Răzbunătorii

Friday night, we went to see the Avengers. The movie was in English with Romanian subtitles. I can’t believe people pay to go to the movie theatre to read subtitles. It was a good movie. We had to see it in 3D since it was the only option, but it wasn’t very 3D-esque. The Romanians were VERY excited about the reference to shaorma at the end of the movie. (I had some on Thursday and it was DELICIOUS, though not as good as a doner).

Yesterday was Kelsey’s birthday. We went to Iasi’s Botanical gardens. They are the largest in Romania and definitely deserve the title. They’re HUGE! We got lost and may have wandered out of the park at some point, but we still don’t even know. Camille and Kelsey whined the whole time when I led them on a grass covered, albeit slightly muddy, path to get back to the park. I have to say, though, it really was a hike. We were trying to avoid walking up the macho pichu stairs of death, but ended up in Nauvoo swampyness instead. It was awesome, though. There was an entire section full of roses. They weren’t in bloom yet, though, so we’ll have to go back again later. They have flowers that are native to Romania as well as plants from all over the world. Mom would have a hay-day in there.

Kelsey and me at the gardens

We came home and chilled until dinner time when we went to the pizza hut across the street. It’s way more upscale here and is a sit-down restaurant with waiters and menus. One of the apartments made Kelsey a cake that we ate before the pizza arrived because we’re impatient and do what we want.

Fancy Pizza Hut

We came home and attempted to make some chocolate chip cookies in our horrible oven. They were rather black on the bottom. But we had them with delicious ice cream while watching Kelsey’s favorite movie (A Knight’s Tale) so it was okay. 

I was planning on not having church translated today, so Chelsea and I sat in a random row. As soon as the 1^st councilor got up to say the announcements, we realized didn’t understand anything…so we snuck to the back and had one of the missionaries translate for us. We were also sitting by an investigator who was shocked to learn that church was three hours long.We tried to reassure him that it wasn't too bad. He was not convinced.

The adorable RS president got Kelsey flowers for her birthday today, so that was awesome. 

Chelsea just told me I look like Dory from Finding Nemo. I’ve never been more offended in my life. She specifically pointed out this picture from 2008: