The 'Dansstage' was great. I participated in some level 3 workshops even though I enlisted for level 2. At the end of the weekend I was dead tired and my right knee and both feet hurt, but it was worth it.

Wednesday after that (26th) we went to see three more houses in Amersfoort but none of them was The House, however we decided to go back to the Holkwerweg 35. That's the one with the fireplace, old style interior and a busy street on the front. We have visited the neighbourhood again to check how much noise the street makes and it was ok. We can endure that. It's also on a highschool student cycle route, but that's mainly twice a day. And the house is just so spacious, well kept and it has a fireplace!

We found a purchasing agent, an old friend of Matthijs' family, who will visit the house with us next Thursday for a second viewing. Now we have to decide how to officially register us living together and get the mortgage thing done. Yuck. I just really want to start packing things and moving there!

This week, aside from work, I'll be working on the wedding invitation for my mother and a costume for a graduation project of the HKU: Magistratus. I'll be making a two colored doublet with this pattern from curtain fabric. There are some adjustments to be made that make it a bit tricky, but I'm confident that it'll work out ok. Deadline is somewhere halfway of February.

Last weekend we had the very enjoyable evening with ex-Musilon members, a birthday afternoon on Saturday and a friend of Matthijs visiting on Sunday. In between I shortened my bellydance veil a bit (I figured out the right thread tension so the thread didn't break every 5 cm!) and made a new wrist band for my watch. I have some more crafting to do in the future (dying some things blue, decorating a t-shirt, using all hideously synthetic fabrics in a big project) but these small things made me feel content for now. It's good to get rid of the things that bug you.