Our 13th Anniversary of living in the Netherlands was on November 22, but our celebration was delayed until December 27 so Veronica could join us. As per our tradition, we had dinner at La Lanterna in Scheveningen, the same restaurant where we ate on our first night 13 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:
- Feeling bad for family members: Grandpa due to shoulder problems, and Buddy and Debbie for relationship complications
- Climate breakdown and impending sense of doom
- White family brownie experience
- White girls’ knee troubles
- TRUMP
- Jimmy: new non-profit, The DIG, struggling more than anticipated; disappointed that efforts at Amsterdam H3 haven’t panned out; lack of time to run the Lakes District; missing disco house mornings when Ashlynn is away
- Melissa: boulder fields in Lakes District; lack of flat in Nepali Flat; getting sick in Nepal; losing Kindle on flight; scared of winding roads in Madeira; missed out on seeing Ashlynn leave to start working as a full-time model; also missed out hashing in Paris and Athens; sleeping on floor in Ashlynn’s studio apartment in Paris
- Veronica: getting her heart broken; leaving London; having to clean-up after sloppy housemates; no longer having an income; snow disrupting trip on sleeper train; dissertation; Brexit; not windy enough to go paragliding in Madeira; dropping her camera
- Ashlynn: wallet being stolen in Paris; missing Kati, friends and family togetherness; life being so expensive, especially food; Kavos complications; deep concern after Indonesia earthquake
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