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Monday, June 9, 2008
A visit from the in-laws
Last week my in-laws, Ray and Di, came for a week-long visit. It was a well-deserved break for them as this last couple of years has been incredibly busy for the two who run their own business and are in the throes of a move to Wales and their planned retirement. They work tirelessly and we wanted to be sure they RELAXED. They are typically are up early every day and have many projects in the works at the same time. We were pleased that on the first day they slept until nearly noon! They had several late mornings which we hoped meant that they were truly relaxing.
Since I'm at home I was able to spend some time with them and we spent time wandering around Wassenaar and working in the garden during the first couple of days.
They went into the Dam for a day, but weren't terribly impressed and like Wassenaar much better. They did find the windows in the Red Light District a bit interestingly weird!
We spent lots of time eating and drinking, and even playing darts. For the record, the children beat the parents fairly and squarely :)
On the Friday Alex took the day off and we all went to Delft for a visit to IKEA and a walk around this lovely town. We lounged around the square, stopping for a beer and a bite, and watching several wedding parties coming out of the town hall which is a large and beautiful building along one side of the square.
It was a wonderful visit and we look forward to their return.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
On the Bright Side of the Road
On Saturday, May 27, 2008 Alex received his MBA from Henley Management College. His parents and I proudly attended the ceremony on a gorgeous summer day on one of the most beautiful campuses I've seen right along the Thames.
Alex has been working on this for six years and we are all extremely proud and pleased.
The following day we began our journey home, back to Dover where we took the ferry back home. It was a long day and we were weary and emptying the car of our luggage and all the goodies we'd brought back (wine from France, some furniture from Wycombe, etc.) was a chore.
Home felt - well, like home. Two weeks to me is a long time to be away from home (for those of you who don't know, it is typical for Americans to take perhaps one or two one-week holidays per year, so two weeks seems very long). Hard to believe that we have another two-week holiday scheduled in just a few weeks.
Our garden had gone crazy while we were away, with a whole slew of plants and shrubs that we hadn't been aware were planted had grown and flowered, some more than a foot!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Eurovision 2008
We spent two evenings in a row with our best mates in the UK, Trevor and Jo and Mick and Sarah. We ALWAYS have a great time with them - and typically knock back quite a few lagers.
This visit we discovered the obsession with Eurovision 2008 ... a bizarre song contest the likes of which I've never seen. It is much like a car crash in that you can't help but look at it even though it is simply awful.
Check out the winner and others - I think Spain is pretty special:
I'm including a video I took myself of the TV screen of a bizarre moment in the show...
Anyway, the long and short of it is that we had, as usual, a delightful time with our friends. I don't have any new pics of their beautiful children (five in all) as they were all tucked into bed on both evenings. We didn't even *see* three Lock children, but I assure you that Trev's little ginger kids are as beautiful as ever.
Oh, by the way, the UK finished DEAD LAST in this competition...!
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