Angelie and Richard: October 2011

Last Friday afternoon we decided to take advantage of the good weather and take the kites and buggy out and head to the beach. Unfortunately the buggy had a flat that we couldn't fix, but it all worked out to be a fun day anyway! We finally got to test out the kite Richard got from me, Amanda and my mom for his birthday. It's so big that even though there wasn't much wind, it caught some and we could fly and enjoy a beautiful sunny day at the beach. It was fun and we got some pictures to prove it. Enjoy!

Richard trying to catch some wind

Me hanging on the kite...

It was a beautiful day, but the wind wasn't very strong. We got out our biggest kite to catch as much wind as possible. You can see in this picture that the width of the kite is almost as big as Richard is tall. Normally I would be afraid to hang behind this one because it would dominate me! It flew great and was nice and caught what little wind there was.

Even though the wind was light, the kite was still able to drag us a little through the sand. Here are some of our drag marks.

Fun refreshing day out :)

Time to play catch up again. Really I should be doing homework, but I am in the mood for something else right now. So.. blogging it is! Here's the scoop.

Since my last post I finished my first year of school and got my 'propedeuse'. That is an official document that you get here for completing your first phase (of 2 phases) of the degree. The second phase is everything else up to the time you receive your diploma. It's kind of a big deal, so I'm proud of that :)

As soon as I was done with school I took the first flight out of Amsterdam to America and stayed there for 6 weeks! It was so much fun with the family and to be in the land I LOVE! It took me a day or two to get used to speaking nothing but English, but that wore off fast and I was totally in my element. The only bummer in the beginning was that I had to miss Richard for a whole 3 weeks because he had to work, of course. He came for the last 3 weeks and we had fun just hangin' out with the family and celebrating Trev and Ali's wedding. After my visit Mandy flew home with me and we had fun being tourists in the Netherlands and Paris for a little over a week! I loved showing her around and doing touristy things that I never take the time to do :)

After Mandy left, it was back to school and work. Richard moved over to another business unit in the company where he works. He's happy with the switch and is looking forward to more challenging projects and enjoying the education opportunities that they offer. I like the classes I have this semester, but... I'll be honest... it's be hard getting back into the swing of things. I'm taking Spanish as an elective and I love it! I think that is the only class that I have absolutely no problem doing homework for. It's kind of funny to learn Spanish from Dutch though haha, I'm constantly double translating for myself!

Other than that, there's not a whole lot new. Here are some pictures of our fun times!