Safely back in the USofA

So after a 4 hour drive to Timisoara, Romania starting at 11pm to catch my flight there at 6am to then fly to Vienna, Austria to catch another flight to Munich, Germany to then catch another flight to Charlotte, North Carolina to then sit and wait for my last flight to Tallahassee, FL I have finally made it home. It was a long day of anticipation and reflection. I was so grateful for the experience and opportunity that I have had these past 6 months and I was also thankful for the friends and family I was returning to.

I will write more later, honestly I have really enjoyed just writing my thoughts and experiences down. I am already trying to figure out my future plans and how Romania fits into them. There have already been multiple little things that have fallen into place which I will write about later. Also as I promised I will do my recap of the kids... I just need to get a few things in order like unpacking and laundry! :) Much Love

Chapter 23?

Well I suppose I should change the title of my blog to 'Chapter 23' since Thursday was my birthday and I am no longer in the 22nd chapter of my life... but I think I'm too lazy to change it! Haha. I had a wonderful birthday filled with lots of precious people, delicious food and a ridiculous amount of flowers. It actually began on the 24th (the day before my birthday) with my friends Andreea and Karina. We went to a restaurant and chatted... they gave me gifts and flowers. Those girls are so nice, I hope that they will continue to grow and learn and come to know Christ.

Robert's sweet family threw me a birthday party on my actual birthday with my favorite foods, gifts and birthday cake with candles! It was so much more that I would have hoped for. I truly felt loved. I am really going to miss Robert and his dear family. They have pretty much adopted me and I really feel like a part of their family! Oh PS. Robert decorated my birthday cake... I think he did an excellent job! :)

Then Saturday I was planning on meeting up with my sweet friend Dea because she lives in a different city and I want to make sure I got to say goodbye to her. Little did I know I was being set up for a surprise birthday party thrown by all the staff and kids of Casa de Copii! I was completely surprised. This party included more flowers, more cake, pictures drawn by the kids, balloons blown up by the kids and gifts. It was slightly overwhelming. I am so blessed! I wasn't prepared for a party so I didn't have my camera... I will hopefully get the pictures from a friend who had his camera!

Here are a few pictures from my birthday celebrations!