November Winds

For some reason, unexplainable to me, the month of November has completely FLOWN by. I blame it on the cold November winds that seem to have swept through Hungary. We have had a very busy month and it wasn't until today when I was completing "Month End" treasurer work, that I realized our blog posts had skipped a few weeks. So....here are some of the happenings from November.

November 8th, I celebrated my birthday. The weekend before, I enjoyed chocolate peanut butter cheesecake! And on the day of my birthday, Jonathan got a sitter and we went to dinner at TGI Fridays (our little American getaway!).  Carter had a very difficult time understanding why mommy didn't get to have a party, a cake, and lots presents for him to help me open :) When we were out shooting some yearly pics of the boys, Jonathan managed to capture a few of me that I thought were nice.

Just a few short days later it was time to celebrate another Long birthday... this time for Grant! On the 11th we celebrated Grant's 2nd Birthday with a monkey themed family party. A local bakery provided the cutest monkey cupcakes ever! Grant really enjoyed the presents, the cake, and all the fun!

Not very long after we cleared the cake, it was time to start preparing for Thanksgiving. No, they don't celebrate Thanksgiving in Hungary...but we do! We planned to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for the Friday Night Bible study. We baked pies, cooked turkey, and added all the trimmings and were so pleased to have 20 young adults for our Thanksgiving celebration! Carter and Grant were a big help getting everything ready for the meal.

We rounded of the Thanksgiving festivities with an all-church pitch-in Sunday after service. We were pleased to have several visitors and another delicious meal. Sanyi preached a great sermon, and many people commented on what a nice day it was.

Now if we can catch our breath for just a moment, December starts tomorrow - and that means I only have 24 days left before Christmas!!

Busy little bee,
Corinne