Personal

November 30th was our big day: Koen and I got married in Las Vegas! Everything went as planned and the weather was great. We were surrounded by our parents, sisters and extended family from San Diego.

Koen and I bought our very first house! We’ll stay in the same area as where we live now, which is close to Koen’s work. We both preferred a newly built house and fortunately for us there’s plenty of choice here as they’re building many new residential areas. They will start building our house in…

For more than 22 years I have been living with the consequences of a visible tumor in my cheek while I did not even know what I had. And I can tell you, it feels very lonely to be ‘the only one in the world’ with this rare condition and unique appearance. I gave up…

After 9 years it’s finally official: Koen and I are engaged! Last Thursday Koen went on his knees during our flight to New York. Of course I said yes! I really didn’t expect it at that moment and still hardly can’t believe it!

Finally, 2018 has started! A year that promises to be exciting with many changes I am looking forward to. Also regarding traveling. We often get asked: ‘and, where will your next trip go to? Do you already have new travel plans?’. After months of preparations I can finally tell you our plans: in 2018 we…

Hello all! It has been a while since my latest blog post. Time for a personal update! I have some super exciting news to share. As of January first I quit my jobs to start for myself. Next year I will focus full time on designing crochet patterns and running my blog(s). This is work…