The Netherlands

There is so much to say about this beautiful country I'm not sure where to begin. First off I was so excited when we flew into Germany and the Captain said the current temperature was 1 degree Celsius and it was snowing!!! It was only a little snow but AHHHH!!! Germany was breath taking!!!   This is a picture while we were driving. All my other pictures are on the camera I lost :(

 I was in awe with Germany, the little villages and the cute little houses! Germany is a beautiful country that is for sure!

Amsterdam what is there to say!! Rene and I had an absolute BLAST! The beer was awesome there and the people were SO nice!!! Rene and I had a discussion as to why the Dutch are so happy all the time. We came up with 3 reasons, 1. They exercise, since driving around is such a hassle it is a lot easier to ride a bike or walk. The people here walk or bike everywhere! 2. Prostitution is legal meaning people are having sex. Exercise and having sex release endorphins which in turn make you feel happy :) and of course, I think this goes without saying, 3. Smoking marijuana is legal. BUT I say the main reasons they are so happy is because of reason 1 and 2. Reason 3 I would say just makes them a bit more passive rather then aggressive...

 Mulligan's, an Irish pub we went to. This place was legit, full of Irish folk dancing and all that jazz. I did not try the Guinness there unfortunately, although I've heard it's the best in Amsterdam!

 This is a movie theater!!! Talk about watching a movie on the big screen. This place is setup like a performing arts center, balcony seating and box seating. It was awesome! We watched 007 Skyfall. Yes we went and watched a movie on vacation :)

This is the better view from our hotel room. I think this was a petting zoo, because they had little ponies, donkeys, sheep, goats and other animals. Just past it is Rembrandt park. I can only imagine what this place looks like during the spring/summer time.

Again there is so much to say about the Netherlands. I am so glad Rene and I decided to make this our 1st European vacation. We both really enjoyed ourselves and would love to go back again some day! Almost forgot to rave about the food!!! OH MY GOODNESS! Everything we ate there was insanely good. The pizza was amazing, the sushi, the steak!, sandwiches and even the coffee! Maybe it's because there isn't much variety of food here but Ahhh! Words do not come close to explaining how delicious the food was in Amsterdam! 

Fact

It's a fact that I am sucker for awesome product packaging. If I am stuck on deciding between two things OR I know nothing about the product I'm buying, 7 times out of 10 I buy the one that looks cooler. When I 1st moved here and I was buying wine to take to a dinner we were invited to. I couldn't remember the name of wine Alyssa liked so I bought the one in a cool blue bottle! Yup I bought it based on the color of the bottle and Rene made fun of me for it. Puckers recently changed their bottles and it makes me want to buy it even though I know puckers is NOT good! A few reasons why I decided to blog about this is 1. I haven't blogged in awhile 2. the other day I bought conditioner because it said ginger on it.

Alright so let me explain myself. Since it's been a year since I've cut my hair the ends are getting a little on the dry side. Not to mention the shampoo and condition I was using made my scalp feel weird and just bluh! Any way, I bought the shampoo that Rene likes which works fine except the conditioner sucks for my hair ( I have to use A LOT of it). While I was at the store looking for conditioner I saw the nifty looking Organix bottles. I've ALWAYS thought they looked cool, because they were different. BUT I have used 2 different types before and I wasn't overly impressed with them. Well I saw the dark purple one and it said Ginger on it! Of course I read the label and it is for dry hair, but that's not the point, the point is that I was attracted to the shape of the bottle and the fact that they wrote ginger is a bright pink color! Even though I've never had an amazing experience with the products I still picked it up and bought it! So all that money spent on labels and how packaging should be made is totally worth it as far a selling something... Oh and the conditioner works great by the way :)