Hello from Romania!

Justin has been recruited by a basketball team in Guirgiu, Romania. It is a small little town five minutes from the Bulgarian border. My flight here was pretty great. Not only did I get on the same flights as my husband this time, but we actually sat by eachother the whole way. Not only that, but when we asked the lady in Portland, OR (going to Amsterdam) if we could get seats together, she said she would see what she could do...she did better. She upgraded us to Economy Plus (at least 10 extra inches of space, $140 upgrade) for free. Don't get me wrong, its not like first class, but it was still nice and roomy AND my personal tv worked this time. Once we got to Amsterdam, we were then asked to sit in the exit seats for our trip to Romania. Justin was totally relieved and we got them all to ourselves. Perfect!

We have been here almost a month and haven't done really anything. There is a clock tower in the middle of town that we go to sometimes to sit with teammates, but that is about it. We did go to Bucharest, Romania for a World Dunk Contest. A guy from Canada won the contest. That was pretty nice. We also went to a club there. These people party until VERY early in the morning...I won't be going to clubs anymore hehe. My bedtime is 11. I still would like to go to Bucharest just to explore the city a little more.

Here is a funny story... Our first night here in Romania we didn't know where to go to eat. The night manager at the hotel (she doesn't know ANY English) gave us a menu for a pizza place. Justin asked the night manager to order 2 personalized size pizzas for 7 lei each from the place and deliver it our room. Well we were waiting and waiting and waiting. Then, finally, a knock on the door. Justin opens the door and a man with 7 pizzas is asking him for 30 lei. LOL I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. So Justin paid for the pizzas and ate 4 and I ate one.

Lei is the currency over here and everything is really cheap! For instance, the 30 lei that Justin spent on the pizzas is really about $5. We really enjoy that pizza place too. Justin gave them a 5 lei tip one time and the next time we ordered a pizza there was a note on the box that said they owed him 5 lei lol. So, apparently they don't tip out here. I also am eating cheese again, well only when we get pizza because there is not much else for me to eat. We don't have a fridge or stove or microwave in our hotel room. Justin brings me left overs from the restrurant  that he goes to, which is usually a piece of chicken and roll.

So, anyways, not much happening over here and we are just excited for the season to start. I miss everyone from back home!