Tag Archives: Xander

On Wednesday night Xander and I were going out to see Star Trek – OMG What an awesome movie!!! – and I was getting cranky because he was rushing me.   Also because I was sleep deprived… AND PMSing.  Seriously, he should have known better. Anyhow, as I ran around getting dressed and brushing my teeth, I was mumbling and bitching …

This photo of me and my  husband was taken almost 9 years ago in Paris.  We felt so grown up but look at us, we were babies!  I’d just turned 25 the week before and I was a wife!   We were so cute though, still in that stage where we called each other Mr. and Mrs. and giggled every time …

It’s funny how the little things stand out to you.  Yesterday Xander came home with a strawberry tart for my birthday with chocolate and whipped cream.  He decorated it with candles and brought it in to me after dinner.  It was so sweet, and yummy! Normally, we don’t make such a big deal about birthdays.  This is the first time …

Random photo from some smarter people than us. This is what I see for my future.  A world where I am not even 40 yet and am already sleeping in twin beds.  It’s 4:51am as I write this and I’ve already been awake for an hour.  I am at the end of my rope.  I don’t even remember the last …

Last night in bed my husband and I had the following conversation about my birthday. Xander: Happy Almost Birthday!! Me: *Sigh*  Only a half hour left of my youth… Xander: Oh the daaaah-RAHMAAA!! Me: It’s true.  Tomorrow I’ll be 34, and do you know what that means?  Next year I’ll be 35! Xander: All that and you can count too?  …

… but for today, I’m all about the grrrrr. Another amusing, yet frustrating, addition to the Stupid Spats section of my site. Honden Niet Uitlaten This morning my husband was going out with the dogs for their morning walk.  He asked me if I wanted to join him and I decided this would be a good chance for me to …

I hope everyone is having a good weekend!   Things are great here in the Soldaat household!  Hubby has taken an extra long weekend so he is off for four days, thank god!   After having him home every day for months and months when he was working from home, having him back in the office has been a bit of an …

I’ve seen yet another meme that caught my eye, this time on Crafty Intentions and Dooce.com.  I like it because it’s about us and our husbands, and I love writing about my husband! Here goes: What are your middle names? My middle name is BREIGH, most people reading here know that by now.   Strangely, my husband doesn’t have one.   I’m …

OK, about 42,000 people have tagged me on Facebook to do this ‘25 things’ meme, so I’m gonna do it here and not tag anyone.  If you read this and want to do it yourself, by all means – meme your little heart out. Since I’ve been in winter hibernation and feeling a little Fuck You about all things Netherlands, …

Last night I crawled into bed and heaved a big sigh.  Our new bed is so comfy and with the fleece sheets on in the winter it’s like crawling into a cloud.  I was tired, it was almost 1am which is pretty late for us but not unusual lately since Xander has been working from home a lot. I was …

I have a bunch of stuff in my head but can’t really concentrate on one single thing.  Welcome to my pity party… I went to a party last weekend that had a lot of crying snot covered little kids in a small area.  Having not purchased myself a plastic bubble yet, I got ANOTHER COLD.  Yeah, you heard me right… …