OK, here are the pictures, etc. from when Raluca and I met last Sunday in Chicago. :) All photos are credited to Hannah Michelle L. unless otherwise marked. Thanks, Hannah! :)
A quick rundown on our day:
Hannah (a mutual friend of ours) and I met Raluca at her church in a Chicago suburb Sunday morning.
We hung around for a little bit talking, met Raluca's aunt (a sweet and beautiful lady! :)), and then loaded up in my car to head to the house of another mutual friend, Heidi. 
They fed us in fine style and then we stayed at their house for the afternoon, talking, laughing, taking pictures, and playing a game called "Loaded Questions". (quick bit of trivia: Raluca's favorite childhood meal was spinach (her grandmother's spinach, she was quick to specify!), and my favorite breed of dog is Rottweilers. Just FYI. :))
Then we went to Heidi's church, which is where we sang "Love Did" (see video in post below).
After church, we hung around for a little while talking to my sister Amber and her friend Kezia, who had driven over to hear us.
And we had a fun little "tailgating party" in the church parking lot with Heidi, Hannah M., Hannah K., Raluca, and myself--all members of the Ernie Haase & Signature Sound message board! :)
During this "party", Curious George got to meet a Romanian. :) (my sister and I brought my brother's monkey with us to take his picture around Chicago.)
Then Raluca's aunt came to pick her up and we parted ways with more than a little sadness. But a WHOLE lot of joy and good memories! :) It was a fun day, for sure.
Then Raluca's aunt came to pick her up and we parted ways with more than a little sadness. But a WHOLE lot of joy and good memories! :) It was a fun day, for sure.
Raluca and her aunt, Mihaela
(photo credit: Haley Miller)
Hannah and Raluca
Haley and Raluca
