Dance Party with Eric and Erika

Eric and Erika were so nice to teach the waltz and cha cha to the young adults for our dance party. After teaching the basic steps, they went around the room and danced with some of the young adults. If the decorations look familiar -- they are. We used the same ones for the New Years Eve party. It's all about staying in our budget. :) We had a great time. Young Adults from all over the country came so that made it even more fun. Of course we had the same problem as we do in the States -- more girls than boys. Eric was busy trying to dance with as many girls as he could so they all had a chance to dance with a guy instead of another girl.

Eric teaching Institute

Friday night -- April 13th, we had a big dance party. Normally Friday the 13th is a good day for me but this particular day we had quite a few things go wrong. First we ran into terrible traffic so we were an hour late getting to the Stake Center. Then I found out about a 15 minutes before Institute was supposed to start that the teacher was stuck on his train. A tree had fallen on the tracks and his train was stopped. So I asked Eric if he would teach the class for me. He was super nice about it. He had 5 minutes to prepare. The lesson was on Agency. Livi translated for him. According to all in attendance the class went well -- so that's always good to hear. I really appreciated his help because I was busy trying to get everything else organized for the party.

Palacsinta with Eric and Erika

One night for Institute we made Palacsintas. We put vanilla pudding, bananas and chocolate topping in the middle and then as you can see, powdered sugar and chocolate topping on top. They were delicious. It was nice to have Eric and Erika there to help make them. The young adults loved them.

Szentendre with Eric and Erika

We had a fun time in Szentendre. Apparently Marty and Eric have similar personalities. Both of them decided to try on interesting masks or hats while they were in Szentendre. I think it's funny that they both found something fun to try. We also tried another special Hungarian pastry - Langos. You can't eat very many of them. They kind of drop to the bottom of your stomach and stay there for the day. :)

Carmen in Budapest

After walking around Castle Hill for a few hours we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. They had musicians playing for everyone. They came over to our table and asked if we had any requests. We couldn't think of anything so he started making suggestions -- anything from a play, a musical, an Opera. Of course as soon as he said Opera I thought of Carmen. It was fabulous. We are actually going to see Carmen at the Opera House in May. I'm very excited.

Buda Castle with Eric and Erika

While we were visiting Buda Castle we watched how the Kürtőskalács are made. They are a special Hungarian pastry. They are also delicious. Eric is trying to figure out a way he can make them in Idaho for his business project. We'll see what happens with that idea.

Hollókő with Eric and Erika

Since Eric and Erika arrived on Easter Sunday we went to a small city near Budapest the following day. It's a fun place to visit. They local people dress up in native costumes. There are dances and all kinds of performances all day long. Of course we had to try one of their sausages. it was actually pretty tasty.