Alomst ready

Last night I couldn’t sleep so it was time to call some friends, first Jon in NY. Damn always his voicemail. Because was Memorial Day I tried to call Marion in Kentucky, we had a nice conversation and Glenn had a few weeks of before he goes back to Iraq. Later on I called Ingrid in Hopkins where we had our wedding, always nice to talk to her.

This morning I was sitting in front of my desk and look between some papers. Yes there was my card what I need when I want vote tomorrow. I do it directly in the morning when I go to the office.
After I found this card it was time for my appointment at the dentist, not my favorite place but ok. But it’s frustrated when a whole family is going in front of you while you hope to get out soon.
I must go to the city hall to register our marriage; the lady told me yesterday on the phone that she had time till 9.30am. Well people it’s done. If Lenore deceit to life her in the Netherlands later on then we need only to fill in a form and take her papers with us. Of course there is still the immigration but fewer problems then we have now. My stuff is packed, so tomorrow one day more on the office. Have dinner at Gert house, he’s a Toronto and Belize Junk and can give me a lot of tips.

Two Days!!!!!!

Two more days to work and then it’s finally our honeymoon in Toronto.
I put al my stuff on the kitchen table, so I can drop it in to my backpack tomorrow evening.

But first I go tomorrow morning to the City hall to register our Wedding paper, I talked to the woman this morning and it should be easier then I thought. Only when she wants to life in the Netherlands I must fill in a form. Maybe it’s a challenge to get both, you can read it in my next episode.

Lenore is busy with her BBQ and the first guest should be walking inside her house, damn I’m not their.

Almost June

It’s almost June but before that I have things to do, last evening was relax time and found out how FrontPage is working.
This morning the 29^th of May it’s time to pick up Vincent and make some fun, Marloes had yesterday her birthday party. Some friends stay overnight and Madam had no time.

Say bowling and Vincent starts to smile, so directly after twelve we where standing behind the ball. After an hour we had enough and went to John, Ynur and Calvin. John who I know already for 20 years had his birthday party, nice to sit in the backyard and have fun.
It was time to drive home and eat something together; while I was typing this nonsense Jan was standing at the door, he came by for taking a beer. At that time Vincent was looking at the Amstelcup soccer final, PSV won with 4-0 from Willem II. Afterwards I took Vincent back to his mom where I spoke with Marloes. She got 14 labello sticks for her birthday, she’s a real junk about this stuff what you put on your lips. Nice thing to know is that she can come in to her web space; hopefully she can make my site better before I announce it.

Iron my clothes was the next thing so I can put them in my backpack on time, this blond guy saw also on time that my flight is leaving at 2.10pm instate of 6am.

What’s more happening, I’m really curious about the referendum from France, what are the France people thinking yes or no to Europe. In the Netherlands we have the same problem, how more politics we see on the television how more people say no. Yes again blond, I can’t find my card for the referendum on Wednesday.

Perfect evening

It was really hot yesterday so what I did was calling Rob en Everline if they come over with their kids. But before they came I had time to pass the supermarket to get some beers, wine and some snacks.So what do you do when you come home, give the beer fridge power and put everything in.Sitting in the backyard with a drink and friends what can you do else on a Friday evening, perfect. Chantal came also by and they left all at midnight.

This morning Lenore called me at 6.30a.m. with perfect news, the State of California got my papers. And it was also time to get James on the phone; he came from L.A. to the Bay Area to visit his family on his birthday. At 7.30a.m.

I jumped in my car to drive to the office, Erwin and I want to finish some project before I have my honeymoon.We did a lot in the 3.5 hours, finish another project so time to move out.

I went to the travel agent in the next village, Lonneke is a great person. We drunk a cop of coffee and talked about everything what pasted in the last few years, oeps my alarm clock was ringing. I said goodbye, jumped in my car again and called my wife for her wake up call. The phone call stopped at the Ice Cream store what has the perfect location. The next stop is the carwash, with al the flies on my car it was time to give him a nice shower. And for now, I call Lenore back on her way to the Hospital.

