- Family Travel: Austria - skiing on glacier, driving up the mountain, private night swimming in a spa, geocaching in the snow; Poland - hashing in the forest, ballbreaker hash, Milky Way viewing, dancing until the wee hours of the morning, pierogies, dancing in the rain, Melissa White meeting Melissa Black, horseback riding, hiking, cute log cabin in Zakopane, cheap and delicious breakfasts in Krakow
- Jimmy/Veronica Travel: Belgium - first proper urbex at night, lasers in the cooling tower and steel plant, drinks in Brussels; Switzerland - visiting Bill and Nina, swimming in Lake Lucerne, orienteering
- Melissa/Ashlynn Travel: Japan - IMAGE Models, mother-daughter bonding, Tokyo DisneySea, karaoke and clubbing with Stella, hashing, bamboo forest and giant Buddha with Grandpa’s friends, birthday cabaret, hike, hand modelling on rooftop, Shibuya Crossing, tempura with Masaya, skylines, roommate Andrea, Kyoto, monkey park, aquarium, sushi, modeling
- Solo Travel: Berlin (Veronica) - part of crew and cast for music video in abandoned hospital; California (Veronica) - walking across Golden Gate Bridge with Auntie Leigh-Leigh, spending time with Grandma and Grandpa, overnight at posh hotel with Auntie Eden; Cyprus (Ashlynn) - exploring local villages and running with Sophie, swimming in the freezing cold ocean, stargazing from the balcony, sunbathing; Greece (Veronica) - first kiss, clubbing in Malia, day trip to Santorini, parasailing, celebrating graduation with friends; Italy (Melissa) - meeting up with Darlene for five days of exploring, getting lost in Venice; London (Veronica) - visiting Adelina, clubbing, 4:30 a.m. cycling, Climate March with 50,000 concerned citizens and Env (Environmental Science) friends; Paris (Melissa) - meeting up with Dad and Ann while Dad toured with the Stanford Jazz Band, long walk with Ann through Luxembourg Gardens, seeing Dad play trombone in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower; Scotland (Veronica) - spending time with Lois, hiking and camping; Switzerland (Ashlynn) - enjoyed taking measurements in the river, being in nature, hanging with friends
- Norwich: dropping off Veronica at UEA, falling more in love with this quaint city with each visit, playing HOR (shortened version of HORSE) on basketball court on ferry, seeing two fantastic plays - A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night and Shawshank Redemption, discovering great restaurants - Wild Thyme, Waffle House, Harriett’s Tearoom and Grosvenor Fish Bar, Jimmy surprised Melissa with upgrade to Captain’s Cabin on ferry, great time meeting up with Leigh and Mike in London
- Visitors: Buddy spending Christmas with us, Ariana spending solo time with us for the first time, Darlene coming back to Holland, Marc bringing Emily to meet us, Jim popping in from Germany, Melissa and Pieter coming up from Frankfurt for two hash weekends
- Proud Parents: after years of bickering, so happy to see our daughters are closer than ever; Veronica - got a 40 in IB!, received the BSN Alumni Spirit Award and Gold International Award, helped the BSN to earn the Green Flag Award, received offers from all universities applied to and a scholarship to University of East Anglia; Ashlynn - seeing our baby walk down the main catwalk at Amsterdam Fashion Week and on the cover of a Japanese magazine, received her Bronze International Award
- Jimmy: Executive Renewable Energy Management Course, on the verge of new beginnings after five years of a stalled career, surprise 50th celebrations with HotTug and toga party, haring through Schiphol Airport, Veronica buying me her first legal drink at Hotel Des Indes, Amsterdam Urban Photo Race
- Melissa: managing to surprise Jimmy for his birthday, becoming Religious Adviser for the FILTH (Full Moon Hash), relieved that Veronica chose to go to uni in the UK instead of Chicago, crashing the Dutch Nash Hash without pre-registering
- Veronica: Amsterdam Light Festival with Mark, finishing 365 Photo Project, The Script concert, revision posters, meeting my mentor Bea, LAMDA Level 8, Amsterdam Urban Photo Race, finished IB in one piece, Year 13 Ball, taking Ariana to Kinderdijk, 18th surprise birthday dinner at The Penthouse, loving uni life!, charity naked photo shoot, Ultimate Frisbee tournaments, love my course mates and Frisbee family, taking Ashlynn to Frisbee and Big Wednesday, LCR, LCR, LCR
- Ashlynn: Vogue Fashion Night, expedition for Bronze International Award, geography class, going vegetarian, Major Lazer and Odesza concerts, house parties, modeling, dance class
Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
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