Most of the planned festivities will be this weekend, so while I'm faithfully looking forward to Friday, I figured I'd do a little reflection on the past weekend as well.
Many of you may have already seen this brilliant video. I am not as social media savvy as I ought to be, so I get a bit behind the times. Luckily I have friends who contribute to my education and on Saturday my life was changed. Now yours can be to.
The best part about this video??? It's TRUTH! The following picture was a scene I witnessed while wending my way home on Sunday night. My marshrutka sagas constitute half of my blogging material at this point, but for those of you who don't know, this vehicle is a communal taxi. This specific vehicle happens to be missing a door. Not a big deal. We'll just pop it back on, right?!
The best part? Despite having a completely unattached door, passengers kept climbing in without giving it a second glance. I mean, what's the big deal? It's just a door, right? I opted to watch the scene for about 10 minutes and then took the bus instead.
The one thing about my weekend that would have gotten to any Russian? Exhibit A:
Peanut Butter-Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookie (super-sized), topped with ice cream, whipped cream, and chocolate sauce. For me? Basically pure bliss. (Although post several cookies, this did contribute to the first dessert OD I've experienced in awhile. Worth it!) While this mound of sweetness may have produced a slight sugar coma on me, I'm pretty certain it would have sent any Russian into complete shock. "Sweet" carries a slightly different definition in this country of potatoes, cabbage, and beets and I am quite confident that this pure goodness would produce the fazing powers that even a meteor couldn't. Take note, should you ever find yourself in need of some shock factor!
All in all, it was a wonderful weekend! With the perfect blend of holiday, work, and relaxation. I hope yours was equally so!!!
All in all, it was a wonderful weekend! With the perfect blend of holiday, work, and relaxation. I hope yours was equally so!!!
Ha ha!! The door on the can is pretty funny. I wish I could OD on some of those cookies right now. yum.
ReplyDeleteYum! That sundae looks incredible. And how funny that people were just climbing in! I like the idea of a communal taxi.
ReplyDeleteHOLY $*&%!!! That Daily Show clip has to be the funniest thing I've seen in years! Clearly Russia needs it's own reality show. Like the whole country.
ReplyDeleteSo funny, I was wondering about the same thing while watching the video on your meteor post earlier- it seems there was no reaction from the driver. I would have screamed so loud- that meteor's crazy. And oh, the peanut butter oatmeal goodie is such a great treat this Easter weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteDear Steph please blog more
ReplyDeleteLove Nate
Dear Steph please blog more
ReplyDeleteLove Nate