Sunday, May 13, 2012

Welcome to Holland? BITE ME!

Anyone else HATE Holland? I'm sorry, I know people mean well, but if I hear the Welcome to Holland poem one more time I'm going to scream. They've got the story all wrong.
You're plane wasn't DIVERTED to Holland. Oh no, you landed in Italy and thought it was absolutely beautiful. In fact, you got there with all of your luggage and thought you'd take this trip again sometime.  Then, you start to think your trip is a little odd, but still beautiful.  Finally, you notice some things missing from your trip and so you have your itinerary checked...only to get DEPORTED! Forget clean underwear or your jacket, Holland has broadsided you with extradition. You get to Holland and you're exhausted, smelly and no one understands a word you're saying. You don't know how you will get through the day or how you will sleep or eat. You occasionally meet a nice person and you enjoy that time until Holland kicks that person out. So far, Holland is just kicking your backside and you have no idea why. Holland even has you doubting how strong you feel about yourself and pushes you to your extreme limits. Then, to make matters worse, Holland is causing so much stress that your partner starts to doubt and wonder if you can make it work. Perhaps your partner leaves you. After all, it's not a holiday you signed up for. But after you're there a while, and if you're lucky enough, you meet others in Holland who know just how you feel. Others who have made their homes in Holland and have found the beauty in it.  It's only then that you can start to appreciate the tulips.

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