Goodbye, 2009.

I don't like to be too emotional...hah..that is lie!  I get sappy about the silliest things; like not finding the other half to my favorite pair of socks right before I want to take off on a hike.  So, here it is, a great excuse to be sappy a bit today.  Reflecting not only on the past year, but the past decade.  What have I accomplished? Hmm..lets see, shall we?
Fell in love...check.
Purchased a new couch to replace the sad old love seat...check.
Began to understand more Polish than I thought I ever would...check. (My boyfriend is Polish and very cute:)
Fell in love, again...with a mastador puppy...check.  (Who is now our 1 year old, Maggie.)
Camped, canoed, hiked and climed almost every weekend...check.
Visited my sister in Memphis, Tennessee...check.
My sister visited me in Iowa City, Iowa...check.
Watched "Romi and Michelle's Highschool Reunion" with my sister...check.  (Actually, she watched it while I fell aslepp after 10 minutes.)
Gambled for the first (and probably last time) in a casino with guess, who....MY SISTER!...check. (I won too.)
Baked countless hours making pastires, baked goodies, yummy treats....check.

What a busy year, I am quite exhausted, actually.  I wasn't going to write much today, on this last day of 2009. That is until my Mom called me from Hungary to let me know I have not posted anything since Dec. 17th. How dare I, right?

So, here it goes, to my Mommi, granny Manna, my sister Kata (and her family in Memphis) my brother Ocsi (and his family in England) our friends and loved ones all over Europe and here in the US, and all of my followers, customers, Cream Puff Groupies....HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR! I wish you all health, happiness and love and the promise of seeing each other soon either in Europe or here in the US.