Archive for June, 2007

W&W&27K

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Last Saturday, Wendeline and Wilko got married! They got married in the beautiful Leidse Lakenhal and threw a huge party at the nearby completely rebuilt Scheltema-building. It was smashing : vast amounts of partying people presenting/delivering special gifts/games/speeches all night long.
In the afternoon I ran along the Rijn and at Koudekerk decided to continue and [...]

LCKV

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

If our summercamp will be as much fun as our preparatory weekend, it’s a good thing Cle and I signed up to be doing the cooking! But do we really need 40 kids to join us??

Absolutely no playing with food

Fanatics at the poker-table : shuffle up!

Key ingredients

Cooking-Squad

21K @ Leiden

Monday, June 11th, 2007

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Today, I finished a half Marathon in Leiden! Once upon a time lóng ago and pre-cancer I ran 21K here as well, but I was 18 at the time and virtually indestructible (I think I ran 1 hour 48 minutes). Today I ran 2 hours 8 minutes and I’m [...]

Three years (and going strong)

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

On June 8 – two days ago – it was three years since my diagnosis with cancer. A special day – and I consider it not a depressing one. Rather one aware of the fragility and shortness of life, lack of control over some issues, and my intense thankfulness for my recovery so far. I [...]