Guus Bosman

When even the cashier in Whole Foods turned out to be from Bulgaria, I knew that this was a very Bulgarian day.

We had visitors in the morning and in the afternoon we went to the Bulgarian store in Manassas. That's about 40 minutes from here, but it was well worth the drive. We bought lukanka and пушен врат, two delicious sausages, and many other things including typical Bulgarian herbs. It's a nice little store. The owner said that he expects Bulgarian beer to arrive by the end of the month.

On the way back home we stopped at the grocery store and the cashier of the line next to me explained to her customer that she is from Bulgaria. I said hello to her.

In the evening we welcomed Milan and Nadia back home. It was very nice to see them again. They had spent several days in Secaucus with lots of trips to New York City, including a game of the New York Knicks.

Our visitors brought a nice present for Nora -- Bulgarian children's magazines.