Nora is getting a lot of attention this week. Irena is taking care of her during the day when we're at work, and Ilana and Julian make sure she is never bored.
Yesterday I worked from home, to give the Zanes time to visit a museum, and Nora took the opportunity to sleep a lot.
Last night we went out for sushi which was very nice.
Saturday the Zane family came to visit. Irena and the kids are staying this week to take care of Nora, and they are having a great time together.
One of the highlights for Nora was when they made her do "jumping jacks" in her chair, with Julian moving her arms and Ilana her legs. She had even a few sips of cantaloupe juice.
Tonight I went to my second meetup of the Bulgarian student group here in Arlington. We were only three people so it was a great opportunity to talk.
Most students of Bulgarian here are working for the government, so tonight I added посолство (embassy) to my repertoire. In the next 4 weeks I probably won't go to the meetup, so it's a bit of a summer break now.
Tonight I attended my first meeting of the Bulgarian Meetup group in Arlington. It was great -- we were 5 people and spent 90 minutes talking in Bulgarian. There was one native speaker, somebody who had been in Bulgaria with the Peace Corps 10 years ago and two who are leaving for Bulgaria in a few weeks.
The location was very convenient; it was in the coffee shop "Euro Market" in our apartment building. Next week will be the last meetup before the summer.
Today was another very hot day -- the temperature reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit. We enjoyed a relaxing day off indoors with the AC and on our balcony. In the afternoon we went for a walk with Nora, whose stroller was decorated with two flags.
We fired up our grill for dinner and at 8.45 pm we went to the Iwo Jima Memorial in Rosslyn where we saw the fireworks. Well, Sasha and I did. Nora slept through the whole show. It's nice to be able to walk to those things.
This morning Irena and Julian left, they met Amy and Ashlyn who will drive them to New Jersey. Ilana is staying with us for another day.
Nora is getting a lot of attention this week. Irena is taking care of her during the day when we're at work, and Ilana and Julian make sure she is never bored.
Saturday the Zane family came to visit. Irena and the kids are staying this week to take care of Nora, and they are having a great time together.
Our good friends Daniel and Erika got married today! 
Today was another very hot day -- the temperature reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit. We enjoyed a relaxing day off indoors with the AC and on our balcony. In the afternoon we went for a walk with Nora, whose stroller was decorated with two flags.
My father stayed with us for five weeks, and we had a wonderful time together. 