Amnesterdam

So here I am, on my own at my sister's place. It's Sunday night and I've had a lovely weekend. My Mum just got home safe (I saw she just came online - thank you, mister Interwebs for sharing that information) from spending the weekend here seeing friends and family.

It's been a long few days, so much has happened. I don't even remember when or what I wrote last. I think something about Almere and the real estate guy. Right? (Oooooh, iPod just started playing Florence and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over one of my all time favourite songs!)

Anyway, Friday evening was nice, we went to Uden and I checked out a new gym and asked if I could try out Body Jam and Zumba there Saturday morning and they were happy to have me. Then we went to the stupormarket (that's not a typo, that's what I call it) and decided that Friday night dinner was going to be frieten met saté - chips with chicken in satay sauce. Best with a good dollop of mayo too. Yum. Very Dutch, (despite the fact it's actually brought over from Indonesia), and I hadn't eaten it since I was here last. Another Dutch food I can tick of my list.

Mum's good friends came over for an after dinner drink and we sat around the wood heater and discussed the option of perhaps travelling together to my favourite location in France, Les Bernardies. If you follow that link you might notice in the photos  that there's a familiar face reading a book by the pool :D...I have been going to that place nearly every year since I was in my mum's tummy and it is heaven. This year it didn't seem like we were going to be able to afford to go, but maybe if we all go together we can share the costs...I was very excited about the idea of being able to go there, but then it dawned on me I'd be going there with three old people (well, you know what I mean) in one car and sharing one holiday house. But I think being able to go at all might be worth that.

Saturday morning I went to the new gym and Body Jam-ed to my heart's content, followed by a good dose of Zumba, two hours or full-on exercise. It was great! Definitely switching gyms! Unfortunately by the time I got home I was rushed to get in the shower, pack my bags while Skyping with my husband, so we could leave for Amsterdam in time to be at my cousin's place at 3. I wish I had had time to pack properly because I forgot some things that would have come in handy. But we made it to Amsterdam and came brought a packet of  Mint Slice to share. (They might not be as famous as Tim Tams, but they are more delicious!) It was nice to catch up with family I didn't really know about until last year's family reunion.

Will write more tomorrow, I'm really tired and not writing anything with much creativity.