Happy SinterKlaas everyone! (or whatever it is you say in Dutch!) We don't usually do anything too special for SinterKlaas, but we had a few Dutch packages sent to us in late November that inspired us to make it more of an event. Some friends from church also suggested a Dutch potluck and so why not have it on December 5th?! A couple from our church hosted the event in their beautiful basement apartment and 10-12 people trickled in and out to enjoy Nasi Goreng, Croquettes, hot apple cider, and yummy speculaas almond cakes together. It was a really nice distraction from the cold, dark days we've been having lately and a great way to meet a few more people and get to know some of our new friends better. Everyone we meet seems to be very outgoing, hospitable, and easy to get to know. I'm so thankful for that.
I wish I took a picture of the event, but here is one of the mountain of Dutch goodies we were spoiled with by some relatives back home! Yum!
In other news, Marcel just got back from a 5 km jog in -32 degree weather! He is CRAZY! This is what he looked like when he returned!
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| I can't see if he is smiling or not! Will he do it again? |
He also got an email this week asking for his vote for the Canadian Press Athletes and Team of the Year! Pretty cool! He gets to vote on who he thinks the all-Canadian athlete/team of the year should be! It is really starting to feel like he is living the life of a sports reporter!
Well, at least their are no icicles hanging out of his nose! Ha! Is that cold air even healthy for your lungs?
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