Wordless Wednesday

Getting my mountaineering shoes that match my work clothes

I'm back!

The summer vacation has been long over. Somehow my daily rhythm is messed up after some time away and I tend to take long to manage to get back in the day-to-day routine. Obviously I was already back to work and the normal day cycle but I have been avoiding doing certain things. For one I have been avoiding going out jogging. I did manage to go once since back but that's definitely less than planned. I've also been eating like a pig and if left alone in the evening I start scavenging the cupboards for anything that can satisfy my need to pig out.

Now I think I want to take control back and that means also updating here.

The trip to Malta was jam packed with activities. With a wedding of a close friend who lives in Holland, a lot of beach days, good food and family. I won't go into much details since photos can explain better.

Lately we're flying with Ryanair since Air Malta flights are ridiculously expensive. This means that our luggage is limited. My skills of packing have improved dramatically and we managed to take only one luggage of just 15kg between us and a couple of carry on bags. I'm proud of myself!

The view from my sun bed in Ghadira bay. Not first row to the sea but that's because we prefer to have more space. We spent so many days at this beach since it seemed to be the cleanest this summer.

My boyfriend celebrated his birthday while in Malta. I think it's great to celebrate your birthday while on holiday. Mine usually is just another normal day at work in freezing weather.

We spent lots of time with my parents. Here's the boys.

And here's the girls.

Malta by night is just spectacular. This is the view of Valletta from Tigne' Point.

 Here's the most important men in my life. My boyfriend looks like he towers everyone in Malta!

I'm looking forward to be back in less than 2 months!

The island I grew up in

My summer trip to the rocky islands has finally arrived. My visit to Malta in summer is always much awaited. I'm definitely a summer person and somehow the Netherlands is just a not a country famous for it's summers!

But there is something that really fascinates me about Malta. It's all the blue it has: the sky, the sea. The colour is such a fresh colour that seems to put me in a good mood. And in case you don't know what I'm talking about here's some photos of the lovely islands I grew up in.


You can check out more of my photos of the beautiful islands here.

Photos from the past

I spent some time looking at my family's old photos and couldn't resist showing you some of them.

This is my dad in his teenage years. I love the fact that he was posed in all of the photos. I think this 60s style can fit perfectly in the wardrobe of many young men today.

My dad on his apprenticeship days. Interesting that underneath the work overalls he was still wearing a shirt and a tie. Standards nowadays are so lower!

This is one of the earliest photos I have of my mum.

The subtle attack

Imagine the Jaws movie theme song being played in the background, while scrolling through the below photos.

This was a subtle attack from my boyfriend when I started taking consecutive photos of him.

Sisters

Sisters are usually part of the few people who know your deepest darkest secrets. They're the ones that even if you have not talked with them in ages will still get you, knowing what to say to make you feel right.

My sister lives in the UK so I don't get to see her as often as I would like to. We use phones, emails and Skype to keep up to date but since she now has a little one I also get photo updates. Sometimes updates come less often, so I keep pushing for some. In the end I think it's my right to get regular pictures of my cute niece!

In the end it's worth the wait to get a bunch of photos, some of which make me aaaaw  

and others that won't be appreciated by my niece in 15 years time!