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Trying to Beat the Heat

Since I returned to Budapest a week ago, it seems like the focus of our lives is the HEAT!!! Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t terribly hot (only upper 80s), but the big problem is that we don’t have air conditioning. I know this is very common for Budapest and for most [...]

Celebration in the City

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Yesterday was Valerie’s birthday and we had a great night celebrating in downtown Budapest. We started off at a cafe overlooking the Danube. The views were beautiful and the people watching was top notch. With tourist season in full swing, our favorite activity was trying to identify the language that different people [...]

We are all home!!!

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Today at 2:00pm in Budapest, Trent & I walked off the plane to meet the welcome committee of the rest of our family. They had signs and cameras and hugs. Also, Duci came along for the ride. It is so great to be back together after almost 7 weeks apart.

Someone else very [...]

Trent Update: Headed Home!!!

We are going home!!!! Tomorrow, Trent & I get on a plane and return to Budapest. We are so excited to have our family back together. We haven’t been all in the same place since May 2nd. That is just way too long.

There still isn’t anything to report on [...]

New Addition to the Family

[image:360:c]It is with great joy that we announce the arrival of our latest…a baby boy…Duci Seely (pronounced Dootsy…this is Hungarian for chubby and lovable). He is 12 weeks old and arrived as a surprise to our children today!
Valerie’s Comments: He is a Bishon Havanese and is sooooo sweet. We needed some happy times at [...]

Family Visit in Dallas

Uncle Tom and Cayden

Originally uploaded by G Luv.

Trent and I are getting a great treat this weekend as we drove to Dallas to spend the weekend with my sister’s family. Yesterday morning we talked on the phone and both jumped in the car. [...]

Cross Cultural Adaptation

[thumb:358:l]We talk a lot in Budapest about adapting to our foreign culture. Some areas are easy and some areas are much more difficult. The biggest challenge in Hungary is the language. It is one of the most difficult in the world and after 3 years, I know a lot of words, but [...]

I’ve waited 26 years

[image:357:l]In 1980 the Dallas Mavericks played their inaugural season. In 1980 I moved to Dallas. Also, Dick Motta moved from Washington DC where he coached the Bullets to Dallas to be the Mavs first coach. I also moved from the DC area to Dallas just a few months later. I’ve [...]