what a week!

so, this past week has been quite fun. i went to a dance recital of a friend that consisted of mostly ballet, jazz, and modern. it was a fun ladies' night out, too. we even rocked the Mac Doe drive thru for some late night snackage on the way home. above you can see our ladies' night group shot. it was a load of fun and the dancing was pretty good. the theme of the recital was PARIS.
oh la la:)
also, this past week i was so excited to meet up with a new friend, Ih. and to my suprise it was her birthday! i was honored to celebrate this special day with her. we started out at a cafe' with coffees and juice, then went to her favorite restaurant in the city--it was really, really good! i am really excited about this new friendship and can't wait to hang out with Ih more! we are supposed to get together again soon.
Ih brought her niece along, which was great. she is such a cute north African skater chick. real cutie! she spoke very good English, so she would help out in the gaps of conversation. it was a lot of fun to hang out with these ladies. so much joy:)
and i got to put one of my America's Test Kitchen recipes to the test this week! i made up Greek pita pizzas which was actually really great for here as we have so many of the ingredients on hand. yummy:)

so, this week has been fun. a bit of traveling, meeting with friends, cooking, hosting, and enjoying friends. learning so much still and enjoying this break from lang school. started with a lang helper this week as well--which is really exciting. yeah!