Happy summer! Only a few days till the "official" summer starts, but Jason and I have already enjoyed our summer vacation. We just returned from a long-awaited visit to Sibiu, Romania (with a detour through Hungary). It's been 3 years since I went home to Romania and this trip was everything we had wished for - and more. 
We started our stay with a traditional Romanian wedding of a friend. 12 hours later we had eaten 5 courses, danced traditional Romanian dances and drank our fare share in celebration of the newly-weds. We spent lots of quality time with my family - had grilling parties and a 3-day-stay at a cabin in the mountains. We ate everything under the sun, which in all honesty is usual for us:). We savored a lot of home-made dishes like sour soups, grilled meats and fresh salads, roasted potatoes with lots of mujdei, a garlic paste that is a specialty of my cousin Cristina; home made cakes and pastries; and in town we ate (almost daily) ice cream and crepes. All this was washed down with home-made wine from my grandma. A nice, semi-dry red with a wonderful aroma. Jason drank his weight in Tuica - he is a man's man. Hey, when in Romania, do like the Romanians, right?
We also took a 3 day trip to Budapest, Hungary with my mom and had a wonderful time. Jason treated us to a nice stay at a gorgeous Marriott on the Danube and we toured the city and ate our way through it (Gulash is a must, as well as kurtos kalacs, a delish pastry). I highly recommend visiting Budapest, I was very impressed. I also highly recommend visiting my home town, Sibiu, which has become a wonderful, beautiful place that has a lot of festivals going on during the summer.
Now that we are back in town, we return to work and our daily life. We have a few short trips planned for the summer including a 4th of July at our favorite location: Nancy and Bob's in the Northern Neck; a wedding which is expected to be fabulous in the Outer Banks and our fourth annual Assateague Island camping trip.
Now that we are back in town, we return to work and our daily life. We have a few short trips planned for the summer including a 4th of July at our favorite location: Nancy and Bob's in the Northern Neck; a wedding which is expected to be fabulous in the Outer Banks and our fourth annual Assateague Island camping trip.
I also will be travelling a bit for work - next stop: Austin, Texas. Should be fun and I will def. have some BBQ and TexMex.
Here's to a fabulous summer for all!
