Our 9th Anniversary in Holland was on November 22nd. Since it fell on a Saturday, instead of going straight to La Lanterna, the restaurant where we ate on our first night in the country, we went to see a movie, stopped for a drink at the Boulevard Hotel, our temporary home upon arrival, and then went onto the beach for Veronica to create another one of her great photos. Eventually, we made it to the restaurant and reflected on our previous year. As usual, I’ll start with the lows:
- The death of Nat “Hush Puppy” Edgar from The Hague Hash
- Scariest moment ever while urbexing at a sanitorium in Potsdam when Jimmy disappeared and we thought he’d been kidnapped, possibly by a zombie
- The unknown future of family reunions after Buddy and Memmie’s divorce
- Realizing this could be the last Dutch anniversary celebration with Veronica
- Good friends moving. Ashlynn misses Liv and Marianna. We all miss David, but we’re happy for him that he’s going to Cambridge.
- Unable to make it to California during trip to US. Missing Grandpa, Grandma, Auntie Eden, Auntie Leigh and Uncle Mike.
- Jimmy: Grandmom’s illness, frustrations at work, misunderstanding with a close friend, timelapse rig didn’t work
- Melissa: Frustrations on the AWC Board, watching Veronica go through airport security with TSA Pre-Approval while the rest of us had to take off our shoes
- Veronica: IB and university application stress, disappointing SAT results, high university prices, only one clear night to see the stars in Nepal, no swimming in the Vliet, stuck inside over the summer working on extended essay
- Ashlynn: Flight delayed to California for five hours without food, 8-year-old Allie not remembering their friendship, eye watering, GCSEs, not eligible to work until 15, athletic friends moving up to next age category
- Kati: Mean little dog named Hugo and his extra mean owner
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