It's February!

Well, it is officially February. And I haven't blogged in what seems like forever.... My lovely mother keeps reminding me that it has been over a month but things just keep happening that keep me away from writing it all out and I will be posting more over the next week to avoid this being a terribly long blog.

Over the Christmas holiday, I was blessed to have two of my favorite people in the whole word visit me: Susan and Zach. Susan arrived in time for my birthday on the 23rd which we celebrated American style with lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe, shopping at the mall and Domino's pizza delivery for dinner (Domino's just opened about 3 miles from my apartment which is very exciting for my American stomach!).

Susan and I spent Christmas Day with Ralph & Tammy and the Bunaciu family. We had a traditional Romanian lunch with Cabbages Rolls and Salata de Beouf (Beef Salad but it really doesn't have beef - it might need to be renamed). In the evening, Susan and I retreated to my apartment for some fried chicken  and Stove Top along with countless phone calls to family and friends in the States.

Two days, after Christmas Zach arrived with a suitcase packed entirely by my mother. As I opened it, it was like Wal-mart exploded in my apartment and I LOVED it.

Zach stayed in Bucharest until January 19th while Susan had to leave before the New Year. It was great to have both of them around and hanging out in my new town. The kids certainly enjoyed having them around. The boys down the street enjoyed playing with the new deck of UNO cards from Zach on the sidewalk.

The Ruth School is back in full swing again. We held English club for the first time in the new year this week. The most popular game this week was word searches. The students had never done them before and were quiet for nearly 15 minutes while racing to complete them with their eyes set on the chocolate bar of a prize.

Filip - the word search champion :)