It was the best Labor Day weekend ever! Just to get an idea, previously, for Labor day we went on a Bahamas cruise, to Las Vegas and to Key West, florida. And I still say it, this Labor Day weekend in Lincoln Nebraska was the best!
Let's start by saying that I have not seen my sister for a year and a half. One of the main reasons I crossed the ocean to come to US was that I could not imagine seeing my sister only once a year (when she would come to visit Romania). And guess what, it's worse :). But this is life, it has a way of laughing in our faces.
Since Philadelphia and Lincoln are very poorly connected, we decided to fly to Kansas and drive the three hours. Once again, the joke was on us, as our flight was 3 hours delayed, after car rental and the drive we got to Petronela's house at 2am. Oh well, everybody was healthy, Catalina jumped in Petronela's arms immediately, so all a good start. And a good start it was!
The thing about midwest towns is that they are clean, everything is 5 minute driving distance and everything costs $5. First thing in the morning we all packed ourselves in the car and drove to the zoo. I was pleasantly surprised to see that all my nephews and my nice wanted to ride in our car (good revenge for my daughter's elation with my sister :).
And look at these two princesses, the cutest smiles around!
Yes, this is how crowded and how happy we were!
The zoo is always absolutely fantastic. It's small, people are nice and I am not scared that a car will bumped into Catalina, so I can relax. It was truly an awesome morning. I got to sit on a bench with my sister and talk about nothing. Yes, this is the perfect kind of life.
Waiting patiently for the train ride!
Next day was the BIG party. Peter turned 4 and we were ready to sing and dance and swim and what not! We had so much fun, that the pictures are sparse. But you can get a glimpse of the smiles that covered our faces.
Happy birthday, beautiful boy! May your cake be sweet and all your dreams come true!
And if you think that jumping, singing, swimming and eating were enough fun, well, were not. Once home, the kids wanted more outdoor fun.
These two kept my heart beating fast. Climbing up was scary, but when Peter threw himself on the fence to get down, I knew he's ready for Cirque Du Soleil or any olympic gymnastic team!.
Explanation of the picture below:
Mikil and Silvia are negotiating who's going to show off first his/her acrobatic talents
Peter is very upset he does not get to do smth (can't remember what) and tries to persuade us to give in
Catalina really tries to capture everything on her camera
Marius is losing hope that anyone will play soccer with him.
And I take the picture :)
However, the best part of the day was yet to come for my sister and I. We went out to a club, had margaritas, gossiped and danced till the club closed down. To make the evening perfect, few guys (drunk and probably under age, but who cares...) hit on us, two hot mommas!
This is becoming fast one of my favorite pictures of my sister and I. Because the smiles are real, and it just shows us how we are now: two mommy sisters who can't be together much, but when they do, they know how to party!
The end of our trip was slightly slower, Catalina was starting to get slightly sick and thus followed Petronela all around the house telling her: "Petronela, I don't feel well, give me some pills". And my sister, who has a medicine cabinet that puts any pharmacy to shame, gladly gave her vitamins and candy :).
Peter cooked us breakfast, and along with it gave me a good thorough lesson on how scrambled eggs should be cooked.
Last evening we went to a nice playground, played hide and seek and took some absolutely beautiful pictures.
And now, we have the memories and the pictures. Hoping for another photo opportunity ASAP! :)
