birthday with aniko'

after school my good buddy aniko' (private student turned friend) took me to the christmas market. it was so festive and fun. i took a few pics, but it was rainy so i'll take some more another time.


oooh, here we tasted a hungarian delicacy. yum! too bad i didn't know the plans she had for us, or we would have skipped this treat. whoopsie!!

this picture has the name of the stuff...
(loosely translated is "some kind of musical instrument spiral pastry")

here are my videography talents at work

people waiting in line to see mikula's (santa claus). he was in there. i saw him!
after a walk through the christmas market, we took a bus (and a frigid walk) to her mom's flower shop. i had only met her mom for like 10 minutes before this, but now i'll never forget her. when we went into the back (employees only section) of the shop, there was a party set up for me! well, for us. it was such a surprise!

cake, cakes, sugar!

i even got to blow out a candle for my birthday. yay!! i didn't think i would do that this year.
aniko' and i sort of had a hard time cutting the cake. it got messy... but it tasted realllly good.

i even got presents!!

it's a fondue set, the kind with a candle. maybe i'll melt all my bday chocolate and dip fruit in it.

then aniko' and her mom showed me around the flower shop. there were so many kinds of plants and flowers and decorations!! it's not like your average american florist's. it was neat to see it all.

some advent wreaths....

oh i loved these plant stands with orchids all climbing up them.

i totally put my finger in that venus fly trap and he snapped at me but i survived.

a look around the shop....

ok, in the back room there were shelves and shelves of things to decorate with. we were there to make some wreaths for advent or christmas or just the holiday season. it was another first for me.

then the hot gluing started....

the finished products! aniko's is on the left, mine is on the right. we are sooo talented!!

here is my other gift from aniko' and her mom: a poinsettia (or christmas plant). i posed it with my new wreath to capture all my current christmas decorations in one shot. haha. hopefully i will get some more before LIZ comes. (on christmas eve!!)

THANK YOU ANIKO' FOR MAKING MY BIRTHDAY SO SPECIAL! IT WAS A GREAT SURPRISE!!