Sunday, May 12, 2013

Brother in town

Last weekend was family weekend for us, as my brother was in town. We spent most of our time sight seeing around Zurich, chatting, laughing, eating and making the most of our time together. I am always amazed by the person I discover whenever I spend time with him. Since he is younger than me, I always feel the need to protect and take care of him. All my maternal instincts come out when it comes to him and according to my Mum it was always like that. I think it comes with being the big sister and all... He is one of my top favourite persons in the world after all and the fact that he has grown up and become this person that I can admire is just precious to any big sister. So cheers to my wonderful brother. Luv, a big sister!


Can you feel the love in my look?



This smile makes my hart melt


I love these two so much













A flower rock wall







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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Life lately

It has been a very nice period for us. We had my parents over for a week almost a month ago and now Traian's Mum is here. We love having family over since we don't get to see them every day so often and the time we spend together is always very precious. Also when we have guests we get to travel a bit around and play tourists. Unfortunately with winter upon us, walking around in the cold is not always fun. But luckily for us there are a lot of nice coffee places where we can sip a warm cup of tea or, my favorite, a capuccino.




2 of my work outfits this past week
 2 inspirational quotes sent by my great cousin, Paula 




Remembering the last days of autumn 




My parents
Traian and his Mum
Our boots with a present from Saint Nicholas




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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Saint Nicholas

Yesterday, as every 6th of December we celebrated Saint Nicholas. As per tradition St. Nicholas brings candies and gifts to children on the night of 5 to 6 December. Usually he leaves the presents in a pair of boots that you have to prepare specially for him. I remember that when I was little I used to spend a lot of time at my Grandparents house and one December my Grandma said to check my shoes that were left on purpose on the hallway. Of course there were lots of presents left for me and in order to keep the magic alive, the hallway window was open and she said that Santa got in through there and that if I look through the window I would see him leave. I was 4 years old when I saw Santa on his open sleigh fly through the night...

This year Saint Nicholas found me in Switzerland and made me smile when I woke up yesterday morning.

My shoes filled with goodies from St. Nicholas
Santa's bag filled with more goodies, this time from the work  St. Nicholas
Swiss Tradition for St Nicholas- sweet bread 
What is your St. Nicholas tradition?

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Memories from Romania

After my 2 weeks tour through Romania and not only, I'm happy to be back. I don't come empty handed. We had lots of fun, we got to spend quality time with our dear ones and we came back with some sweet memories. I picked up a few images from this time home, the ones that match this blog. There are mostly from my parents home. Even if I grew up in the city and not in this home (they moved there only 5 years ago) I still feel like it's part of me because the land belonged to my great grandparents and I saw how this house, the yard and everything around it was built.  That place has a beauty that inspires me, maybe because it still manages to keep its authenticity. I hope you like it.


Getting in touch with the Black Sea in Constanta, my hubby's hometown


The grapes I grew up with and that will become a great wine for the Christmas meal
Apples from my parents garden


Plum jam made by Mum, it's delicious!


Little corner in my parents yard where we drank our coffee every day

Decorating idea - they were put outside on the window sill of my parents wooden cottage
The wooden cottage that was built before my parents decided to do the house. Me and my brother we spent some crazy summers here in our wild years.

The newest kitten that my parents got, it's a she and I tried to get her to answer to the name of  Zara...
The house

Balcony with lots of flowers

 Small corner in my parents yard

Haystacks in my family's village

All the pics were taken by Traian.

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Road trip to Home

So I'm heading home to Romania tomorrow for 2 weeks. We are going by car and on Friday night we are going to sleep in Austria in a small town called Sankt Valentin. On Saturday we should be arriving in Baia Mare, more exactly in the little village where my parents are now residents. After my parents we are heading to Bucharest for a few days and then to Constanta, where my hubby's parents live. There will be a lot of hours in the car, on the road but going home is worth it. 

