IN KEEPING WITH THE THEME

LOOKING BACK TO LOOK AHEAD

We've all been missing "living abroad" quite a bit lately. Someone asked Lisa just yesterday, "Do you all ever think of moving to another country again?" Her answer was, "Yes, every day." So, it is as having an itch you cannot scratch or a chill that cannot be warmed. All of that being said, here are some "Timisoara things," as it is always near and dear to my heart!



....the famous light in the center near the museum (a great place to tell someone to meet you because it was shady)




....the Bega canal at night (we strolled through there many times)




....the "fish fountain".... how many times did our girls splash there on a hot day??




....the McDrive (McD's with a drive thru .....even had Emma's 4th birthday party there)

THE RETURN TO ROMANIA IN PICTURES

OUR FAVORITE PLACE

....Piata Unirii in Timisoara, our favorite place to be ....so many memories there - the girls played there for endless hours on summer nights and went to gymnastics there, we sat at the terasa and drank luke-warm Romanian beer with friends, sat on the benches and talked about life with Raoul ....yep, our favorite place.

CLIMBIN' HIGH

On our recent visit to Timisoara, Mikie and Emma did some "rock climbing" on the climbing wall at the local mall there. Little adventurers they are!

LONG LOST ANDREEA

Lisa has missed her greatly and we never thought we'd see her again.... and God planned it out to see her sister, then get a call from Andreea! If you knew us "back then in Timi," then you know how much we love her. We got to see her and get updated... she's planning to marry, has a good job, and is really doing well. We were all VERY proud of her!

THE BIRDS!

For as long as we lived in Romania, the girls dreamed of finally catching a pigeon after chasing one! We spent countless hours in "the center" of Timisoara chasing them.... finally, on our last day there a few weeks ago, the girls got COVERED in pigeons. A man was there with food and he shared it and they flocked to us!

FAREWELL TIMISOARA..... UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN!

Our unofficial "hometown" of Timisoara, Romania holds many, many memories for our family. Mikie and Emma spent a big part of early childhood here and we learned a lot about life in this place. Here are a few shots while we recently visited.... you'll see the beautiful city, the "popcorn lady" from behind our old apartment, and many of the things we loved.

SNOW!!

These shots were taken about 4 years ago (can you beleive it?) on a snowy day in Timisoara.