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it's afternoon, dark, the rain has started to fall and i've just ran around closing all the windows and the balcony doors. we get major thunderstorms here that last about 20 minutes, just enough to clear the air and the streets. and they usually happen at night. so if you suddenly see everyone crowded under building overhangs, find a place for yourself too and don't make the mistake i did when i first got here; i got absolutely soaked the first time i got caught in one, even with an umbrella.
i made a card for the little sister of the person i mentioned in yesterday's post.
i made the cupcake by cutting it out freehand, did some stitching and added some seed beads. i gathered the yellow ribbon, added some lace and sparkly flowers. the rub-on is doodlebug. i used the sketch from 2 sketches 4 you this week, which was just the perfect inspiration!
the girls' birthdays are about a month apart, so i'm going to send their presents together with a note to open them as soon as they get them.
i'm going to order a couple of things from this etsy shop, as soon as i decide which ones i like best :) and print them out on card stock.
isn't that just the cutest!? i love paper dolls, colouring, etc... and soon i'll be able to play with all of that kind of stuff :)). thanks for stopping by!
... now i'm due in august :)))) 
all is well, and so far i am very impressed with the medical system here. it has been quite a learning experience as it's quite different than the canadian system (not that i ever had a baby there, i mean in general...) for instance, i have lots of people looking after me - gynecologist, his assistant (but more than that because her title is "pregnancy caregiver" or similar) who sends me for lab tests and has been awesome for help and advice, a védőnő, who is similar to a midwife, but will not be present at the birth, just before and after and will do home visits, an obstetrician (because the gynecologist doesn't deliver) and i will have a private nurse during the delivery as well.
my only complaint is that it isn't very organized, that most places don't have a receptionist who you can tell that you have arrived, and then sit and wait. some places have an assistant, some places you get a number, sometimes you knock directly on the doctor's door, some you line up and wait (leftover from the communist era). luckily i know enough hungarian to either ask, or i can understand the others also trying to figure out the system at each particular place.
my obstetrician says i've gained too much weight (i gained over 20 lbs so far) so i have slowed down a bit on the eating, and go for walks a lot and actually feel much better. i was trying to make sure that i was getting enough protein (i'm vegetarian) so was eating a lot of cheese, yogurt, nuts etc but it isn't easy to find anything low fat here.
check out these fun t's from etsy, where i got my idea for this post title :)
... at least i know myself well enough to know that i would continue to prep for Christmas until the last. possible. moment. however, now i have a card to give my aunt who is going to be cooking Christmas dinner for 16 (which is actually eaten at noon as that is the big meal of the day in Hungary), and i did get to participate in this week's 2 Sketches 4 You challenge, so it's all good :)
in other news...i found a nifty site the other day where you can submit crafty tips and ideas to share: Tip Junkie, so i submitted my Scrappy Christmas Tree tip. i didn't realize that it was going to be entered into their Christmas Tree Contest which was pretty great in itself, and now i found out that i have made it into the finals!! how cool is that!? .... even better, you can vote for me here... but if you don't, no worries, i'll understand... :)
i made a card for my cousin's daughter's wedding, which is this weekend in romania. the card stock is the same purple i used for their invitations. the cake i cut out free hand, added some lace and pearls, and made the wire stand. i based it on the sketch this week from 2 sketches 4 you.
then we took the (10 min) ferry across to tihany, had a lovely dinner and came home. it's always nice to get out of the city for a bit. it was slightly cooler, but not much :) 
the other night we watched the game at one of the parks here, where they have set up a large screen to watch the world cup. there was a thunderstorm, and the rain had just stopped at this point.