What I miss about home and I can't wait to do

  • have the morning coffee with my Mum 
  • see the entire family and hug them.
  • having some drinks with our friends, even if it will require a lot of planning because everyone has the job during the day and other plans, I can't wait to see them and catch up.
  • get some pampering to my regular cosmetics and hair stylist. It's so nice to just go to your regulars an just let them do their thing. They know you, they know what you like and with few words you get out of there felling brand new. Plus I love Moni (hairstylist), Emy (cosmetics) and Ioana (nails), and catching up will be so good.
  • eat some very good food, home-cooked by our Mums, grandma's. Even if myself I like to cook, the food tastes better when it's done by Mum.
  • see the sea and the beach in Constanta. This year it was all about the Swiss lakes and no sea, so for the first time this year it's time for some salty breeze.
  • all the other things I forgot to mention here, but I know I enjoy :)
My parents home 

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Pentru Ele...

Hai sa vorbim despre MAMA.

Eu cand ma gandesc la a mea, stiu ca totul va fi bine. Este un sentiment de pace si de armonie pe care mi-l transmite simpla ei imagine, voce ca nu pot sa imi explic. Imi amintesc cand eram mica, ca atunci cand o vedeam si ii auzeam vocea totul intra in normal, eram in siguranta. Inca nu sunt mama si nu stiu ce simte o femeie in postura asta, pot doar sa imi imiginez, dar am fost copil si acum sunt adult si fara doar si poate relatia cu mama este una foarte speciala.

Ca si copil, mama era cea mai frumoasa, desteapta, cea care facea totul cel mai bine. Desi am fost crescuta de bunica de la cateva luni, o bunica la fel de speciala ca doar ea mi-a dat-o pe mama, nu am simtit niciodata ca o iubesc mai mult ca pe mama. Am reusit sa fac diferenta de mica intre ele si sa ii dau fiecareia locul in lumea mea de copil. Tin minte ca atunci cand am mers la camin, la 6 ani si mama m-a luat de la Buni de la tara si m-a dus in oras sa stau cu ei, Buni era foarte trista si ingrijorata ca ce o sa fac eu fara ea, copilul rasfatat care schimba mediul, prietenii etc. A avut grija mama sa fie bine, sa nu simt trecerea mai mult decat o schimbare de decor. Am reusit sa ma integrez desi adevaratele provocari au venit in primii ani de scoala cand as fi facut orice altceva decat sa merg la scoala. Mare parte din vina o are si doamna invatatoare care avea orice altceva decat inclinatii pedagogice (dar despre asta alta data). Incerc sa imi imaginez ce era in mintea mamei cand facea teme cu mine si vedea ca nu pricep si ca nu se prinde mai nimic de mine. Nu stiu de unde a scos atata rabdare incat sa stea in fiecare zi langa mine pana am facut temele si am invatat. Cert este ca a facut-o si dupa 2 ani de chin atat pentru ea cat si pentru mine, am inflorit si mi-am dat seama ca pot sa fiu printre primii la scoala si ca pot sa ma descurc singura.

Ca si adolescent, ea a avut pozitia cea mai ingrata. Ea a indurat toate crizele de personalitate, toate certurile si cuvintele dure pe care i le-am adresat. Sincer adolescenta pe cat este de frumoasa pe atat este de groaznica. Aveam momente de mic monstrulet care urla si tipa numai ca sa se faca auzit. Oribil, dar a trecut si EA tot mama a ramas. La facultate a fost alta distractie, deja ma vedeam independenta, dar cel mai bine era cand o zbugheam acasa la mama, unde eram rasfatata. Cam asa era cu indepenta pe cheltuiala parintilor.

Acum, om pe picioarele mele, nu s-au schimbat foarte multe decat poate ca am inceput sa fiu si eu sprijin pentru ea, asa timid. Desi suntem la distanta vorbim in fiecare zi, si nu stiu cum se face ca tot eu ma plang cel mai mult. Eu sunt cea mai obosita, cea mai bolnavicioasa, cea mai nervoasa, cea mai dificila. Ea e cea care in continuare are grija de noi, care ne incurajeaza, care se roaga pentru noi si care ne ofera sprijin de cate ori avem nevoie.

Orice cuvinte am spune in ziua de 8 martie sunt putine pentru ce inseamna EA, dar macar din cand in cand sa ne facem timp sa le multumim. Merci, Mama!

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