Known as the wife of… remembered for everything after.
We all know them… People who can ruin a good meal merely by being themselves. From a young age I already had a problem with people who drink and eat loudly. I’ve spent over 20 years trying to get it under control and it's not really going as planned. (It’s as dramatic as it sounds). [...]
When I grew up in the Netherlands we were not judged on what to wear to a pool or at the beach when we were kids. My parents let me walk around in only a swim bottom for years and I didn’t even know better. It wasn’t strange and most of my friends (girls) did [...]
Each time I look at you, I just smile to myself and think, 'I certainly could not have done better'. I have lived some of the most precious moments of life with you. Not a single day goes by when I don’t have a sense of gratitude. I trust you, not just because you are [...]
In my years of travelling, I've met many different kinds of people. Nice, weird, and rude ones! Not even to start about attitudes from soccer wives! But there is one in particular that I never thought I would ever meet… ‘The Croatian’. After our second year in Texas a lot of new teammates with their [...]
Six years ago, we lived in Cyprus for one season in Ayia Napa. Best holiday place ever! To be there for soccer…? Not so much. We lived in a touristic area near the beach with white sand and clear blue water. It was just beautiful. Cyprus overall has so much history and nice food to [...]
For a couple of months I now have a Chinese friend. We go on fun adventures with our kids. She's lived in the US for many years, but most of the time she still doesn’t know what I am saying in English. And to be honest… I cannot always understand her either! She cannot pronounce [...]
The Woman Behind the Jersey 