L&L in Cali

2008-11-15T18:27:00.000-08:00

Ok, ok .... I know it has been a WHILE since our last posting .... but a lot has happened since then, as you can see.

SURPRISE!!!!!!

Most recently, I (Lindsay) turned 29 - and was surprised to find out that my amazing hubby planned a surprise karaoke party for me .... wow, it was quite a night at Durty Nellys. You can see more pics at kevinkaraoke.com (November 8th)

NAPA!!!!!!

Dider, Aunt Pam, Kate & I took an amazing weekend trip to Napa to taste wine, see the beautiful vineyards, and soak in mineral baths .... but most importantly, to spend some Q-time with each other. We had a blast. It was BEAUTIFUL!

CORONADO!!!

Luuc and I finally broke out the mountain bikes and took a little ride in San Diego. It was a beautiful trail.

EUROPE!!!!

Yes, it was a once-in-a-lifetime trip for Lety and I ..... we took a 2-week tour of Western Europe. LOTS of trains, lots of maps, lots of hotels, lots of local cuisine, so many memories!

AMSTERDAM - We took the "wine and cheese tasting" nightly canal cruise.

BRUSSELS - dreamland. Amazing chocolate, french fries, beer, waffles, and ... Greek food. Hmmm. Not to mention it is BEAUTIFUL!

PAR-eee!! A rainy day in Paris, but it was perfect.

BARCELONA -- one of my favorite stops. We saw the work of Antonio Gaudi .... incredible!! And we saw a Flamenco show & have been hooked on Flamenco ever since. Tapas and Sangria .... wow.

LAKE COMO, Italy - gorgeous views in the coutryside of Italy.

VENICE - everything you ever imagined it is!!! Beautiful ancient decay.

ROME - old and beautiful.

And HARDENBERG, Holland! The Dams welcomed us so warmly .... it was a really nice way to end the trip.

August 6th -- Our 4-year American anniversary!

We had visitors over the summer! Anne-Margreet and Gerard came to spend some time with us. They had quite an adventure! You will have to check out Anne-Margreet's blog for more pics ....

The Chicago 2008 Moser All-Girls Retreat .... what a fabulous time! We saw Wicked & hit the streets of Chicago. Good times.

Another visitor! Nienke (Luuc's cousin) came to stay with us for a week while she worked for an internship right down the road ... what a small world. We had a great time.

February 2008

2008-03-21T06:43:00.000-07:00

Veracruz!!

I took a trip to Veracruz with my friend Lety ... she showed me around her hometown & all of the beautiful sites. It was an amazing trip!

January 2008

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I spent the weekend in a cabin at Big Bear Lake with some friends from Tustin Ranch ... and Lety came for a day in the mountains too! We had a great time in the snow!

We took a trip back to Illinois in December. It was great to see everyone. We had a travel adventure & ended up spending a lot of time in airports and rental cars .... but it was worth it - we wouldn't miss Christmastime with the fam!
Luuc looks cold .....

Dider and Liddy

All those cute Moser girls ...

And precious Max!!

We had a ball with the Sanckens .. always new toys to play with!

Colleen and I lounging together like the good old days ...

Back in Cali .... a beautiful day at the beach with Lety!

Check out the new Jaguar - Available in April '08 if anyone is interested!! Luuc worked at a car show in LA & we went to a Lakers game afterward! (We saw Larry David and Jack Nicholson there too!)

Here are a couple random pics from a photography class I took this fall

2007-10-24T13:58:00.000-07:00

Fires in California ... we are OK!! The fires came within a mile or two from our apartment. These pics were taken on Sunday night & are from outside our front door. It was pretty scary. Right now, it is just really smoky and ashy outside - In fact, I have the afternoon off from work because of the poor air quality. Please keep the rest of So Cal in your prayers!

We took a weekend trip to Big Bear to experience fall again! It was beautiful.

And some pretty beach pictures - this is at the Montage Resort in Laguna Beach.

Thumbs up for Dana Point! Luuc and Fred on a weekly excursion.

August 2007

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Family and Friends in Illinois .....

