Shawna's Visit

Who would have thought that almost 12 years ago I would meet and get to live with a wonderful girl named Shawna in my first BYU apartment? And then who would have thought that about 10 years later I'm living in the Netherlands and Shawna's living next door in Germany? What a small world this world can be! Finally after being somewhat near each other for 18 months we got to see each other. Shawna and her cute family were coming to Holland for vacation. They took the time one evening to come over for dinner and I got to spend a day in Amsterdam with them as well. It was so much fun to see Shawna, to catch up (it's been years), and to meet her beautiful family. Thank you Shawna, for making the time to see me. It was so much fun and I hope it's not another 9 years before it happens again... :)

I wasn't very good about taking pictures of our adventures in Amsterdam. But it was a very nice day. We walked quite a bit in Amsterdam checking out some of the usual shops and Dam Square. We explored the Rijksmuseum and Audrey slept through much of that. Yes! :) We also hung out in the Museumplein area and let the children play at the park. It was very busy in Amsterdam that day. April's a busy month because of all the tourists coming to see the tulips. We had some fun trying to get 2 double strollers on the tram a few times, but it worked. We also did a canal boat tour and ate at a pancake house for dinner.

There's a special place in my heart for my freshman roommates. To some degree, we have kept in touch over the years through blogs, emails, facebook, and occasional reunions. Shawna and Jamie knew each other, but the rest of us just got put together. I was very fortunate the 3 years I did roommates. But I have to say, my freshman year roommates were the best. I have wonderful memories of that year. We were all out on our own for the first time and that led to quite a few adventures. Good times... :)