Third time's a charm!

Yesterday Jordan and I went back to Slovenia for the third time (my third time Jordan's second).  Unlike the last time we went together, we were prepared and had the proper highway passes.  We needed to make a trip back to return a jacket I had bought at Zara during my trip to Sloveina on Sunday (they would not exchange it here in Austria even though they have it in store and both countries use Euro’s…frustrating).  Thankfully it is only and hour drive.

We decided to make a day of it but got a late start as always.  The night before, after Jordan’s game, the other couple in our building came over to hang out and drink some wine.  We didn’t think it would turn into a late night but it did.  4am rolled around and we were destroying our gingerbread house and making pizza.  I knew this day would come, I predicted it in an earlier blog post, and the gingerbread house tasted a lot better than I thought it would (Christyne you were right, the lemon icing was good!)…then again it could have been the wine.

We rolled out of bed around 10am and Jordan made plans with a few of his friends who are playing hockey in Ljubljana.  After we returned the jacket and walked around the city for a bit we met up for sushi.  It was good but it just doesn’t compare to Oishi Maki’s all you can eat.  Jordan and I have created a list of things we cannot wait to do when we get home, and other then spend time with family and friends, the whole list revolves around food.

·         Keg dinners

·         All you can eat sushi

·         Dairy Queen dessert

·         Harvey’s burgers

·         Vegetables and fruit (they have a very limited variety here)

·         Bacon

·         Tons of fresh seafood

·         The list goes on….

With this list comes an added 20lbs… not looking forward to that!

I got side tracked, back to our day in Ljubljana.  After sushi we all went for some hot wine at the Christmas market.  The city was beautiful at night with all the lights and music.  I only saw it in the daylight when I visited on Sunday with the girls.  I was also glad that Jordan had a positive experience in Slovenia… like me he was holding a grudge since the last trip.  We are now big fans of the city!

Today was pretty relaxed.  It was a beautiful day here in Krumpendorf with clear skies and a perfect view of the mountain behind us.   We went for a bike ride to the grocery store (so European of us) and spent the afternoon hanging out on our balcony.  I love it here.  I will be so sad when the day comes to board the 8+ hour flight home.  If I wasn’t missing my family I would spend the whole year travelling around the world.  I have the travel bug, and once you have it, I don't think it EVER goes away.

Sunset view from our balcony