Bad day

I expect everything today, but a bill on my desk because I was driving wrong at the freeway around Amsterdam No. Yes Bep it was the day you came to the Netherlands and we (Wilbert and I) had problems to get their. What I did was wrong at the 3 traffic jam that day, drive on the left line. Ok there was a sign that it was for bitten but I did it only for a half minute, BUZZZZZ wrong!!!!!
What could I do for € 95,= , take my wife out for dinner in a nice Downtown Toronto.
Mmmm well I didn’t think long about this bill, it was 18 years ago that I got my last one.

Tonight I went to Gertie & Martine for dinner, after worse Gertie was busy with his bird foundation and drove away. Martine and I where sitting in their backyard and saw the sun going down while we drunk some Red Wine. Now it’s time to go upstairs and jump in my bed, lunch is made already now I can wait for the alarm clock (or Lenore’s wake up call).

Summer time

Yes today was a perfect day to start early, not only to get my desk empty before next Thursday. But the summer starts finally. Sunshine everywhere and the temperature go up till 30 C°. And what can you start your work better then make fun with your Boss. We no that Martin visit Istanbul (Turkey) to see the Champions League final but didn’t told us. Erwin start a serious conversation with him that we want to finish the price for the bit. First he apologias that he was not their but after he no this that it was a joke he could laugh about it. Other fun of the day, Erwin computer screen didn’t worked after moving his mouse. So I told him; restart your computer. The smoke came out of the back of the screen, you should see his face. With a little panic he took the power off while I was laughing in the doorsteps. Thing is that he is always saying that a woman and technique is not going together.
I don’t have problems with this because one woman is better then ten men and I didn’t talked the about the charm, so who brought a new monitor Yes Cindy. A few minutes later her college John (also from the service) came in and couldn’t fixed Erwin Outlook problems, so ask him to send Cindy over because I know about Erwin’s thoughts. She came in and fixed the problem in a minute LOL.
Well enough for the day, in 20 minutes the AC Milan vs FC. Liverpool are playing the soccer final.

Nine days

It’s almost time to look at the news; Marloes is busy on the pc at her house to get contact with the server from our provider. I tried a few times and it was possible to get things done, even for a blond guy like me. In nine days I see my lover, wife. Positive things are that I see something from the world while I can’t visit the US. Must be nice; stand on the CN Tower in Toronto and hotel room with high speed internet. Now I need nice weather and everything is perfect. Till that time it’s busy on the office and tries to get much as done. Time for a cop of coffee and play with front-page.

Time is ticking

Monday evening, Lenore has her day of and is busy with her Ikea stuff. Our countdown is still ticking, only 10 day’s to go for we meet each other in Toronto. Erika had her birthday while James is next and after that Marloes. James is fake the plane to his mom while Marloes is busy with her friends this weekend. Today she got her birthday present already, a domain name on the internet and web space what she can share with me. In the next days I must get some boxes so I can start to put stuff in what I want to take with me when I move out. A thing is selling my stuff; I’m not good in garage sale so I try the internet. Lucky thing is that I can’t finished my work at Gerco’s and Judith house, first day must their furniture on the right place. Only problem for them is the percentage of moisture in the floors. Till that time I can spend my time to get things ready for the first move in many years.

Starting the Weekend

Mmm its Saturday 8.20am. I still have troubles to get ready for the day.

