We decided that we should take flowers over to Margit Neni's home yesterday evening. At the flower shop, we found a nice wreath that we felt was appropriate. The 5 of us (plus the 3 dogs) walked over to place it on her door and wish farewell to our favorite neighbor and good friend, Margit.
When we got there Mia insisted on ringing the bell thinking that Margit Neni would, in fact, come to the door like always. She waited patiently and we had some convincing to do in order for her to understand that she was really in heaven. We shared our favorite stories with each other which made me remember my last meeting with Margit Neni. She had come over for a visit, with flowers, and we chatted for a while. She gave me an unusually long hug and looked extra sad. Maybe she knew.
After we placed the wreath on her buzzer, Mia shouted up to the sky three times 'Szia Margit Neni' which means good-bye Margit Neni. She was convinced that Margit Neni heard her. She continued in Hungarian chatting to Margit Neni and telling her how much she loved her.
When we got there Mia insisted on ringing the bell thinking that Margit Neni would, in fact, come to the door like always. She waited patiently and we had some convincing to do in order for her to understand that she was really in heaven. We shared our favorite stories with each other which made me remember my last meeting with Margit Neni. She had come over for a visit, with flowers, and we chatted for a while. She gave me an unusually long hug and looked extra sad. Maybe she knew.
After we placed the wreath on her buzzer, Mia shouted up to the sky three times 'Szia Margit Neni' which means good-bye Margit Neni. She was convinced that Margit Neni heard her. She continued in Hungarian chatting to Margit Neni and telling her how much she loved her.
About an hour later, once back at home, our doorbell rang. It was Margit's granddaughter Gabi. Gabi speaks English, lives in Budapest and is 30 years old. She visited us to tell us how much Margit loved all of us and how she had our pictures all over her home. She called us her angels and was happy to have us looking after her and the kids always visiting with her. It was a very nice visit by Gabi. Gabi will call us on Monday to give us the funeral information as we all want to go. By the way, Margit would have been 90 years old on Nov 19th.
