Sint Nicolaas

It’s here again, St. Nicholas Day. Even Google says so 🙂

As much as I love this Dutch special day, it’s a stressful time. Didn’t I forget to buy a present for someone? Or – even worse – WHAT shall I buy?
We’re spoiled. If we see something we like and it’s not too expensive, we buy it. And when it comes to Birthdays or St. Nicholas Day, we have no wish list.
But, as always, I managed to find presents for everyone and had fun searching for that special thing that the receivers won’t expect, but I know they’ll love it.

Time to go to bed now (1 AM). Office day tomorrow and at 6 PM we’re expected at my brother’s & SIL’s house. They’ve prepared food for all of us and I think we may look forward to meeting St. Nicholas in person… Very exciting, especially for my two nephews (5 and 1,5 years old) who still ‘believe’ 🙂

One of the customs is to leave your shoe at the hearth, with carrots and some hay for St. Nicholas’s horse. As a thank you, his helper – Black Pete – replaces the carrots with chocolate figures or some other candy.

So… while I’m singing Sinterklaas Kapoentje, gooi wat in m’n schoentje here’s hoping for some goodies…