Baldasztis.

This weekend, Travis and I served at a marriage conference. Every single meal was served restaurant style, and a new table setting for every meal. As stress free and fun it was, we were both excited for our slow Sunday date together. Our good friends, Arpi & Andi are total foodies, and they both share the new and exciting restaurants in Budapest. So on Saturday afternoon, Travis and I did some research for a new restaurant to try, and we found a new and hip restaurant on the Buda side of our city. Baldasztis.

Basically, it was amazing.

The restaurant takes traditional Hungarian foods and desserts and modernizes them. So you don't lose the feel and flavor, but you enjoy Hungarian foods with a new flair. Travis enjoyed a arugula salad with paprika chicken, I enjoyed prawns with ewe-cheese risotto. And we both sipped their homemade lemonade ( there are a lot of places in Budapest that make their own lemonades, and they are delicious) We ended our lunch by sharing the two desserts on the menu, one the Somló, a Hungarian trifle and Esterhazy cake and of course a cappuccino! All was delicious.

Both of us cannot wait until we can enjoy breakfast together at this shabby chic restaurant that overlooks the Danube river and the chain bridge. Spending the entire day with Travis, my husband to be was incredible special and blessed. The whole day I was on cloud nine as I reminded myself how much God spoils me. I loved soaking up the beautiful sunshine and the hearty laughter of Travis.

I know this all coming from a girl who is madly in love and who happens to be engaged to the most wonderful,creative, and humorous man on earth,

But...

a life that is under the will and leading of God is sure to be divine and decadent. Every moment spent on this earth should be treasured and cherished. So, I charged you dear readers to enjoy every single moment and know that you are loved and spoiled by God.

-Autumn


Here are some pictures from the day

Look! We took a picture together!

Somló and his super handsome self :)

The place mat...

Oh man ! He is SO handsome! And I get to marry him! Eat your heart out ladies, he's mine ;)

His food.

The obstructed view

Eszterhazy Cake & Cappuccino

Good-bye Mr.Jeremiah

May 2006,

I was fourteen years old, I had just moved to Kurdistan with my family when I met Mr.Jeremiah. When I first  saw him and for the next few weeks, I was honestly rather intimidated by the tall,blond  American with a very strong jaw and deep voice. But as time went on, I began to respect him and he became my older brother. Mr.Jeremiah came over often as a hungry bachelor who had no luck in the kitchen.

 I remember the dinners when he would come over, the evenings were fun. He would make fun of my favorite t.v show, The Waltons, and I would ask him for help with my history homework. He took interest in my education and always encouraged me to try harder. As I began to think about career paths, he encouraged me to think about what I loved doing most, but above all, he encouraged me to follow the Lord. 

Yesterday, my parents broke the news to me that Mr. Jeremiah had been shot and killed by one of his students.  I was in complete shock, and it did not seem like real life. As a family, we prayed together and I began to pray through my tears. I prayed for Jeremiah's family above all, I prayed for the people who witnessed the horrible moment, and I prayed for my father who ran over to the class room as soon as he heard the shots. 

My heart is still grieving and it aches for everyone experiencing loss. But I do know that God has a plan for this, Jeremiah served God with his life wholeheartedly and so I know, that even in his death, Jeremiah's testimony will be used greatly. For now,I must hold on to the fact that Jeremiah is worshipping Jesus in Heaven and rejoicing at His throne.

Please pray for Jeremiah's family,my family, our team in Kurdistan, and the kids who witnessed this event, and all that are grieving.

-Autumn

"He shall abide before God forever. Oh, prepare mercy and truth, [which] may preserve him!"
Psalm 61:8

Jeremiah,Pauli, some kurdish students at a party during my freshman year.