November Was Family Filled

Three Days of Family

This post was supposed to go out after Thanksgiving, but life did get in the way. So here you have my Thanksgiving Recap and Gratitude Journal.

On the First Day of Family...

Dawn organized a dinner party, where we got to speak Dutch (at least part of the time :) and hang out with Ronan, Dawn and some friends. She is working as an RN now in a local hospital and lives together with her boy friend. It always is a treat to go over there and visit them. Thank you, Dawn and Ronan!

On the Second Day of Family...

We had an awesome Thanksgiving, and 75% of the kids showed up and everyone made something good to eat. Jane and Cees both were home from college, and Kate came over with her girl friend. Of course we also had Sylvia, Erik and Tim. Grateful for our large family.

On the Third Day of Family

This was a sad occasion, we had a get together for my sister-in-law who passed away a few months ago. We miss her every day, but we were grateful to celebrate her life with friends and family. 

Recap

Life is short, enjoy every moment! Seize the day, Every Day!

I will end with one of my favorite quotes:

“Yesterday is history,
tomorrow is a mystery, 
and today is a gift... 
that's why they call it present” 

I haven't been able to find out who originally said this, but I agree wholeheartedly!

What did you do with your gift of today?

Go With the Flow: Lessons Learned At Yoga

Brain Fog

We went to yoga today and managed to forget my gym bag at home... You know, the one that has everything I NEED, like my yoga pants, conditioner for my hair, hair brush, all the essentials.

I clearly would not be able to do yoga without it, or could I?

Brilliant Solution

Instead of panicking about it, I made do what was available. Tom said I should check the lost and found, and that's what I did. We looked through the big box of clothing, finding shorts that worked just fine. I used the free small fitness towels after my shower. And life was good!

Well, apart from having frizzy hair...

Going With the Flow

I have always refused to stress out about being late at yoga. Now I have another thing not to stress out about. Going with the flow, that's what yoga is all about! Tell me about times that you were able to go with the flow instead of stress.

Sylvia Drama

This weekend, Sylvia is acting in "She Loves Me", with the Wet Paint Players of her high school. Tom and I went with two friends to go watch her. It turns out that with wigs, I am not always able to recognize my own daughter...

Quite amusing and somewhat embarrassing :D

On another note, glad she is following in the foot steps of her older sisters who spent a lot of time in drama performances when they were in high school. Good family tradition! 

Did you ever not recognize your own kid?