Archive for September, 2011
Posted by Emma | Filed under Family and Friends, Memory Lane, USA
Whether I like it or not, I’m back in The Netherlands… I am having a particularly hard time adjusting to life as usual this year. Maybe it’s because I had so little time to relax before I had to get back to school, maybe It’s simply because I miss everything I leave behind so much.. [...]
Tags Fun, Summertime
Brandon & Maria’s Wedding: The Big Day!
Posted by Emma | Filed under Family and Friends, USA
The long awaited wedding weekend has come and gone. Last Sunday I blogged about the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner that took place last Friday night, in case you missed it, you can read about it here! Last Saturday on 9/10/11 my boyfriend’s sister Maria and her fiancee Brandon finally got married! After two years of [...]
Tags Fun, Summertime, Wedding
Brandon & Maria’s Wedding: Rehearsal!
Posted by Emma | Filed under Family and Friends, USA
Two years ago my boyfriends sister Maria and her boyfriend of many years, Brandon, (about the cutest/coolest couple I’ve ever met) got engaged! You can read about their awesome engagement story here. I was instantly SO excited about this, because first and foremost I was so happy for them! But also, because I had never [...]
Tags Dinner, Fun, Party, Summertime, Wedding
Posted by Emma | Filed under Baking and Cooking, Celebrations, Family and Friends, USA
Being Dutch I’ve never really gotten to celebrate Halloween, which has to be the coolest American holiday. I love dressing up as well as spooky stuff so I say BOO for not having Halloween. Luckily Jayme’s family was more than willing to throw a big early September Halloween party so that I could celebrate it! [...]
Tags Party
Fun At The Shenandoah County Fair!
Posted by Emma | Filed under Activities, USA
Yesterday Jayme, his brother Carlos, and I headed out to the Woodstock fairgrounds for the annual Shenandoah County Fair! I had never been to a fair since I am usually back home or even in school by this time. I was excited to see what all the fuss was about! Soon I figured out the [...]
Tags Fun, Summertime
My Favorite Things This Summer
Posted by Emma | Filed under Activities, Family and Friends, USA
Inspired by Maria’s ‘Favorite Things Friday’ posts, I decided to do a summer favorites post! As you may know, summer is my favorite time a year because I spend it in the States with my boyfriend! I look forward to spending quality time with him all year and that’s my very most favorite thing (probably [...]
Tags Fun, Summertime
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About Me
Welcome to my blog Getting There & Going Places! My name is Emma, and I am a 22 year old psychology student living in Maastricht, a city in the Netherlands. Moving away from home last year to the other side of the country (even though it's a tiny country) marked the beginning of a lifestyle change for me. Follow me as I work hard to change my life and become a healthier person in body and mind. I'm definitely not there yet, but I am confident I'm getting there and eventually going places!
