Jamie and I had a really great Christmas this year (not that any have been crappy, but this one was a little bitter-sweet since this will be the last Christmas with family for a few years).  We woke up super early (both of us are still jetlagged) and opened presents from each other.  Jamie bought me a ton of travel books and maps (places he plans to take me in Europe) and some DVDs that I really wanted.  I got him some Purdue shirts, a Purdue tie, noise cancelling earbuds, and an alarm clock.  He also went ahead and got us an AMAZING set of knives!  OMG...I am in love with these knives.  Japanese stainless steel, Calphalon Katana knives.  Seriously...phenomal.

Yeah...I'm a huge dork...I get excited about knives.

Today we're going to go to his sister's place for a family get-together, which should be good.  We're trying to make plans for the next week and a half that we have off.  We want to get out of the house a bit and see some things around here that we haven't been to in awhile, before Jamie has to head back to Europe in January.  Also, I want to relax a bit before I start studying for the bar exam.  So not looking forward to that, at all.

That's about it for now.  Hopefully everyone is enjoying their holidays!!!

XOXOXOXO,
K.

I give you pictures of what might be our new place!  We went to visit 5 different places today and only 2 were really worth mentioning.  One of the two was completely unfurnished...it had and kitchen appliances, but that was about it.  Didn't even have lighting fixtures, so we would have to add a lot to that place (that being said, we would live there for three years, so we'd have time).  The second place was VERY much our style...2 bedrooms, 1 bath, single floor apartment (YAY, no stairs), and decorated in very much the same style as we decorated our home.  Since that's clearly the frontrunner in this search, I will leave you with some pictures.  We are planning on going back tomorrow to take better pictures, take measurements to make sure all our crap fits, and to plan for some IKEA purchases when we get back to the States.  And with that, I give you...Bromanshof!

The larger bedroom (our room)...

The guest bedroom/spare bedroom...

And some pics of the living room...

Obviously, we'd be adding our own personal touches, but so far, its a good start!  Plus...it includes heat and internet utilities (heat is the most expensive utility in the Netherlands), so that's fantastic!  Plus...plenty of windows for Lily to look out of...which is always nice.

Thoughts?

XOXOXO,
K.

I don't have the pictures on this computer, but tomorrow I'll post pictures of the places we're going to look at for our house hunting trip!  I'm super excited!!!  Wish me luck that we'll find something we like!