We spent a weekend in Scottsdale, Arizona to celebrate our three year anniversary!

July 2007

2007-08-07T09:35:00.000-07:00

A vist from the P's!

Sceb made the long trip out on the bike ... Dider flew out and rode back with him. They made several stops on the way back & saw lots of cool places, but while they were in Cali ......

Dider and Liddy went to the mission in San Juan Capistrano and ate at a precious tearoom.

A visit to the Jaga-wa dealership .....

A family pic at The Getty Musuem ...

and Hollywood!

Kayaking in La Jolla and dinner at Old Town San Diego .....

We had a GREAT time!

The adventures of Courtney and Lindsay continue ..... earlier in the year, we took on Hollywood at Dick Clark's New Years Rockin Eve and the People's Choice Awards ... for the summer, we chose the Temecula Wine & Balloon Festival and Glen Ivy Day Spa, where we "mudded up" at Club Mudd .... fun!

This is at Crystal Cove ... a beautiful view of the ocean from the top of the hill!

April 2007

2007-04-14T14:37:00.000-07:00

HOLLAND!!!

By the Paasberg

Oma Lucie

Jan and Hienke

Anne-Margeet's new home

Albert

Family shots

The Dams enjoying one last cup of coffee at the airport

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On our way home from Holland, we made a layover in London ..... where we were denied access into the US due to some immigration issues.

Luuc is pissed.

We were living in the movie "The Terminal" .......

We were stuck in London for three days until we had the paperwork we needed to get home. So we enjoyed the city as much as we could! It was beautiful.

Buckingham Palace

Westminster Abbey

Big Ben

The Monument

The London Tower and Bridge

The Princess Diana Memorial

YESSS!!! On our way home ....

March 2007

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We took two trips to Palm Springs in March ......

We went to see the finals of the Pacific Life Open. Right along the way, we saw the dinosaurs from Pee Wee's Big Adventure -couldn't resist! We actually ate at the diner where Pee Wee met Simone :)

We got to try out our serving speed .....

We also went to spend a weekend with Pam and Warren! So much fun.

Lindsay took a weekend trip with Courtney up the coast to Hearst Castle. It was a fabulous trip!

The Castle was AMAZING.

So were the sea lions!

...and she also took a trip to Big Bear with some friends from work in January. It was snowy and beautiful!

Happy Holidays!

2007-01-05T13:11:00.000-08:00

We hope you all had a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Luuc and I took a nice trip to Illinois for the holidays & it was great to see everyone and spend some time there. We were so relaxed that we forgot about taking pictures & therefore have nothing to post. Oh well -- Happy 2007!

October/November 2006

2006-11-24T16:07:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

We spent Thanksgiving Day (and Luuc's 25th birthday) at the beach this year! Who says Thanksgiving can't be a picnic? We also had a nice dinner with friends later on.

November was a great month because we had visitors from Illinois! Dider and Kate were out for a long weekend & we had a great time. We went to the beach ......

Wine country ... beautiful! Too bad Kate couldn't join in the wine-tasting ... but isn't she an adorable mommy-to-be?

And of course a day in Hollywood complete with a tour of historic Hollywood and the Stars' homes! Fabulous.

Happy Halloween! Kind of creepy, isn't it?

August/September 2006

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Lindsay took a trip back to IL in August to visit fam & friends.

I also went to Palm Springs for a weekend with my friend Kelly for some relaxation ..... we got massages! It was awesome. Our little beetle also enjoyed the trip to Palm Springs.

Not much else happening this month except for work! Luuc is still loving his position at Jaguar. Lindsay is adjusting to a new school year with a diverse caseload. We did manage to get away & go to a baseball game one weekend! Go Dodgers!

July 2006

2006-07-31T17:18:00.000-07:00

Visitors from Holland!

Gepke and Anne-Margreet spent three weeks with us! We had a great time. Here we are before our whale-watching excursion.

We spent some time around the house ......

And took a trip to Mexico!

Anne-Margreet is also working on a blog from their trip! They took more pictures than we did! The ladies were quite adventurous and took two big trips - Yosemite/San Francisco and The Grand Canyon!