After a lazy day on the office yesterday I drove the car back home on time. I had an appointment at the Real Estate to sign the papers; the buyers want to get in around the second wake of July.
Oeps my brother is calling, his son gives a birthday party tonight. I’m lucky that I try to call him in the beginning of the week, I always forget Dustin’s birthday. Sorry for him but I have other plan tonight.
I went downtown with Jacqueline and had a little celebration; we went downtown to Sam Sam for diner. Food was delicious but the waitress was forgotten every time our drinks, ok we got a drink free after our complaining. We where making fun that this is not our day, when I try to pay the owner ask me if everything was ok. On the computer screen where standing some comments, after a short talk we got the desserts for free and got my fly miles on the credit card. We walked outside for a drink on the terrace of on of the bars and saw that this was a cheap evening. After a few drinks Jacq dropped me at my house, Marjan my neighbor as me to come in side for a drink. She was waiting for midnight to give her friend a big kiss for his birthday. And after a lovely wake up call from Lenore I’m sitting behind my computer try to wake up. Move you as Paul, take a shower and drive to Gerco and Judith.

Tonight there is the other birthday from Erna and of course Erika has her birthday, I try to call her around midnight in a few minutes. But I’m not surprise if her new boyfriend is quicker.

Me and my Barrel Rum

It is few days ago that I wrote something on the block, I didn’t had the energy for it after the overtime. We didn’t do it for nothing; we scored with the estimate from 2 million euros.

Funny thing about the weather in the world, the people in the Netherlands are complain that it’s still cold for the time of the year while in California the rain is still pour down.

What to do this weekend. Tomorrow afternoon I start my weekend with signing the papers for selling my house. After that Jacqueline (old college) is picking me up to go downtown for dinner and a drink. Vincent is finished with is soccer competition so Saturday I start with time for myself, cleanup my house and do the laundry. In the evening Erna gives her birthday party, nice because I didn’t talk much to her hubby Paul who’s also my college. Sunday I hope to do something nice with Marloes and Vincent, I’m sure that we start talking about our summer holiday.

And now, I’m counting still 14 days before I meet her in Toronto.
Till that time I’m dreaming away with this picture what I got from Kim from Belgium who was traveling through Central America

Highland games Beckum

It’s Sunday and time to pick up Marloes and Vincent, yesterday Gertie ask me if we go with them to Beckum a small village in the neighborhood. Professionals and some people from the village are playing the highland games. And there is also a fair with terriers run, a falconer how give some demonstration and other fun.

Not only the highland game was fun to see but also the falcons who where flees around.
A couple of lapwings where not happy with the falcons, they have young birds in the same area.
Of course there was also time for fun, Gertie, Marloes, Vincent and I went in to the dodgems.

Afterwords we went to the MC Donald to eat some Junk-food.

worse nightmare

Last evening I went to the indoor climbing-hall Arqué for a beer where I met Chantal. We decide to go drive to my house and take some more beer instead of going downtown.

This morning at 6.30am I could feel that I had a little too much; stupid thing is that I’m not used to it anymore. But the voice of my wake up call start my day and it was time to drive to Gerco & Judith in Oosterbeek. In front of their house I got my worse nightmare, before I start with my electrical work I take my wedding ring of but it flees through my car. No problem I thought because the car was close but all I looked, I couldn’t find the damn ring. Gerco & Judith start surging to with the same results; the only place it could be was in the middle consol where it should fly through the small space of the hand-breaks. And Yes it was inside when we took the whole thing of.

In the afternoon I drove back where some neighbors where playing hockey on some inline skates.I never try this inline skates stuff but one of them where asking me to join. What can happen with me the guy how’s used ice hockey skates, well damn how do you stop with the wheels.

And now while I’m finishing my writing my lover called me from the 5th floor, we keep in touch during the day even if we are working.

Well people it’s time to put my as in the chair and make a nice television night from it.

Good news

Yesterday morning, Erwin and I make already a few days over time as I wrote before. Nice thing is that Martin our boss came everyday also at the same time to support us. But Martin had also good news,

I can stay at his company till I leave The Netherlands and that makes life much easier.
Yesterday I called Connie if I can take Vincent with to the FIFA Youth Soccer Championship in our town. The USA, Germany, Egypt and Argentina are playing in Enschede. I buy al the tickets for the two of us so we can talk about soccer.

