Happy 2009!

Since I've quit smoking a while ago, I need to find new New Year's Resolutions. How about these? Be better at keeping in touch with people. And, this is a new one for me, lose weight! Once and for all get rid of the baby fat. I like 'em. I am going to stick with 'em.

The result of the first resolution is Olympic Adventures - the blog. Since Lola was born, I have made a few attempts at writing another newsletter, but I have never managed to actually send one out. It's not that I didn't have very good excuses: newborn baby, motherhood, job hunting, job finding, household, etc. There was always something getting in the way of sitting down and jotting down little notes on life in Olympia.

But no more! From now on, I will post regular updates on The Life and Times of this Dutch girl and her American family in this blog. I have chosen to do it in English since half of my family and friends has great difficulty reading in Dutch and the other half is basically bi-lingual. Bear with me during my ESL (English as a Second Language) moments. I am still struggling somewhat with finding my style and expanding my vocabulary. Fortunately a picture is worth a thousand words...