Friday evening Ettie & Gerben came to Middenmeer, and we had a nice family dinner. Jaap baked delicious home-made pizza and it was as great as I remembered.
I wasn't sure if I'd be able to sleep well. The first night in Middenmeer I was exhausted after the traveling; it's the second night that's usually the hardest due to the time difference. However, I slept great. I woke up at 4:45 am, and it took my a good hour to fall back to sleep but I woke up at 8.45 am, a little groggy but with 8 hours of rest. Yesterday's morning run and the long walks later in the day surely helped.
In the morning a fun project was waiting for me -- going up in the attic at my parent's place. Five years ago we stored our belongings there and every time I've been back it's been fun to dive into the boxes and pick up things to bring to the States. I picked up some goodies and selected some boxes to empty out. We also prepared the audio equipment for Jaap's birthday party next week.
