La Multi Ani!

Pictures coming soon. I have 1 question though. Did you have a fireworks display to a techno version of "Joyful, Joyful we adore Thee?"
Yeah, I didn't think so. You should've been in Sinmartin, Romania where I was last night.
This was the first year that I stayed up to watch fireworks since I've come. I know, I know I'm lame. The thing is that I am not a night person. 9:30pm and I'm usually asleep. What was crazy about last night was that not only did I stay up until 12:30am but CALEB stayed up as well! No tantrums, tears or signs of tiredness. Can you believe that? My 3 1/2 year old gets the gold star for sure.
A friend of mine lives about 5 minutes outside of Oradea the opposite way than Marghita. So it's about an 1 1/2 drive, give or take 15 minutes, with traffic. She invited a bunch of people to come to her place for the night since her balcony overlooks the park where the fireworks are displayed. And, since her balcony spans the length of 4 rooms it definitely is the place for a group of people to hang out and pelt the crowds of people below with confetti. : )
I also got a lesson in American culture at her apartment last night. This friend of mine got one of those "wii" things for Christmas. I had never heard of it before but I guess most of you know what it is? I kicked some major butt baseball style - brought back memories of the 5 and 6th grade softball team. I think my 94mph fastballs on the wii last night helped bring some healing over my miserable failure memories from my "Mrs. Smith's" Team yellow jersey days!
I need to take my Christmas tree down. It's starting to have a funny smell to it. There's still tons of candy hanging all over it...my "Bomboane de Pom" (Tree Candy). Any of you want to come and help me eat it? There's still some of the Milka brand ones left - they are the best. Especially the gingerbread flavored ones!
http://www.milka.ro/milka/page?siteid=milka-prd&locale=roro1&PagecRef=297
I just don't like chocolate enough to eat it fast enough. Poftiti Everyone, come and help yourselves!