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Maaike

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About Me


My name is Maaike (My-kah), I'm 25, born and raised in the Netherlands (best country in the world!), moved to the US in 1997 and have been here ever since. I am married to the absolute most wonderful man in the world; Jeff, and we are expecting our first child at the end of September. We couldn't be more excited!
I am finishing up both my bachelor's degrees from WMU (a BS in Psychology and a BS in Medicine) and I am hoping to attend PA school in 2009. Admittance to the program is very competitive so hopefully I will get in on the first try!
I love to travel (I've been all over Europe, South and North America and I can't wait to see more), read (anything!), shop, watch reality TV (my guilty pleasure!), do things around the house (so cool when you own it), and just hang out and have a good time with my husband and all of my wonderful friends and family. I am so blessed to have so many amazing people in my life.

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My Interests

I ♥ dancing, movies, good books, cocktails with the girls (right now just kiddie cocktails though), Jeff, my friends and family, animal rights, lip gloss, shoes!, exclamation marks, animals, cars, eBay, politics, black bean burgers, bright colors, food, Mudslides, biology, babies, uniqueness, Harry Potter, reality TV, Christmas, jeans, sparkly things, heart to hearts, pink, fall, sunshine, going to the beach, hockey, Alex Rodriguez, going out, spontaneity, Johnny Cash, history, being goofy, traveling, shopping, music, being a vegetarian, MTV, my two kitties, proper spelling and grammar, laughing, Halloween, Heavenly perfume, naps, personality, earrings, my car, the Netherlands, intelligent conversations, working out, being a brunette, just having a good time and loving life!

I'd like to meet:


Our son! September can't get here fast enough! :)

Which FRIENDS Cast Member are you?

Ross
You are Mr. Smarty!!! This may come off as nerdy sometimes, but you can also be quite charming!!

Music:

Anything and everything but especially rock!

Movies:

Pride and Prejudice (BBC miniseries), anything with Johnny Depp (Pirates, Blow, Fear and Loathing etc.), Braveheart and most other historic movies, Borat, the Family Stone, the Departed, Casablanca, the Sweetest Thing, La Vita e Bella, Office Space, Top Gun.

Television:

Reality TV is my guilty pleasure! I also love Tru TV, Friends, SATC, Family Guy, the Sopranos, Seinfeld, Robot Chicken, the Office and the Soup.

Books:


I am an avid reader (I guess that's the nerdy streak in me). My favorite authors are Anya Seaton, Philippa Gregory, Thea Beckman, Jane Austen and Dean Koontz and I also enjoy anything by Kathleen Woodiwiss, Jude Deveraux and Virgina Andrews. I love historical novels but a girl's gotta have her romance as well! Some of my favorite books are the Harry Potter series, the Other Boleyn Girl, Odd Thomas, Pride and Prejudice, the DaVinci Code, Angels and Demons, The Queen's Fool, the Virgin's Lover, Little Altars Everywhere, In Her Shoes, Pride and Prejudice, Joop Ter Heul, School Idyllen, Rad van Fortuin, Triomf van de Verschroeide Aarde, Katherine, and Le Morte Darthur.

Heroes:

My mom is the strongest, most amazing woman I know and I hope I will ever be half the woman she is.

My Blog

Its a ...

We are having a boy and we couldn't be any more excited!! He weighs 10 ounces at this point (18 weeks) and is a VERY active little guy! He kept putting his hands where the ultrasound tech was trying ...
Posted by Maaike on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:21:00 PST

News!!

Jeff and I are expecting a baby! I am due September 24th. We had hoped to become pregnant sometime in 2008 and it happened right away! We are both incredibly excited about everything, and so are our...
Posted by Maaike on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:29:00 PST

Life is SO good!

It's been a while since I've posted on here, and lots of things have happened!! Jeff and I have officially been home owners since May. I absolutely love having my own house. All of a sudden redundant...
Posted by Maaike on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:32:00 PST

Our house!

­­Our plot!Breaking ground!The foundation (it looks so small!)FramingAfter roofing.The inside. We now have windows!The living roomThe sunroomThe kitchenJeff in the master bedroomlooking through into t...
Posted by Maaike on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:43:00 PST

Dutchlishness! (Leuk om te weten!)

Ten things you didn't know about the Netherlands1. The Dutch national anthem, Wilhelmus van Nassouwe (William of Nassau), is the oldest national anthem in the world. Estimates suggest it was written b...
Posted by Maaike on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:25:00 PST

Married!

Well& all the stress and excitement of the past year has finally paid off!! I am a married woman. The wedding went off without a hitch. It was the most amazing day of my life. From what we've heard fr...
Posted by Maaike on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:37:00 PST