We’re happy that our list of highs is once again considerably longer than our lows:
- Family Travel: England - Harry Potter Studios Tour, punting in Cambridge, Olympic football game with Sally, John, David and Andrew followed by a week at the Tower House, lots of hikes, kayaking, White Scar Caves, fishing, juggling; Europa-Park - Food Loop restaurant, awesome roller coasters, great shows, nice riverfront apartment; Garmisch - Jan, Bob and Johanna there to hang out with while family was skiing, night sledding, making a GoPro video of the girls’ fun ski group; Germany - Christmas Markets in Cologne and Dusseldorf, playing on a Kinect video gaming system, BMW factory tour in Munich, geocaching in Olympic Park, silver mine tour with Bill and Nina; Morocco - great impromptu tour of souk in Marrakesh, hike in High Atlas Mountains, mountain biking to oasis and Atlas Studios, our amazing mountain guide Khaled, camel ride to the Sahara, camping in the desert, chasing moonshadows, Villa Vanille, exploring urbex; Tuscany - spending time with Steve, Carolyn, Samantha and Zach, playing Frisbee in the main square in Siena, contrada dinner, rooftop swimming pool, Galileo Museum, Ponte Vecchio; US - girls’ two week trip to CA including Safari West, seeing family, pedicure with Auntie Lee-Lee, chilling at Grandpa and Grandma’s, sleepover with Auntie Eden, Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Jimmy and Melissa Time: Croatia - site survey for 2013 White Girls’ Milestone Party, planning Andrew’s birthday adventure race, absinthe bar, sea kayaking in Dubrovnik, scooter ride on Hvar, night in Zagreb with Narcissa and Hrvoje, epic train rides; Hungary - Corinthia VIP Lounge, Turkish spa, ruinpubs, Budapest Hash, bike tour
- Solo Trips: De Kaag, Netherlands (Ashlynn) - water skiing, kayaking, amazing disco, YOLO (You Only Live Once); Berlin, Germany (Veronica) - Berlin Wall; Switzerland (Veronica) - glacier, photo shoots with friends; South of France (Veronica) - staying with Curt, Vero and sweet Nils, first kiss from a French boy (8-year-old Zachary), photo shoots and cinema alone; Bronze Award Expedition in Southern Netherlands (Veronica) - feeling of accomplishment, bringing our cooking stove otherwise they would have starved, ROFLMAO (Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Ass Off); Normandy, France (Veronica) - macaroons, beach, more photo shoots with friends; Ardennes, Belgium (Jimmy) - cycling with buddies, emergency stay at organic farm
- Ashlynn Sports: 1st place girl at CPC’s 2.5K kid’s run, winning € 75 for coming in 2nd girl under 15 in 5K circuit, joining hockey team
- Visitors: awesome having Buddy help again with photos during Bye Bye Blue, hosting Debby and Tim from Cary and us all meeting up with Dan and Nancy from San Diego, Tami visiting from Finland
- Dogsitting Max, Hannah and Brinker
- Performances: Grease during school International Festival, Jimmy performing as a cop and girls dancing/singing in Aladdin Panto, Veronica in GCSE Drama performance of Negative
- Awards: Ashlynn - Year 7 (6th grade) Outstanding Achievement Award
- Moving to a new house!
- New Year’s Eve bonfire and fireworks with Sally, John, David and Andrew, New Year’s Dive into the North Sea, ice skating on canals through Leiden, Snow Patrol concert with Terri coincidentally in next row
- Jimmy: More optimistic about work after changing positions, living debt free after paying off Cary house, New Year’s High Tea
- Melissa: Finally moving out of that crappy house, bringing girls to Election Breakfast, Going Dutch magazine, Coldplay concert
- Veronica: A* on Science GCSE exams, juggling while running the CPC 5K with Jimmy, making GoPro videos on school trips
- Ashlynn: 12th birthday party at Drievliet amusement park, getting a Kinect, visiting the seal nursery, Ed Sheeran concert with Ellie
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