My Birthday

Since my birthday was around 2 weeks before my due date, I didn't want to plan anything big.  The past two years, Leos has surprised me with a trip for my birthday (France and then Bahrain), but this year there was no way we could go anywhere just in case I would go into labor.  Laura took me to dinner the day before my birthday and Leos took me out for dinner on my birthday.  It was nice to just relax and have good food. I would've loved to have something a bit bigger planned, but it would've been too much.  Little did I know that it was good to conserve my energy for what would come in 2 weeks time

                                                                    yummy dessert

                                                                    mini cake Laura got me

                                                            delicious matcha melon bread

                                                                    scallops

                                                                    grilled squid

Blossoms in Petrin

The trees in Petrin were fully blossomed and I wanted to make sure I got some nice photos in front of the trees.  I hadn't taken any real pregnancy photos, so I thought it would be nice to do so in front of the blossoming trees. A lot of people were in Petrin also taking photos of the beauty.  After Petrin, we went to a chocolate cafe to get some nice hot chocolate.  It had been a while since we went to the cafe and it was great to walk in and immediately get a seat. Unfortunately, they had sold out of the cake I wanted, so I just got hot chocolate. The next day I had my hospital check in and on the way to the hospital I saw a giant rainbow.  Then in front of the hospital doors, there were lots of deer.  When we left the hospital I saw a bunch of mouflon. It made me feel that the hospital we chose was a good choice with all the beautiful signs from nature. 

almost 2 weeks before going to hospital

thick hot chocolate

                                                        on the way to the hospital for check in

                                                  mouflon just chilling in front of the hospital

Leos's Final Four Hockey Tourney

Leos's hockey team, Raiders, made it to the final four in their league.  The semi-finals and finals were going to be played on the same day.  Leos's first game was at 8am in Benesov, so he had to leave the apartment at 6:30am.  There was no way I was going to go with him at that time.  If his team made it to the finals, then I would catch the train to Benesov.  That's exactly what I ended up doing.  It was a smooth and easy train ride. Leos picked me up at the train station and we went to the hockey stadium.  Luckily, this stadium had a café in which you could enjoy a drink and watch the game.  It was so much warmer than sitting in the bleachers. Unfortunately, their opponent (Bohemians) was quite good (they only lost one game the whole season).  The game was tight in the beginning, but then it seemed like the offense for the Raiders couldn't make any shots.  Raiders ended up getting the silver medal for their league.  It was a nice afternoon watching Leos play hockey. 

                                                                    empty train

                                                                    Zamboni 

                                                                        Leos stretching

                                                                        practice 

                                                                game time

                                                                Bohemians ended up winning

Raiders

                                                                        silver

Spring is Finally Here

The weather is starting to get a bit better and the flowers are starting to blossom.  I went on a nice walk from Strahov to the castle and finished the walk with some nice empanadas.  There were flowers in the castle garden that were quite nice.  Then I went to a park where peacocks roam free.  Just before getting to the lunch spot, I recognized a statue made by David Cerny for the Paris Olympics last year.  I thought it was on private property behind a wall, but luckily it wasn't so I was able to see it close up.  It was quite nice to see.  It was a great day for a walk. 

                                 no one was inside this church thats very close to the castle

                                     this statue was at the Czech House during the Olympics