This is the outside
Here is the inside
This store is special. It is a Mediterranean food store, but the people who own it are Romanian. Boyd served his mission in Romania. I love going in and seeing him interact with the people. (The way Boyd puts it "they just talk at me"). They are always a bit taken back when they find out he lived there for 2 years and can speak it. The first time we went to this store about a year ago, Boyd was asking the lady who worked there about some of the different cheeses and which one was most like Romanian cheese. She then started blabbing something to him and he started speaking back to her in Romanian. It was WEIRD! I knew my husband was talking and I knew it was his voice, but I couldn't understand him! My jaw just dropped. She asked him if he was Romanian and he had to explain to her that he just lived there for two years.
This time around Boyd tried not talking to them and just tried to go about his business, but when the owners daughter asked him something, in English, some of his Romanian accidentally popped out! He meant to say yes but "Dada" (Romanian for yes) came out instead. Boyd said the instant he said dada she knew he spoke it just because he had said it like a native. She then asked him if he could speak it and he responded with "un pic" (A little). Boyd later told me that she knew he was being modest when he said "un pic" because she started talking to him as FAST as she could! She was great! Boyd said she was really nice and was the perfect example of a young Romanian. The younger people are really friendly and just want to talk to you because you know English and Romanian. The older generation is more business oriented unless you know them. That is why Boyd was hesitant to talk to them at first. But we will most definitely be back to keep them is business and talk to their daughter.
I'm so happy that Nicolette and Shaun could come with us! We had a grand ol' time.
My favorite quote from today was when we first stepped into the market and Shaun's face lit up like a kid in a candy shop! He was just so enamored with everything that was going on around him. He turned to us and said "Do you see how big my smile is right now?!?!"
Honestly, this trip was so much fun and the reason why it was so much fun was the fact that Shaun was beaming the whole time and just so excited about everything.
On our way to the West Side Market we saw these weird metal statues on the side of the road. I just had to get a picture of them on our way back. Boyd said that he is holding a truck. I still don't know what he is holding or doing. Anyway, there is a bunch of crazy cool architecture in Cleveland that I'm really excited to capture sometime in the future.
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