Handling Holland.. (and now aidan too!)

Well, it was a long holiday for hardy - a whole week! and how time flies SO fast! we thought we might take a drive somewhere, GENT to be precise, just to go on a short break, perhaps a day trip since aidan’s been crying a lot these days… but we didnt! we were ready, packed aidan’s supply of milk and bottles, extra clothes, extra jacket, extra pampers… like his bag was going to explode! and after a short visit to our huisarts (house doctor) on friday, we then got into our car, still undecided whether to go or not…… and lastly, i said, we might as well finish up the house! at last, we didnt go anywhere, apart from the usual places we’ve been - Leen Bakker to get some carpet and check out their sofas, Ikea to get more railings and storage, Albert Heijn and C1000 to get our groceries, oh.. and Roermond (our favourite  shopping outlet) http://www.designeroutletroermond.com/

I was more than happy to stay and not go anywhere, especially in this weather!

By the way, Gent is about 2.5 hours drive away from us. it is the 4th largest city in Belgium. it is the flower city of Belgium. most popular with their begonias and azaleas. perhaps it might be more worth it to go during those flowers are in bloom.. oh well, we have plenty of time. insyaallah…

We celebrated Aidil Adha a day earlier than Malaysia. we were at home, hardy finished up the laundry room (which now looks absolutely fab - clean and clutter free!), whilist moi, took care of aidan and did a little bit of cooking. We had Soto Ayam for raya haji. having our own home now feels so so complete, eventho we still need to do a few more things to it.

I hope everyone had a good raya qorban, with your families and friends.

We had our next door neighbours over for coffee - john and angelie. two very nice people, they came with pressents for aidan as well as oliebollen, translated as oil balls! (its something like doughnuts). over here, its their tradition having it on the new year’s eve and the new year’s day. lekker! they also came with a moving in gift for us, crafted chocolates in a hurricane sort of glass. absolutely beautiful. (will try to snap a good shot of it!)

New years eve, still, we stayed home. did the tiniest room in the house - the cloakroom. the whole neighbourhood started to fire their fireworks around 5ish, when its already dark like 8pm back home (now that it’s winter) but the peak was obviously at 12 midnight. i cant begin to tell you how meriah it was! it was spactacular! absolutely brilliantly beautiful, we were surrounded with fireworks all around us, look out of any windows, you’ll surely see them! and the sound!! good god, the sound was just unbearable (thank god for our double glazed windows!), it was like being in a war (altho i’ve never been to one but.. you get the picture!). its a shame aidan was asleep, otherwise he would have loved it! i had no idea that night would be full of fireworks and i can say in almost every one in three houses light up their sparks! amazing, simply amazing! depa kaya betui la kat sini!

And.. that was it! we didnt go nowhere (i envy those who gets to go to NEXT sale, M&S and all those shops in the UK - yes, you anne, kakak, k.yanti, crazy rachael and who else.. k.na? dayat? hehe). i remembered queuing at 6am back in those years, and now, as i was told, they start opening their doors at 5am! madness! hope you guys had a good shopping spree! but i had a really good time, having both my boys at home, and with me at all times for the past one week. it was better than NEXT sale

Today, hardy went back to work… and this year’s gonna be a busy year for him. i’m gonna have to deal with it being alone with aidan since there’ll be more travelling for him.. but hopefully it’ll be a better year, a good year for all of us.

Here’s wishing everybody another good year, filled with every good things one can possibly think off!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR - GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR - SELAMAT TAHUN BARU

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