Our 11th Anniversary of living in the Netherlands was actually on November 22, but our celebration was delayed until December 20 so Veronica could join us. First, we stopped at the Royal Christmas Fair in the city center and then, as is our tradition, we had dinner at La Lanterna in Scheveningen, the same restaurant where we ate on our first night 11 years 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:
- Topping the list by far was Melissa breaking her head. Jimmy was absolutely terrified upon finding her on the bathroom floor. Ashlynn thought she was possessed.
- Speaking of broken heads, also at the top of the list was the US Presidential Election
- Feeling bad for Grandpa after he broke his leg
- No chance for a vacation with Sally, John, David and Andrew
- Worrying about worldwide environmental disasters, including continual fall as winter never arrived in Holland or the UK
- Jimmy: losing wallet (luckily recovered, but after we’d already cancelled all his cards), work still frustrating, sad that Executive Renewable Energy Management Course is over, missed two opportunities to visit Veronica, no trick or treaters on Halloween, hash politics, driving five hours roundtrip to Belgium to retrieve Ashlynn’s missing purse
- Melissa: freaking out the night before Ashlynn left for Tanzania after finding out that Dar es Salaam is one of the most dangerous cities in the world, Johanna moving, getting a spinal tap hurt like hell, it’s not fun to wake up covered in blood after IV disconnected, hash drama
- Veronica: getting to South Africa and realizing she had no money, computer troubles, Lightroom annoyances, Jason graduating and moving away, losing connection with friends from Holland, light pollution in the Netherlands, long days in the library for exam revision, crappy professors, drama getting visa at Mozambique Embassy in London
- Ashlynn: losing purse at a rest stop in Belgium during a school trip to England, crappy teachers, Sweet 16th was spent studying for GCSE exams, camera stolen in Tanzania, very sick at end of stay in Tanzania including vomiting at airport
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