Our 12th Anniversary of living in the Netherlands was on November 22, but our celebration was delayed until December 22 so Veronica could join us. As per our tradition, we stopped at the Royal Christmas Fair in the city center and then had dinner at La Lanterna in Scheveningen, the same restaurant where we ate on our first night 12 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:
- Having to move unexpectedly out of our house of 4.5 years during the craziest year of our lives
- No family vacation in 2017
- Having to start over immigration process as of July 1 due to our status change; now we can only be self-employed
- TRUMP
- Jimmy: no chance to do a mental cleanse after his job ended by going on a running trip in the Lakes District, couldn’t find a path into the renewable energy industry, injuring arm
- Melissa: regrets not taking a break after stepping down as Editor and before taking on Treasurer position, freaking out about Jimmy’s job situation, washing machine being in the disconnected garage at the new house, Kati being terrified of firecrackers and dog walkers
- Veronica: wishing she had a closer connection with her London housemates, Sherlock ending, missing out on trip to Montenegro with family, no Ultimate Frisbee opportunities in London, missing uni friends, losing a best friend
- Ashlynn: Andrew leaving for uni, not learning anything new in Food Technology course, not as close with her Project Africa friends as she’d hoped once they returned to school
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