Chris finally made it home a little over a week ago after some slight changes to the original itinerary :) Though the changes were a little stressful, I'm so glad that everyone made it back safe and had a GREAT time doing some really good work. I put an emphasis on their "GREAT time" due to the extremely dark tan that Chris was sporting when he came home!! After he mentioned the words beach, jet skiing, & the pool...I stopped listening! If you haven't heard, we're still wearing sweatshirts over here in jolly ole', and we lovingly refer to our pasty white skin tone as our English tan! Needless to say, a very tan blond guy looks a little out of place :) So anyway, they had fun, did some really great flying from what I hear, and got to see some of the most amazing places that the world has to offer. We're still waiting on the pictures, but I'm sure that they will be just wonderful! 
As soon as Chris returned we started looking for a fun place to go for a long weekend. We headed out early Saturday morning, and after a somewhat shaky ferry ride (don't ask!), we were on mainland Europe making our way to Amsterdam. We were both so glad that we decided to drive because the scenery over there is just breathtaking. We drove into Belgium and took some funny roadside pictures. (See above) There's nothing like two Americans trying to balance the the camera on the top of the car, running down the side of the highway trying to pose before the timer ran out, trying not to think about the trucks whizzing by at alarmingly fast speeds! I'm sure we got a lot of laughs, and probably a few head-shakes too...but it made us laugh for at least 5 min after we got back into the car, and that's all that counts...right!?!
We made it to Amsterdam and just took our time wandering around the city. We had a great
dinner at a place called Cafe' November complete with white chocolate mousse'...what more could you ask for?! We sampled some Holland beer, enjoyed the scenery, and even ventured to the Red Light District just to say that we did it :) I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that we'll never return to that particular area again....I think Chris's exact words were "What is the fastest way out of this place?!" It was actually quite funny! The next day, we went to Anne Frank's house and did some more exploring before getting on the road to go to Brugge, Belgium.
We made it to Amsterdam and just took our time wandering around the city. We had a great
dinner at a place called Cafe' November complete with white chocolate mousse'...what more could you ask for?! We sampled some Holland beer, enjoyed the scenery, and even ventured to the Red Light District just to say that we did it :) I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that we'll never return to that particular area again....I think Chris's exact words were "What is the fastest way out of this place?!" It was actually quite funny! The next day, we went to Anne Frank's house and did some more exploring before getting on the road to go to Brugge, Belgium. Brugge is probably my favorite city so far. It is quaint and quiet, and the people are just so kind. We stayed in a little hotel about a 5 min. walk for the City Center. We spent the days wandering
around, shopping, eating, and taking pictures. At night we found some great restaurants and got to experience the town completely aglow in the lights of night. It looked like something straight out of a book, we just loved it! It was the perfect way to spend a 4-day weekend and we treasured every moment of it.
Yesterday was the 4th of July (one of my favorite holidays) and we had a church picnic in the afternoon. We played volleyball, grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, played dominoes, and met lots of fun new people. We then went to Feltwell for the fireworks...well, we WERE going to see the fireworks; however, my choice of shoes (flip-flops) combined with the immense amount of rain that we have had lately, just didn't mix. So...we left before the fireworks started, but I'm sure that they were magnificent! All in all, we had a fantastic weekend and we can't wait for our next adventure!
around, shopping, eating, and taking pictures. At night we found some great restaurants and got to experience the town completely aglow in the lights of night. It looked like something straight out of a book, we just loved it! It was the perfect way to spend a 4-day weekend and we treasured every moment of it.Yesterday was the 4th of July (one of my favorite holidays) and we had a church picnic in the afternoon. We played volleyball, grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, played dominoes, and met lots of fun new people. We then went to Feltwell for the fireworks...well, we WERE going to see the fireworks; however, my choice of shoes (flip-flops) combined with the immense amount of rain that we have had lately, just didn't mix. So...we left before the fireworks started, but I'm sure that they were magnificent! All in all, we had a fantastic weekend and we can't wait for our next adventure!
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