First of all HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the greatest mother, grandmother and great-grandmother in the world. She turns a blessed 85 today - and guess what's she's doing to celebrate?? Yup - she's at work at her beloved greenhouse, doing what she loves - playing with the dirt, flowers and vegetables. Enjoy your day Mom, we are thinking of you and love you more than anything in this world.
So I have to comment on yesterday - it was absolutely AWESOME! Definately one of the best party experiences of my life. What a way to celebrate Queen's Day. Deb's friends were wonderful, the boat was fantastic and the whole experience was awesome. What struck me the most was the fact that you had over 1 million people "celebrating", yet you never got the feeling that it was that crowded, or people were rushed, puking or obnoxiously drunk. Not to say that there wasn't drunkedness, but it wasn't as rude and threatening as you sometime see in the States. Oh yeah - another highlight - the men's outdoor, open-air urinals. Just walk up to the one your height and away they go. So I asked Paul why they accommodate the men only and he said the Dutch figured they've accommodated 1/2 of the people, and that's about as good as anyone can expect. Ha-ha.
So Betty & Deb are picking up the car and we are off for our sister-only adventure to Germany. First stop - Bremen. Unfortunately for Betty she will have to do all the driving as my WI driver's license also got stolen. The rain is stopping and I do believe the sun may shine soon. Onward to the homeland..........
Keep the posts coming! We are enjoying reading about your wonderful adventure!! Great pictures too! Thanks for sharing all of this Betty and Sue :)
ReplyDeleteBetty, I remembered to send your mom's b-day card, so no worries. Sue, Betty does her best driving in Europe. She got us out of Rome even while I had my eyes close.
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Hi Susie and Betty,
ReplyDeleteSo good to hear from you! Sorry you had your wallet taken, but it sounds like you are still managing to have a great time. Please wish your mom a very Happy Birthday, we will have to celebrate with her at Finer Things the next time you are in Sheboygan. The Queen's Day sounded like lots of fun! I'll be waiting to hear about Germany.
Nancy