Fun With Names

We went to the Potdeksel last night to watch the first FC Utrecht match of the season. That was when I discovered that we have a player whose name is Ricky van Wolfswinkel. Such a fantastic last name! It basically translates to Wolf Store; I can only imagine what his ancestors must have done for [...]

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Success!

I just took Pippo out for a walk and as we were coming back and reached the area where all the cafés/bars are, a woman across the street from me was obviously looking at me and speaking to me. The usual moment of panic set in, but then it clicked as to what she was [...]

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National Pride (of Lions)

Meet Welpie, the little lion given away with each €15 purchase at Albert Heijn, the local grocery chain. He’s in celebration of the Euro Cup ‘08, which began Saturday. Sunday was the first match between the Netherlands and Italy, who happen to be in the same group. Bad luck.
We had a standing invitation at the [...]

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Party Time

(More photos of Saturday evening at Flickr.)
Saturday was a colorful day.
Colorful language dotted the air as we put the bed together, although ultimately it went fairly smoothly. Certainly easier than putting together the dining room chairs. It’s nice to finally be off the floor. Now if only the sofa would arrive so we could [...]

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Catching Up

I think everything caught up with us yesterday. As a result, we barely left the house and made return trips to bed to try and conquer the exhaustion that seemed to set in. Despite the bulk of the furniture arriving from IKEA yesterday, all we managed to get put together was the four dining room [...]

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