leftovers...

short version, since there's a lot to cover:

• Thanksgiving was great, and I didn't really have time to be sad. The Kliewer family invited around 30 people over for all the traditional foods (and a non-traditional Hungarian goulash from their neighbors!), and we ate until we were stuffed and watched movies.
• The ankle is much better! It's still a little swollen, but I can walk on it ok. Stairs are a slightly different story, but it's a huge improvement.
• Went to the museum of Hungarian history this weekend...interesting. especially the footage of all the devastation from the World Wars and the communist regime. It makes me appreciate how far the country has come in the last 60 or so years.
• Went to the top of Gellert Hill, from which Saint Gellert was martyred by being put into a barrel with spikes in it and rolled down to his death. creepy. but the hill is beautiful and has a great view. More importantly, there is now a hilarious story attached to it! Heather had to use the bathroom really badly and the toilet was locked, so we decided it was dark and she could just use the woods. We checked it out, and there was no way nobody could see her from the parking lot, so we figured she was safe -- until some Hungarian man started yelling at her from deeper in the woods! She fell over, and I totally abandoned her and ran off. I cried, I was laughing so hard. Hilarious. Nothing like desecrating a holy site...
• Ate at TGIF's (yes, they have one here! with buffalo wings! and cheese sticks!) at West End, a huge shopping mall -- and got to watch ice skating on the rink outside. I think I might get talked into trying it soon -- assuming the ankle can handle it, of course!
• went to my church's gospel choir concert last night. It was really kind of funny to see a huge choir of mostly Hungarians singing gospel music in English! but I enjoyed it, particularly some of the Christmas music. And I got to hear O Holy Night in Hungarian! Perhaps the funniest part was when they introduced "The Little Drummer Boy." Apparently, they don't know this song in Hungary (it seems so odd that people don't know that song!) and the title must be hilarious in Hungarian, because they all laughed!

Well, Thanksgiving break is almost over -- time to get some school work done!