Bachelorette & Queens day weekend...

What a weekend I had... Last Saturday my friends and family surprised me with a bachelorette party! I already had a suspicion that it would take place this weekend. But when the morning passed and S. and I went to the gym and came back, there was nobody there so I thought that I had it all wrong. and then the doorbell rang and there they were! I don't have any pictures yet, only these two that we made after we were finished with wild water rafting.... I am not kidding you! The whole day was wonderful: first a lunch at restaurant Het Heden, then wild water rafting and we ended the day at the nice restaurant in Schevening nearby the beach. It was wonderful and I was totally tired when I got back home. But I'm sure that I will never forget the lovely day!

This is me with my niece Ruby, look how tired we were after our water rafting experience! They made me wear a tiara and a sash that said "The world most beautiful bride". The sash kept falling of my shoulders so this proves that I would have been a terrible beauty queen, haha. On Friday, my friend Paula and I baked cupcakes for her and a banana cake for me. Luckily, when the girls arrived to get me, I could give them all a slice. they loved it!

Today we all had the day off in the Netherlands to celebrate the birthday of our queen Beatrix. And that means that you start the day with orange pastry and tea!

We celebrated the day with S.'s family in a small village named Wateringen. The weather was nice, the temperature was nice and we all had a great time!

Well, I'm totally worn out and ready for bed. Have a great week and talk to you soon!

the UK, part 2

So last week we went to the UK to visit the cousin of S and his family. They live in High Wycombe which is an hour away from London and we had such a great time! And... I love their home:


Love the kitchen, especially the green tiles!


Love the piano, tried to play a tune but it was too long ago so it sounded rather silly!

They have two children and, well look:


I asked her to smile as adorable as possible...


Doesn't she look adorable, even with the green stuff allover her face?

We had dinner with the family last saturday to celebrate the birthday of S's cousin
and there was a special birthday cake. Guess how old...



The dinner was wonderful, so was the company and the wine which made the evening fantastic.



So thank you dear family for making us feel like home. See you again next year.

Grandma's cabinet

My grandmother died a few weeks ago, she was 95 years old. Today I found out from my mother that she married my grandfather. When I was at her home as a child, I used to love her cabinet where she had her paperwork and when I was older I said how much I liked it. So to my surprise, my mother called me to tell me that I get to have the cabinet. S and I picked it up and now it stands in my corridor with a lot of pride!



Before, I had an old coat rack which was really in the way. So I made a little coat hanger myself (it's the one hanging on the left)and now it looks great when you walk inside our house. Maybe I'll buy a little bowl to put our keys in. What do you think, what kind?

Maybe some people think it's old fashioned but I love and it will always stays with me. Everytime I open it, I smell my grandmother. I miss her...

The little prince

We went to see the new member of the familiy, little Mischa and he's precious!

A chair for Mischa

Mischa and his mum are finally home from the hospital!

We going over there tomorrow and bring the chair that we bought for him. In the meantime a very nice polarbear is using it and liking it very much!

Welcome little man!

On friday, Evy gave birth to a beautiful babyboy. His name is Mischa.

Dear Mischa, welcome to the world!