Prettige Kerstdagen.

The reception was a lot of fun. The wedding had taken place earlier in the day; just a small ceremony at city hall. I went to dinner with Ruud, his sister Lieke and boyfriend Willem, and his brother Rens and girlfriend Eevje. Then we went to the reception where I was way too tired to keep dancing by 2:00 am. We stayed at Ruud's parents' house in Helmond, and we all had breakfast together late on Saturday morning.





(Obviously, that picture is wishful thinking. We're actually more or less the same height.)

I came back here on Saturday and started packing. Shortly thereafter, I got a phone call from Jack: his flight got canceled and he won't be arriving until early Christmas morning. Disappointing for a plethora of reasons, but it could have been worse. At least he'll be in time for the flight to Berlin.

Then I woke up this morning to the news that Joel's flight was delayed, and he'll be arriving later than expected, though he should still be here in time to celebrate Christmas this evening.

Merry Christmas. If you're reading this, I probably love you and miss you and certainly wish you all the best.