my favorite wedding picture...

ok so not the best quality considering its a picture taken of a picture....but I just had a random idea to take a picture of this picture that is on our wall in our hallway leading to our bedroom...I just love it and the photographer couldn't have captured a better moment!...this was just after we walked back down the isle from being announced as HERR UND FRAU KLAUS!!!....

Ancient Greece Toga Party!

We had a blast today in school doing our 2nd grade toga party for Ancient Greece! That is the topic we are studying now and so what else should we do-but have a toga party! We listened to greek music, learned to dance, tried some greek food, made greek cities out of clay, and participated in some greek olympic games! It was a lot of fun!...but a bit exhausting to do it 2 times! Since I have two 2nd grade classes I have to do everything double!...so just thought u would enjoy the pictures...now u can see how many boys I have in my class!!! 23 boys and 7 girls total split between the classes! Crazy!...

boys and rings...

I am laughing so hard now at an email I got from a mother of a student on mine worried sick about her wedding rings! Supposedly he told his mom he took her wedding rings without asking her to school to show his friends! Brilliant!...well we better find these rings tomorrow! Funny though it reminds me of kindergarten when a boy gave me his moms wedding rings! but 2nd grade I thought they would know better!!!

and Kim love the picture of those cloth bags for Giant!...it reminds me of living here!...we have to use those all the time, but we dont get money back for them!...u just better bring them if u dont want to pay 25cents for a plastic bag!...are they stingy here or what?...but okay I have to say they are really good on the environment and they dont waste anything here!...but to pay for bags? they should be thankful that I am even shopping at their store!...and whats worse is that u have to bag ur own groceries too!...so what do i have 10 hands or something? unload, load and pay at the same time!........it drives me insane!...

anyways, I have to go search the apartment high and low for my greek music cd!...we are having a Toga party for studying ancient greece in our class! should be fun! I will post pictures!...but I am so upset that I cant find my CD!!!

Hosanna

Hillsong United with Brooke Fraser! Beautiful song!

a concert for the nations:)

Wow what a concert...I just have to write about how amazing it was...the music was beautiful, the worship was so touching...Brooke Fraser has an amazing voice!...and it was so wonderful to stand in an outdoor theatre crowded and gathered together with people all over Europe and other nations too!...that was the most amazing feeling I have ever had...Christian concerts in America are great but most of the people are American or live there. This concert-people drove and flew from all parts of Europe for!...I mean everywhere I looked I heard a different language. It was funny to hear them try to sing the English...but you know it didnt matter-because whether the people who could speak the words or not-they were worshipping God!...they came from brazil, czech republic, Finland, Serbia, Hungary, Austria:), Germany, Croatia, Slovakia...and so many other nations! wow!...it gave me such hope that maybe Europe isn't the "darkest continent of the world" anymore...and I could see that there are people in so many european nations that do believe in God!

We had some time to walk around Budapest and it was great to spend time with some great friends from church!...the concert was in a huge city park in Budapest but you could hear the music from far away-so it was awesome to know that other people could hear the music who were just passing by!

we got back at 3am so I am dead tired!..........

Hillsong United in Budapest!!!

I can't believe it but I am going back AGAIN to Budapest-Hungary! ....
So excited!!!...Saturday...going with friends from church to Budapest to see the Hillsong United concert featuring Brooke Fraser! She has a beautiful voice! wow!...you can look her up on youtube and hear it...anyone around in the area???-there are still a few tickets left!!! Charissa Ellis maybe we can meet up if you are going!!!

so I guess there goes my weekend of rest...I think thats how life gets the older u get-busier and time flies so fast...everytime I plan to have a restful weekend it turns out to be good plans that I just can't resist! :)

My 25th Birthday in Budapest, Hungary!

back to the old days!!!...Demetri who knew me since I was 0 years old and lived nextdoor at our old house in Rockville!...now we are neighbors between Vienna and Budapest! my brotha!

Cheers!!! Prost! Birthday celebration at the International Wine festival in Budapest!

our hungarian gal friends:)

The castle lit up at night!

overlook from the castle of the Danube River and bridge in Budapest!

view of bridges, danube river and the Parlament building!

Demetri's apartment:) yeahhh!!!....and Christian got into a pretty intesive game of Tennis on Nintendo Wii!....I have to say that new nintendo is really cool! It hurt my arm!

Budapest, Hungary! Beautiful!

christian presenting you the communist car...........................CLASSIC!...

We had a great weekend together! Such a blast and a perfect place to celebrate my birthday!...but next time with further notice and better planning I have to see Charissa!!! Very very soon Charissa!!!...we will meet eachother in one of these cities!

1st week of school almost over!

First school week is almost over...its a really different feeling to be in the same place for two years...now this year I look at all the cute kindergarteners who are not 1st graders-right across the hall from me! What sweethearts...they still manage to make my day with their hugs and sweet affection!...I need something to make my day better with my class of smart allics!...even my 2nd grade class from last year is so sweet! I love to see them in the halls and at recess and when they greet me with such excitement there is no better feeling inside!...I still have yet to take pictures of my classroom and post them!!!

well I officially turn 25 on Saturday...yikes...I will officially be in the mid 20s now...gulp!..."Forever Young-I want to be Forever Young"...Luv that song from Alphaville! I am so ready for a weekend!...and we are going away to Budapest, Hungary for the weekend. Not only do I have my brother-like friend Demetri there, but also Hannah's lil sis Charissa is studying there this semester!...how fun to be neighbors!...but this weekend we will just be visiting the city with Demetri...it is so close, we will drive there again and next time I will have to meet Charissa!!!

fun times with Reen!

Me and Shereen in the Rose garten in Vienna! We had a blast! Thank you Shereen for visiting me!!!...great times together!!!...didn't get much sleep and my legs feel like I ran a marathon...dead tired, but it was a great time!...I started school yesterday...it went well-I get less nervous each year!...I think I was too tired this year to be nervous...today I went early early to take Shereen to the train station on my way to work!...we hauled these heavy bags up and down trams, subways and streets as people probably laughed at us!...off she went to Innsbruck for a day and then to go to the states!!!....Oh Innsbruck-what a cute little city! But I think what makes that city more special than ever is the fact that I ran into Adam and Kelley on their honeymoon at the same time I was visiting there!...we didnt plan that at all!...I will never forget that!

I am ready to relax, watch movies and rest my legs the next days!!! no more sight seeing for a little while!