Weekend with Emily

Emily is such a dear friend of mine and we became friends at Ouachita. She is studying abroad in Salzburg, Austria and came to visit me for the weekend! The weather was quite cold and there was a terrible snowstorm that came through on Friday and all the trains before hers were cancelled. Her train was delayed but I was SO glad she made it. We had a wonderful time catching up, sharing experiences and how the Lord has been teaching and using us as we have been abroad. 

We went to the Hadik cafe in Budapest for lunch on Saturday. This cafe has been around a long time and back in the day it was a place for famous Hungarian writers to do their writing. 

We went to the big covered market...

Went to see Parliament and some statues that I actually know something about. Ha! 

Then we went to Margaret Island, which is my happy place. 

We went up to the Castle District just in time for sunset. The sky was absolutely beautiful!

A night shot across the bridge with the Basilica in the background.

Of course we did a little shopping, had a movie night and I might have given Emily a haircut. Needless to say, it was a wonderful weekend and a delight to have someone from home see my life here and meet my community at church on Sunday. I have been blessed richly and I am so thankful for this opportunity to be living in Budapest. 

St. Patrick's Day

Well, we got a heavy snow last weekend. Agi and I just looked out the window as it fell and were both a little sad. Yes, it is beautiful but it is the middle of March. The snow is just so cold especially when it is windy and the birds were beginning to sing. Hopefully this will be our last weekend of cold and Spring weather is soon to come. 

We are learning about all the different nations and they are coloring the flags of different nations. When we celebrated St. Patrick's Day the Friday before we learned about Ireland. 

We had a special guest, Lucky, who magically moved around the room throughout the day. 

We also celebrated a birthday! Cakes with marzipan are quite popular and the horses on the cake are completely edible. L turned 5 years old!

Mr. and Mrs. McCloud

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. McCloud!!

How I wish I could be in two places at once! Nikki is such a sweet friend to me and we shared many memories as we completed our student teaching together in the same grades in Arkadelphia last Spring. I am SO blessed by her friendship and so excited for her and Mason as they start this new chapter in their lives.