Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Julia and Jason
Jason Horst is staying with us at the moment. He's the son of one of Gunnar's old colleagues at Tennis Wahlstedt and a nice guy. Jason's girlfriend Julia is on language holiday in Oxford too (including daily lessons), but there's still enough time for them to explore the city together. Normally the couple is very laid-back, but on Sunday evening that changed dramatically. They tried to solve the magic cube and became desperate. I don't know why because I like the cube best anyway when it's as colourful as possible.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
A Wonderful Day
2 July 2009 was very special to us! Gunnar turned 40 so Margriet and I were up early to make breakfast and arrange his presents in the dining room. I promise you, I really did my best to make it look pretty. After the unwrapping of the presents (I was allowed to help ... yippieh!) the excitement started. Two phones rang at the same time: Margriet's mum Hanneke phoned on the landline and Margriet's brother Floris rang on Gunnar's mobile. Both to congratulate Gunnar AND to tell us that Margriet's sister Judith had gone into labour. My people got very excited and a little nervous. Then the phone rang again ... and it was an estate agent. Margriet and Gunnar had been busy looking for houses in the Nijmegen area in the last couple of weeks and the estate agent had good news: Their most recent bid on a house in Beek Ubbergen was accepted. This is very good. I like the house a lot as it has a nice garden. After a few hours of waiting the liberating call came: Judith and Dimitri have got a son now! His name is Storm Olivier and all are doing well. Many congratulations!!! What a day ... we had to go swimming at dusk to cool down after all this excitement.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Fruit and Vegetables in the Backyard
Although we don't have a proper garden, Margriet sowed various plants in our backyard a few months ago. Happily, sunflowers, peppers, tomatoes, salad and herbs seem to like the place. And check out the top right corner in the picture - those are strawberries ... I'm really sorry though ... too tempting ... red, juicy and big ... I ate them all (but one). My people were not amused, I can tell you.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Wimbledon
On Monday Kai, Bane, Alex and Gunnar had an exciting day at Wimbledon. It's not just the fantastic tennis, but at the same time the enjoyable atmosphere which makes this place very special. Guys, thanks for wonderful four days in Oxford and London! See you 2010 in South Africa (hopefully)!
Julia Görges
On Tuesday the German Julia Görges (Tennis Wahlstedt/TC RW Wahlstedt, the company/club Gunnar worked for from 2006 to 2008) played in the first round at Wimbledon. Unfortunately, the current number 93 in the world lost to Jelena Jankovic, one of the best players at present, 4:6/6:7, but Julia's performance was excellent anyway.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
The Lads Kicked Us Out
Scandalous! Gunnar's tennis mates Alex, Kai and Bane arrived in Oxford last Friday and kicked Margriet and me out. I could have taken them on, but I decided to leave them alone in the end and move out for two days. Tennis, pub crawl, sights - apparently the lads had a great time so far and tomorrow they're even going to Wimbledon! I'll keep you posted.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Sonia and Sven in Oxford
At the weekend Sonia and Sven, more friends from Germany, paid us a visit in Oxford. It was extremely hot so I decided to stay at home most of the time, but apparently the two couples were able to enjoy themselves as well without me. They came back sun-tanned and couldn't stop talking about punting, people in gowns and old buildings. By the way, I am pretty sure that Sven supports Hamburger SV - can anyone tell me why he's wearing a VfB Stuttgart shirt in the pictures below?
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