A little somethin' somethin'

School is so rough this semester but Carrie and I are hanging in there. Time seems to be flying by and I can't seem to stop it. I have so much to do and so little time. But here I sit. Missing Holland. I can't wait until the day that I get to go back there and show my beautiful wife the place that has had the biggest impact in my life, not only from my mission, but also because of my heritage. I'm seriously going crazy wanting to go back there. I miss everything about it! ( Ok, not everything. I could go without all the pot smokers there and the scandalous billboards, and the fact that it is so liberal, but you get my point right?)

I miss biking on the fietspad (bike path)

I miss looking towards the centrum (downtown) and seeing the Grote Kerk (Big Church)

I miss riding on the trains and seeing the beautiful country

I miss biking with an umbrella. I miss the pouring rain. I miss having to buy a new umbrella every month because the wind ripped your other ones to pieces while you were riding your bike...

I even miss Belgium (ok maybe just Kortrijk)

I miss the outdoor urinals on the catholic churches. (Guess what my companion is doing!)

I miss walking in the park after the rain and talking to the stubborn Dutch

I miss Friesland! (My Oma's (grandma) family is from this town called Sneek (pronounced snake)

I miss the windmills

I miss the crazy, seemingly unsafe architecture. This building leans like crazy and looks like it is going to tip over.

I miss the Centrum and the cobble stone streets

I miss the beautiful parks and lakes

I miss these random signs. This one reads "Dear dogs... Poop (it actually says something different but I'll just stick with the G rated version) please in front of your door but not in front of our door. Please. "

I don't really miss pigeons cause we have them here, but I do miss Dam Plein (Dam sqaure in Amsterdam)

I miss the wooden shoes

I can't tell you how much I miss the beautiful canals running throughout the entire city

I could go on all day telling/showing you things I miss, but I don't have the time. Hope you enjoyed this little flash back.

P.S. I have a new toy. I enjoy it very much. Isn't it pretty?