the triumphant return!

well, hello!
I am finally returning to my blog after a month of laziness! Only laziness on the blog front, however... because other than that, my month has been crazy busy and it just keeps going!

The first thing to report is that I took a short 3 week trip to the States for Christmas. What a wonderful idea and it really lifted my spirits. Thanks to Mom and Dad! You would have thought that it would have caused me to plant myself there and refuse to return to Albania, but in fact, it was just the opposite. I had a wonderful time visiting friends and family non-stop, and with the business of Christmas the time just flew on by. However, of course I missed my wonderful husband. Flying over Albania, it felt good to be back.

Just in case you were wondering, I flew from Albania-Rome, Rome-JFK. On the way home, I flew JFK-Budapest, Hungary, Hungary-Albania. I definitely recommend Malev_Hungarian Airlines if you are ever headed out this way, but never, ever, would I recommend Alitalia. Just a thought.

Bledi is a busy bee traveling all over the country teaching computer classes at schools all over Albania. It is a wonderful opportunity for him but it also means I see him very little. :( Not so much fun. At least I have his mom to keep me company but I miss my husband.

As for me, I am working three jobs right now. That's right! I am subbing, once again, at the same school in a 3 weeks position as an English teacher. At the school I still have the after-school tutoring job and my private student, as well. Whew! It's a lot, but it helps me to save up for all those European trips I plan to take once the summer comes.

On my list: Paris. Vienna, Austria. Athens and Santorini, Greece (right over the border!) and... Italy! Anywhere in Italy. It is a boat ride away and man, every time we go near the Adriatic all I can think of is what is on the other side! Oh, this summer is going to be a good one!