Thanks for the visit, Dams!

May/June 2006

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We finally made the seven-hour trip to see the Grand Canyon. We are so glad we went. It is quite amazing!

We also stopped by the Hoover Dam on our way home....

and camped at Lake Mead (it was 100 degrees there at 11:30pm!)

Here we are at Laguna with Andy and Alisha ....

they are moving back to IL this month.

We will miss you guys!

And in honor of the 2006 World Cup .....

GO NEDERLAND!

April 2006

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Here we are at Catalina Island! We took a spring break/2nd anniversary trip for a weekend. It was a beautiful island with lots of fun history.

Luuc is loving his job with Jaguar & is starting to get in on some Aston Martin business. This was an equestrian event that he worked at.

Lindsay also gave snowboarding a try over Spring Break with a friend from work at Big Bear. By the end of the day, we were doing great on the bunny slopes!

March 2006

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We started out this month with a whale-watching trip at Dana Point. We didn't see any whales, but HUNDREDS of dolphins! They were completely surrounding the boat - amazing! We were too excited to take more pictures :)

We spent a weekend in Carlsbad for a Jaguar training. Luuc went to trainings to learn about the new Jag being released in April, and Lindsay enjoyed the luxurious spa treatments at the hotel. We both got to

experience a ride in the new jag with Roberto Guerrero, a famous NASCAR driver. It was WILD!

This is the gorgeous view from our hotel room. LOVED it.

Carlsbad is known for it's flower fields! They just started blooming when we were there. It feels just like Holland!

We'll end this month with a picture of my Grandpa Sancken that we found on the internet. He is second from the right on the bottom row. He was quite the banjo player!

February 2006

2006-02-20T18:22:00.000-08:00

Welcome to The Dahm's blogspot! We created a New Years blog, but it was never sent out ... you can still see our "2005" synopsis if you are interested. Just thought this would be a good way to share all of those fun pictures that just sit in our computer.
So ........ here are a few highlights from this month so far .....

At the beginning of the month we traded in our Mercury Sable for a VW Beetle "Turbo" -- respectfully named "Scotty Boy" in honor of Scott Sancken and Jan Wicher Dam. It is so fun to drive around - We love it!

We had some forest fires burn pretty darn close to our home .... there were ashes floating around in the sky & in the picture from our front door you can see the smoke billowing from behind the mountain. Kind of scary!

February is not complete without a nice Valentine date! We were treated by a generous client of Luuc's to an extravagant meal at a resturant on the top of a hill ..... so romantic! :)

That's it for now! Thanks for checking out our pics. Lots of Love! L&L

Happy New Year!

2005-12-03T22:39:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR from the Dahms!!

Wishing you a joyful and prosperous 2006!

Here we are in sunny Tustin, CA! We are both enjoying the nice weather and scenery & working hard! Luuc is working for Jaguar in Santa Ana. This is a picture from a car show he worked at in Anaheim.

Lindsay is working for Tustin Unified School District as a Speech Therapist for school-aged students. This year, she went to ASHA in San Diego (a National Speech Conference).

Some more photos from 2005:

Visitors from Holland!! Wicher, Gepke and Anne-Margreet came for 2 weeks in May to visit us & experience CA. We had a fabuluous time! We had lots of visitors this year -- Abby and Kelly, Mindy, Dan and Clayton, the Slot family, and Dider! We LOVED having you all!

We took a trip to Mammoth Lakes with Uncle Warren and Aunt Pam - and stopped at Yosemite on the way home. It was BEAUTIFUL.

Dider turned 50! This picture is from her surprise party in Eureka - so much fun.

In August, we moved from the desert to Tustin, CA. We live close to the beach - it is beautiful! This picture is just outside of our front door.

Here we are in Solvang, CA - a picturesque Danish village on the Southern California coast. Vineyards and wineries surround the town - this is where part of the movie "Sideways" was filmed.

Luuc took a trip with some fellow Dutchies to Michigan, Massachusetts, and Maine to promote korfball in America.

We hope you have enjoyed our 2005 album! Happy New Year!!