Hungary for Mexican

Over the past few months we have received many packets of taco season and taco shells! (I think it is the "we miss Mexican food" that has been on the "what we miss" list that has encouraged people to send taco mix.) Tonight we thank Kate for the season and Bonnie and Richard for the shells! We have one more packet of taco shells and 8 more packets of taco seasons. When the taco season runs low-we will let you know. The shells come a little crushed but still tasty. We are able to find tortilla wraps which is just as good!

Thanks to Kate and Bonnie and Richard!

Diane's taco-notice tomatoes

Steve's Taco-notice no tomatoes:)

happy busy

I know we haven't updated in awhile so I thought I would link you to my "other" blog. You can see what I have been up to....

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A short update...

It is 11:30 pm and we are both up. I am sitting on the couch reading the news on the internet. Steve and I hear scratching at the door.... We look at each other and he answers the door.

There sits Sultan. She steps in the house, Steve sits down and pets her. There is lightning and light thunder. She is scared. I so wish we could let her in. She truly is the sweetest dog.

Breaking news - more paprika consumed

So we continue to disgrace our new homeland by eating laughable amounts of paprika. Although we've eaten much more then 175 grams, we are officially reporting an update. See our 'paprika thermometer' in the lower-left. How would you eat more paprika?

Missing friends...

Photo credit: Sarah Rhoads

No the photograph above is not stock photography of a "model" family. It is our dear friends Michael & Karri with their lovely children in Seattle. We miss Michael & Karri but get to virtually stay connected with them through their blog. Michael has a great snapshot writing style that captures what is on his mind. Or as the blog notes, what is on the mind of Daphne, the head of the household, an adorable Jack Russell.

We miss you!

Work = Fun = Work

Steven was in Békéscaba (near the Romanian border) last Saturday with his colleagues, Panka and Éva.  It was a 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. kind of day!  They were kicking off an United Way Hungary charitable giving campaign at Budapest Bank's Operation Center.  It was the bank's family day celebration.  Steven often writes how fortunate he is to have good co-workers. Check-out the video below to see how "uptight" his co-workers are.

Éva & Panka

Steven and his United Way swag!

Kids having fun at the United Way tent!

Éva & Panka play a game of Chutes & Ladders

Home Security System

Here is a photo of our "home security system" named Sultan.  Her bark is truly louder then her bite.  She is a good dog and loves it when we come home.  Sultan--or Suli--belongs to the family that owns the house.