9/28/13

when i got sick



Christmas decorations are starting to pop up in the shops. That must mean the end of the year is close.
That make me realize I didn’t write as many stories as I thought I was going to write. I still  have a few stories to write. But I guess with most of them I thought they were too short.
I now decided they do deserve a spot on my blog!
So here is the first short one.

I think this was the first boy that I called my boyfriend. I don’t remember where I met him. It must have been while going out. I remember he had been good friends with a classmate of mine. But I didn’t remember ever seeing him in those years.
Ok, now I remember why I haven’t written this story yet. There is too much blur about it. I’ve forgotten about some of the details. I’ll try my best to still make a story out of it.
It was in the year without internet on your mobile. So we started off with sending each other a text every now and then. From the text we met each other again and hitted it off. I could really tell by the end of the month when I got my phone bill!
He was such a kind boy!
I remember going to his place. He lived with his mum. Oh my I was scared the first time! Tried to be cool and totally relaxed. But I was shitting my pants. It all went fine though. We had a cup of tea and a chat. Looked at his older pictures with his friend, who was my classmate.
Then we went up stairs to his room.  He had a huge aquarium in his room. I was impressed at that point. Later that night….not so impressed (with the light and noise).
We spent quite some time chatting and watching movies. I didn’t mind watching crazy scary movies because I had a good pair of arms around me to cover myself in.
Sometime later I got sick. Like seriously really sick! I was so sick I couldn’t take care of myself. I could hardly speak. I had to go to my parents to be taken care of. After a few days we knew what was going on. I had glandular fever, also known as the kissing disease. I was in such bad shape that they gave me morphine.
When I had the results from the doctor I phoned my boyfriend and told him. He then got cross with me, because of the chance that he had it too now as it is contagious.
I tell you, I was happy when I found the tiny bit of energy to put socks on. I was a mess, thats how sick I was. So I had no energy for his worries. I stayed sick soo long and didn’t want him to see me like that. When I got a bit better I had plenty of time to think about it and decided it didn’t want to be his girlfriend. So that was that!


9/1/13

my other home...



I think this will be one of my most personal blog's as its not just about a date but something that was a lot more then just...anyway it was a pretty romantic story so it deserves to be here!

I have a long lasting love relation with the place that i also call home….Ireland!
That is because it’s the place where I walked my first steps.
First my dad fell in love with the place. He then took my mum there and they both fell in love. So when we where a family of four we moved to this lovely spot in the South of Ireland.
My dad did all sorts of jobs and my mum was running a shop there with her best friend. So as kids we spend a lot of time with the two families.
Over the years I’ve spend quit some holidays there. I just love that place. The beauty of the surrounding, the lovely people, the outside life, the ‘rush’of the village life. Nothing compare to my life in Amsterdam. Maybe that’s why I love it there so much; because it’s so different.
It’s been my friends who kept saying: Mina, one day you’ll fall in love with a Irish man like you fell in love with the place you call home too. I kept saying: “Nooo way! I’m not going to do that!”
….Yes I did.
I was there for my ‘Irish-brother’s’ wedding. It was al sooo lovely. Being together with so many people I love so much and the whole wedding happening was absolutely amazing. It was (so far) the nicest wedding I’ve been to. The whole setting was just perfect.
Imagine a country house with a hugh marquee in the garden that overviews the ocean and then at night light 50 of those wishing balloons…
And in the evening we started partying. Now I have to say…these Irish take a dam long time before they move their self’s on to a dance floor! So I was taking good use of the space and dancing away.
Every now and then I went to have a chat with some friends or to get a drink. While doing that I kept seeing this one guy…so after a while I invited them all over to the dance floor and they did.
That was the start of something really nice!
Since the moment ‘he’ joined me on the dance floor we spend all my left over time in Ireland together. Spark where all over the place.
The next day we went to the after and he was brave enough to meet all the family.
So when I left I thought that was it. I really did. He kept saying he really wanted to see me again. I thoughts will see…
Back at home we started skyping….everyday….at least once a day…and he booked a ticket to Amsterdam!
I was ever so nervous when he landed. How would it be to see each other again? Would there still be sparks? 
Yes! There where sparks. I was wearing pink glasses and with my head in the clouds.
Dating someone who lives miles away on some island isn’t easy! But it was all worth it. When we did see each other it was the best. And hee….he lived at the place that feels so much home to me too. So I absolutely didn’t mind going there!
There were some future talks…even about moving. But it would be a hell of a step for either one. But what the hell…if there is love in the air…
Some days I could totally see myself life in this village that has such a big place in my heart. The thought of not being close to my family didn’t scare me. I had my one and only second mum living there. And a ‘annoying’ brother with his lovely wife. And a ‘big sister’ with her family.
But it will stay a dream to life there as we are not together anymore! I guess it all went wrong when I didn’t catch the bouquet…