Friday the 13th, mmm Memorial Day in Enschede. SE Fire Works blow 5 years ago the whole neighborhood down and 22 people died. In this 5 years the neighborhood change a lot, new houses, the Grolsch factory went to another location.

I don’t have a problem with my lucky number and YES I sold my house. Next Friday the people put their signature and the 1th of august they get the keys. After this time I can life in the house of Dirk, he has enough space and I can stay till my papers are ready.

What I said

Yes @home sucks, at this time I’m writing on my Word program.

@home is again offline, I can’t imagine what they say if you call them.
After all complains from the last days their must be some positive news.

Well the three musketeers from my office see now that they overwhelmed us with work, now we are waiting when they forget this spontaneous. Nice thing is that we scored a project today, not only the electrical part but also the pluming, heating.

Other funny thing is that if you write bad about your internet provider, the connection is back before you know as you can see.

What’s up for the rest of the week, make 12 hours a day to finish the project so that Erwin and I have the weekend of. I try to see Vincent soccer game on Saturday because these is one of the last competition.

The people who look at my house on Tuesday are coming back Friday afternoon for a second look before they gave a bit. So hopefully we know something more on Friday evening.

Paperworks starts

After I made my story last evening I got a phone call from Lenore, Martha put everything together. Of course I was curious and called Martha too; yes it’s true and hopes to see you soon.

Today I get crazy when their came a new project inside our office, after a few talks with Martin I decide to put the box outside the door. Send Steven an email that I warned him already a few times, now it’s your problem till you have the solution. I’m tried not to complain but I warned them enough. I don’t have problems with overtime also not on Saturday, but it should be nice if I have Whit Monday a day off.

Tonight I went to the birthday party from Karin, nice to see the people again. I drunk to beers and went home and make my lunch for tomorrow. I want to go early in bed again because I promised Erwin to start at 7am.

Oh yes, today their where other people who came to look at my house, it was my old neighbor who lives here 10 years ago. He came with his daughter in Law who wants to look at the house. Tomorrow afternoon I hope to hear more about it.

Monday evening

Pffff, I’m back again, work was crazy today but luckily Erwin came back today. We should finish the bit with Martin today. I don’t want to look forwards because its get worse, tomorrow we must get two bits ready for Wednesday. Don’t worry that we can sit down, there is a big school project in Veldhoven what we should finished before Monday morning, dream on.

But now other things of the day, my FedEx package arrived at our Attorney at Law of course this blond guy forgot something to put into the envelope but I had the chance to fax it.
I didn’t meet Martha yet but she must be a really nice person, she called me on the 5^th of May when I was drinking some beers in the bar. She knows more Dutch then Lenore right now and that makes the conversation much easier.

Marga my cleaning lady made the house ready for tomorrow, yes again some people who want to see my house and hopefully I have more success with selling.

Between dinner and the rest of the evening was time enough to talk to my wife. Our countdown gets very slow but I can life with 25 days.

This evening I had also the time to chat with Sanne, she’s a Dutch student who’s doing research in Belize. Hopefully we have time to drink something when she’s back in the Netherlands.

Well it’s almost ten o’clock so time for the news and nice Belizean Burrell Rum with Coke.

@home sucks

Yes it’s happens again, @home has a bad internet connection today.
You get only a few minutes to get on the internet and before you know it’s gone.

Today our city had the Marathon, I’m lucky that I was not one participant.
Rain, snow, hail and a little sunshine brrrrrrrrrrr. I went with Vincent to the point of the last 5 kilometer, we saw only the 14 professionals in 25 minutes. Joseph Kelai from Kenya won still in 2.11.44 hour.
Marloes was busy with the computer of course and take also time to give me a small lesson in Frontpage.
At 14.20pm I took the phone for Lenore’s wake up call, she decided to work a half day and goes visited her mom for Mothers day. So I have time enough to do the laundry instate of talking for hours on a Sunday evening.

