Dutch Village

This past Saturday is one of the rare fun times that will always be treasured. Heard of phrases like "People do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing"? This one is by a poet, Oliver Holmes. This is my all time favorite. While most of the time we have to act our age, it does not mean we can't step away from the leash once in a while. For me, it is always the 'playful' moments that I feel like I can be totally myself, never have to worry about keeping the walls up or to remind myself to be strong. It's just me and fun.

Taking the opportunity to have one of these moments, LZ, FY, MW and me went down to Holland, MI for the Tulip Time Festival. The weather wasn't too pleasant for tulips this weekend or any day this week but when LZ, FY and me gets together, goofiness is in the air even if there's a thunderstorm outside. The best thing about us is that all we need is each other. It doesn't matter where we are, what time is it, what we're doing, it's always fun. So what if the pictures aren't all that good because it's so gray. As long as we're laughing and having the best times of our life.

The entrance fee to the Dutch Village, which was where we spend most of the time while we were at Holland, was a little on the pricy side but I was pretty impress. They have a replicas of the stuff the Dutch uses in their olden days lifestyle. There's people who wears the Dutch costumes walking around the park explaining some of the replicas they have. There are also certain times where they have shows or dance. It is definitely an educational visit. In fact, I was thinking that it would be a nice place to bring my parents to (that is if they would ever come here). There are also 2 kiddy rides - The Horse Carousel and The Swing Ride. LZ started with the suggestion that we should go ride on it. Initially I was kinda skeptical - the usual excuse ler. It's only for kids and stuff. So we decided against it. Then I saw one of the little kid's dad went up with his kid and I looked at the 2 girls - oh yeah, we're so gonna ride on the swing. Who in the world cares how old are we???? No one. So we were up there swinging up high and it was just awesome. I couldn't stop laughing. MW did not came up with us but he took a short clip of us on his camcorder, which I'm definitely gonna send it back to my mum. *grins* I can hardly remember the last time I sat on a Carousel or a Swing Ride...probably since Pesta days when I was still staying at Bayan Baru..which is almost 2 decades ago. Later, we walked past a small looking house and an older man who had on a Dutch costume asked us if we want to watch a dance show. He definitely made our day when he said, "They are dancers from high schools, just like you girls". We started cracking up.

The way home was a little quiet as everyone was tired. I was the designated driver and I did wish that I don't have to drive since I'm not totally into driving. But it was totally worth it. Days like this reminds me of all the awesome friends I've made during the short time. It's friends like this who makes me believe that when you find the right person, you click right at that moment and it just gets better. I'll miss these girls so much because there's just no one like them. Whenever we decide to do something, we just do it. What's the point of planning when things doesn't usually work out? As for MW, he's one of the more interesting people to hang out with. Most of the guys just wanna drink and watch sports. He's always up to anything and I'm thankful to have him around to accompany me whenever I'm bored of the daily routine and is looking for fun stuff to do. Unfortunately for him, being the only guy in our little excursion, he had to listen to us bitch about guys. It was such a sweet coincidence that all three of us girls were dumped by our most recent ex for another girl. Maybe that's why we click so well...and why we needed to have each other.

We got back to East Lansing sometime late dinner time. As usual, Peking is our choice for dinner. Not getting enough of each other, we decided to go catch a movie. Ended the night watching RV. It's a family comedy by Robin Williams. Overall, it is pretty good but I got annoyed at some scene because they are those stupid acts that just gets on your nerves.

I'm sooooo gonna miss my babes this summer.