Excitement all around

This is going to be a short entry but I just wanted to share with you the following:

1) I'm going to audition for the part of "Maria" in "The Sound of Music" on February 18th, 2009 at the TV station VTM. My mom and a couple of friends said I should give it a try and so I did. I registered yesterday morning and the same day I got a phone call for an invitation to join the first audition round. This is only round one. Fingers crossed everyone! :-)

2) If all goes well, I'm going to be an aunt by the time this year is over! My brother's girlfriend rang me this morning to break the news that she is having a baby. I'm so excited!! :) My brother is going to be a dad! Unbelievable!!

3) I'm still happily in love with my guy :D (as if you had any doubt!)

Love, Kim

A wonderful season has begun.

It has been a while since I wrote on this blog. Time to give you another inside look on what's been going on in my life. I have been the luckiest and happiest girl on this planet for nearly 10 weeks (NOT that I'm counting lol). Ever since I met Erwin life has taken a drastic turn. Not only am I amazed on how I can handle two agendas (his and mine to make it clear!!), but also am amazed on how full life can be with small and precious moments, happy moments, active moments, etc. I can't give you an update on what has happened these past 2 months. I hope the pictures will help a little with that. Ever since November every day has been special. Erwin makes every day a special one. Even if it's just by a short text message, a dessert he's brought home, a milkshake he made me in the morning, his countless hugs & kisses. I have never met anyone like this. Anyway, before we all go weepy here, let me give you a quick roundup anyway (of what I can remember). The Christmas holidays were crazy. We celebrated Christmas eve at my grandparents's house with my family. This was Erwin's big break. He was accepted right away. My grandpa and Erwin even made a walk outside at one point. Everyone slept over and the next morning (more towards 2PM), we headed over to his parents. That day we also visited his grandparents. They were great, and they liked me right away, which I was so relieved by! (You never know...)We had a fondue for dinner and exchanged little gifts. The next day we slept in a little and headed back to Erwin's place. I had to work in between Christmas and New Year's. Things were laid back at work, so it wasn't too bad. Erwin and I stayed at home for New Year's Eve. We made finger foods and had a great time together. The next day we headed over to his grandparents again where we had a bread lunch with the rest of the family. There I got to meet his nephews and uncle and aunt. Later that day we visited a lady called Jeannine. She's a great wine lover and we ended up staying until 3AM talking, dancing and enjoying the good things in life. The next day we were headed to Blankenberge. My Christmas gift from Erwin was a weekend at a hotel down by the sea. It was great being away from everyone and everything. Just the two of us enjoying eachother's company and having fun in the swimming pool and sauna. And since then every weekend has been a fun one. Or we go for a walk at castle grounds nearby, we go to the mall, we have dinners to go to, a birthday party, catching up with some old acquaintances, or just relaxing and watching a movie...you name it. Life has been awesome, crazy, filled with every good thing. Last weekend we went to the seaside where my brother lives. As he left today on a 4 month trip with the navy, it was good to see him before he hit the ocean. Well, that's all I have time for right now. I hope you enjoy this entry. Have a wonderful day.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Merry Christmas everyone and a Happy New Year!!

Een prettige Kerst en een heel gelukkig Nieuwjaar gewenst!!

Erwin & Kimberley

Shocking!!!

To anyone who wasn't aware yet: here's a sneek preview of my boyfriend Erwin and I.

Snowfight!!

Here's a video of the first snow in Belgium on Sunday November 23, 2008.

Italy report

Hey! My friend and I just spent 5 wonderful days in Southern Italy. I wish I was down there still... We had perfect weather, perfect food, gorgeous sceneries, ... I'm absolutely ready to go back!! Here's a short report of 5 days of Italy.

Day 1

I caught my flight to Naples at noon...probably THE noisest flight I've ever been on (with the majority being Italian passengers...what can you expect ha? ;) ). I met up with my friend Trina in Napoli at 2.30pm. First thing we did was having lunch at the train station. Our first encounter with a cute looking Italian was a fact!! After catching up (meaning endless chatter between the two of us) we took the train to Meta, a small town only 3 train stops away from touristy Sorrento. That same night we watched a beautiful sunset in Meta and had a horrible Polish or Czech granola bar.

Day 2

Agenda of the day: visiting Pompeii!! Entrance was EUR 11, but boy...you can spend a whole day walking through the 2000 year old town...and so we did...almost. We did spend 4-5 hours walking around the ruins and taking TONS of pictures. It it HUGE!! Later that day, and with sore feet, we caught the train to Sorrento where we had a lovely 3 course dinner for only EUR 18!! We loved it and Italy so far. Something which could not be said of the 2 Australian ladies sitting at the table next to us at the restaurant. It seemed like Europe just didn't do it for them...Oh well, I was LOVING my little vacation!!

Day 3

Our third day consisted of a day trip to Capri and having dinner in our quiet little town of Meta. Our trip to Capri was AWESOME. I LOVE the ocean and being on the water. So first thing we did was catch a jet ferry to the exclusive island. The weather was gorgeous. I loved being able to walk around in shorts and a T-shirt in the middle of October!! We arrived in the little pictoresque harbour, were overwhelmed with invitations to go eat, to make boat rides...a little too touristy for me. Anyway, what we did do was do a 1.5 hours boat ride around the island, with a short stop to visit the "grotto azurro". Yes, you're in a small rowing boat and you ENTER the cave! (picture 3) A short but unforgettable experience :-). Back on the island, we decided to go to the centre ("centro") of this place. Not knowing that there was a direct bus connection, we climbed endless stairs ... until FINALLY we made it to the top. Of course, you could only see 2 people puffing and huffing for air...(picture 2). At least the view was breathtaking and we definitely earned our lunch. Later that day we caught our jet ferry back to Sorrento, and went for a traditional pizza in a small snack bar in Meta...where we were...until one point...the only 2 women.

Day 4

Our last full day in Italy took us to Positano. We had planned to take another boat around the peninsula and visit Amalfi instead, but alas...for once we didn't check the departure times and bluntly missed our boat in the morning to Amalfi. As the next boat only left at 1.30pm, we took a winding bus trip to the nearer town, Positano. It is a nice place, but not too much going on there. So after lunch, my friend and I split. I wanted to at least have sunbathed once on this short trip, and my friend explored a little more of the town on her own. This day was a quiet one actually, which was nice. It was a vacation in the end right? We spent our last night in Sorrento, where the streets were car free!!! We ate at the same restaurant of day 2 and had our dessert at a beautiful tea parlour. We ended up watching part of a soccer match..Napoli vs Juventus. In EVERY store and/or bar, you could follow the match. I had my American friend all excited for soccer!! Amazing ;-).

Day 5

Day 5 and our last morning in beautiful and quiet Meta. One last time Antonio made us breakfast: toast, with tomatoes, an omelet and juice. Eating breakfast under a clear blue sky and in the shadow of a mountain...what more can I say... Next we caught our bus to the airport and we arrived back in Brussels at 4.15pm...where temperature had dropped 10°C compared to where we were coming from!!!

In all, a wonderful, but too short vacation. Having seen Pompeii and Italy in general wants me to come back and visit Rome. I so want to see the Coloseum and Forum and what not! Thanks for having me join you on this little trip Trina. Hopefully see you soon!!!

Going Espagnol :-)

I had my first dance lesson last night!! It was harder than I thought it would be, but A TON of fun!!! This year the teacher wants to go ESPAGNOL!! Oh yeah!! This is what it should look like at the end of the year...with LOTS of practice ;-).