Saturday afternoon story

Well Lenore was to late this morning, I was already driving 20 minutes on the freeway when she called. I promised Gerco and Judith to work further with the electricity in their new house so 8am is a nice time to start.

About the ballooning at the 5^th of May, they didn’t go into the air. So we (Chantal and me) went downtown into the bar and drunk some beers. We where waiting for the concert from Candy Dulfer what should start at 10pm, but for that time there is still time enough to eat a restaurant named Atrium.

Candy and her band start finally at 11pm, so I came in bed at 1am and after 5 hours sleep their was the alarm clock. Ready or work!

Candy Dulfer

05-05-2005

05-05-2005 is a nice day to get married but in the Netherlands we have more.

60 years of freedom since World War II, there are parades with veterans from Canada on Sherman Tanks etc. Sorry no pictures from that, I did not go to this event so this is what I did.

I came early out of my bed even I have my day of, my internet was not working so I called John in Hengelo and went for a cop of coffee. Later I no what was wrong with my connection, my neighbors daughter slept next to the router and needed an outlet to charge her cell phone.

That’s make life much easier when internet is working, Lenore should fax me some papers what I must sign and al this stuff is coming in to my mailbox.

In an hour I go to the ballooning festival to see if I can make some nice pictures, I ask Chantal if she likes to joy me. Afterwards there are some concerts on the old market downtown so we see what time gets home.

What a day

As always it's busy at my work, but just around 11am the water came trough the aircondition.
The roof was totaly full and the water tooks the nearest way down.
I was just in time to put my laptop on a higher point, this was the first time I got a Cindy in my office to clean together with me. Well I didn't want take a picture otherwise I sure she's starting to bloss.
Ofcourse it was also a day for finished a bit with Martin himself. The best way to do this, put a whole bol of candy in your room. Sound stuppid but it save a lot of time, he's like a Cooky Monster.

Tomorrow it's the 4 of May and a day for Dutch people to remember the soldiers from World War II, together with the survivors from over the world.
A lot of veterans are came already to the Netherlands. This year 60 years ago and George double U is comming personaly on the 8th of May in Margraten (south of the Netherlands) .

Stuppid thing is the UEFA soccer comitie, PSV from Eindhoven must play champions league against AC Milan just a half hour when we keep our mouth for respect.
You can see that this organisation don't have respect for any Country or is it the FIFA?

Mini Golf

Sunday afternoon, after brunch and some computergames /chat's it's time to move our ass.
It's a beautiful day here in the east of the Netherlands and what can you do, some thing outdoor.
So mini golf came up in our mind so start the engine and drive to nearest place just outside Enschede. Marloes starts with playing as you can see.

Vincent has a bad day playing this game, the ball don't want to go in the holl, only when he don't think about it he get's his Holl in One. Between this their is always time to sitt somewhere.

Mmm, I'm to serious for this game, I wanna win

After the golf Vincent played for a while in the playgarden, on the way home their was time to stop at icecreamstore.

Queens Day

Mmm Grolsch Beer

A band playing at one of the podium's

Sunday morning

Mmm, goodnews from oversea.
Lenore's get the last documents and then we can start finally start the process.

Queens Day yesterday, a really nice to go downtown.
I took the bus, walked to the "grote markt" where the most of the bar are.
Gertie & Martine should be at Jansen & Janssen in 15 minutes so I gave myself a nice glass of Grolsch beer. Pictures are coming later because this blond guy don't know where he left his cable to connection the camera.
We walked around and stopped for Grolsch and went later on to the Greek Restaurant for dinner. After the Icecream with double passoa it's getting time to go home, or better.
They (G&M) dropped me at Mando & Karin house, I had my bicycle still their and didn't saw them for months. I was surprise that the both had big planns, Mando goes to Vietnam with a bagpack this summer. Karin prever to go work in Kenia for three months with children, she promise to take her laptop with her so I'm waiting for your Blog.

Sunday morning.
It's time to take a shower, it's a beautiful day. And time to pickup Marloes and Vincent.