Our 10th Anniversary of living in the Netherlands was actually on November 22, but since Veronica wasn’t home yet, our celebration was delayed until December 22. As is our tradition, we had dinner at La Lanterna in Scheveningen, the same restaurant where we ate on our first night one decade ago. Also continuing our tradition, we made a list of our highs and lows over the last year. As usual, here are our lows first:
- Veronica leaving!
- Disappointed that Veronica and Jimmy couldn’t go to Tokyo. Ashlynn and Melissa having difficulty adjusting to reality after returning from Tokyo.
- Jimmy: Grandmom passing away, work still frustrating, minor surgery, maintaining Melissa's PC, bamboo overrunning our yard, hurt back while using GoPro on water slide
- Melissa: Getting lost after a few too many pumpkin ales, getting stuck as the chair for the Year 13 (Senior) Ball, wrist pain
- Veronica: IB exams were hell, university application stress, university experiments not as exciting as anticipated (i.e. 3 hours of watching ice melt and looking at rocks for 5+ labs), not making it to Ultimate Frisbee Nationals, quasi-broken heart, first bitch fight with a friend over a guy, student budget doesn't allow for enough fruit, throat infection while in California, also hurt back while using GoPro on water slide (lesson learned: don’t use GoPro on water slides)
- Ashlynn: feeling ditched by Mommy and Daddy, realization of what’s happening to the planet after watching Cowspiracy, dealing with a sick friend, throat infection, annoying teachers, couldn’t go along to drop off Veronica at UEA, testing revealed allergies to eggs and dairy
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