dream car.
the ceremony was relaxed, with short speeches from our friends mandy and jeannette. although i think for some people it wasn't short enough, because it was HOT in that room. we had visited marc in the revalidation home he's in now, prior to the ceremony, so that he could keep his promise to my dad to give me away. a special and intimate visit.
our moms did a speech together with funny anecdotes from our childhood, which was histerical. who knew my mom was such a terrific speaker? i certainly did not. and my friends, my amazing friends who had done so much to give us the best day possible... i can't even begin to put into words how much they mean to me and how much all their efforts mean to us.
the only thing that i really, really regret is that i brought the wrong music. i had selected cd's for during the reception and we accidently brought maarten's car cd wallet instead. which had like four cd's. one of them being metallica. uh-huh. now, everyone is telling me not to fret over this because no-one noticed and everything else went perfectly. but i know you guys understand my pain. and that i can never listen to metallica again without laughing and crying at the same time.
oh, oh, oh, the BEST part was when we left the restaurant, and they 'surprised' us with a "bakfiets", which is like a giant trunk on a bike and i had to get in the trunk and maarten had to peddle. my grandfather used to peddle around my grandmother, then pregnant with my mom, through the hague during the 2nd world war - fitting, eh? we thought this was the way we had to get to the hotel. fortunately, they stopped us halfway and i could get off the thing, which was wiggling like crazy.
anyway - i guess y'all need to see the pictures. coming up asap! and thanks for your well wishes and e-mails :).
to each their own; we just wanted a wedding that was genuine and warm and that's exactly what we got - in spite of the incredibly hard wind that was blowing over the netherlands. but for me that was awesome, because it kept my ankles cool and therefore, i could wear my wedding shoes. and my hairdresser is a god because my lame hair survived everything.
on thursday maarten left to spend the night at his mom's and my friend ellis came over to keep me company. we watched the eurovision song festival which was a hoot and i managed to get 5 hours of sleep that night. fortunately, on friday my adrenaline rush was so high i didn't feel sleepy until about 8 that evening.
friday morning, elvira and jeannette joined me and ellis and we all got dressed. my friend elvira was also our wedding planner and she did an outstanding job. she had planned all these little surprises throughout the day, that all fit us perfectly. she had decorated everything white and red with lots of balloons and red roses. her husband lend us his white MG A with red leather seats so that maarten could drive us to the ceremony, then to the reception and finally to the place where we had dinner with a few friends and our parents - all in my dream car.
the ceremony was relaxed, with short speeches from our friends mandy and jeannette. although i think for some people it wasn't short enough, because it was HOT in that room. we had visited marc in the revalidation home he's in now, prior to the ceremony, so that he could keep his promise to my dad to give me away. a special and intimate visit.
our moms did a speech together with funny anecdotes from our childhood, which was histerical. who knew my mom was such a terrific speaker? i certainly did not. and my friends, my amazing friends who had done so much to give us the best day possible... i can't even begin to put into words how much they mean to me and how much all their efforts mean to us.
the only thing that i really, really regret is that i brought the wrong music. i had selected cd's for during the reception and we accidently brought maarten's car cd wallet instead. which had like four cd's. one of them being metallica. uh-huh. now, everyone is telling me not to fret over this because no-one noticed and everything else went perfectly. but i know you guys understand my pain. and that i can never listen to metallica again without laughing and crying at the same time.
oh, oh, oh, the BEST part was when we left the restaurant, and they 'surprised' us with a "bakfiets", which is like a giant trunk on a bike and i had to get in the trunk and maarten had to peddle. my grandfather used to peddle around my grandmother, then pregnant with my mom, through the hague during the 2nd world war - fitting, eh? we thought this was the way we had to get to the hotel. fortunately, they stopped us halfway and i could get off the thing, which was wiggling like crazy.
anyway - i guess y'all need to see the pictures. coming up asap! and thanks for your well wishes and e-mails :).
Friday, May 19, 2006
oh boy
i'm getting hitched today!
(it's 5.30 am and i have been awake since 3.30. my friend ellis is vast asleep and it's not fair. maybe i'll make some milk 'n' honey. by the time we've gotten married, i'll probably tell my guests to enjoy themselves, while i go take a nap)
(it's 5.30 am and i have been awake since 3.30. my friend ellis is vast asleep and it's not fair. maybe i'll make some milk 'n' honey. by the time we've gotten married, i'll probably tell my guests to enjoy themselves, while i go take a nap)
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
thought i'd share
i just made a salad with three kinds of lettuce, fresh goat cheese, tomatoes, cucumber, roasted chicken, loads of fresh herbs from the garden and roasted pine tree nuts. i made a honey & mustard dressing with it.
and this entire bowl is ALL MINE.
YUM.
and this entire bowl is ALL MINE.
YUM.
Monday, May 15, 2006
knocked up and abducted
on saturday morning, two friends rang the door and told me i had to get showered and dressed within 20 minutes. that was the only thing i had to do myself that day. after i got ready, they just put me in the car and abducted me to utrecht, where the rest of the lot was waiting.
it was the most fun day! completely outdoors because of the beautiful weather. there was creativity, water, sun, great food, lots of rose wine for my friends and iced tea for me and above all: loads of laughter and fun. as a reminder, they had made a deck of cards with themes that had to do with me. the dave matthews band got mentioned three times, surprise, surprise.
there were friends from different walks of my life and they all got along great. it was a real treat to see them get acquainted and have fun together. i'm blessed. wish some of you could have been there :).
after they had brought me home, i was completely beat and i'm not over it yet, i think. i have the day off on thursday, but i still have many errands to run that day - which sucks. on friday, i plan to just sit back and enjoy the day. let everyone else run the day. i'm too BEAT.
it was the most fun day! completely outdoors because of the beautiful weather. there was creativity, water, sun, great food, lots of rose wine for my friends and iced tea for me and above all: loads of laughter and fun. as a reminder, they had made a deck of cards with themes that had to do with me. the dave matthews band got mentioned three times, surprise, surprise.
there were friends from different walks of my life and they all got along great. it was a real treat to see them get acquainted and have fun together. i'm blessed. wish some of you could have been there :).
after they had brought me home, i was completely beat and i'm not over it yet, i think. i have the day off on thursday, but i still have many errands to run that day - which sucks. on friday, i plan to just sit back and enjoy the day. let everyone else run the day. i'm too BEAT.
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