Our last day in Amsterdam. A bittersweet time indeed. We are ready to get back and see our families, but we are going to certainly miss our wonderful family in Amsterdam. We have gotten to know Elle and Maya so much better, and with tears in our eyes we have both held them closely and felt all of their love. They are amazing, beautiful girls. Now the parents - ahhhh, I kid. They are amazing parents and people and we are so grateful that we have had this time to spend with them. They are indeed such gracious hosts.
So on to the day. Betty had the pleasure of riding "Old Crappy" (that would be Paul's old bicycle) to school with Deb and the girls. She survived and came home with the best almond croissants I have ever had. We had planned to shop for the few last items we needed before packing, but first needed to check in for our flights on Wednesday. Sue - no problem. Betty - oops - her flights had been cancelled. After many frustrating hang-ups from British Airways, she was finally able to get to speak to someone in England, and figured out that because her flight here was delayed from San Diego, they had rebooked her to another flight, but she caught the original (confusing, I know). Anyways, by 2 pm, she was able to contact the States, and all was fixed. The only glitch - she cannot check in on line, we will have to do that at the airport. So we took off for our shopping trip to Albert Cuyp (outdoor shopping market) and bought all our treasures (including another suitcase for Sue who not only has 3 daughters, and 2 granddaughters to buy for, but also is taking home treasures for Grandma and Auntie Gail.) Anyways, we have successfully fit everything into our suitcases and awaited Paul's return from work with the Thai food we ordered. YUMMY. A viewing of Elle's concert in Edinborough was our last family activity (it was absolutely awesome), a family photo, and time to toast our last beer (Betty finished her wine bottle already) to a great, great vacation.
An early morning awaits us - we will leave here by 7:30 a.m. for our 10:30 a.m. flights. And back to the good ol' USA.
This time spend with my niece's family and my sister, Betty, has beeen a dream come true for me. Thanks for sticking with us, we appreciate your caring and hope you enjoyed a little insight into my vacation of a lifetime.
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