Sofia, God, and Evelina

When Kiki was still in my mom's belly, daddy took me to Sofia and we spent a fabulous week together, just the two of us. But now Kiki is capable of moving on her own and of interacting with humans, so there is no excuse not to take our girls along! So here we are - off we went to Sofia the four of us, to visit grandpa Ani and grandma Bozhana. As with most of my life so far, it was a week full of revelations. First, I discovered that I look nothing like grandma Bozhana.

Second, it turns out that daddy can shoot. He can shoot a tiger from close range, apparently. Don't believe me?

He can also cross the desert, defeat single-handedly Hanibal's armies, and navigate a raft across the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately, most of the time he only gets to vacuum the living room and throw out the garbage. So I've taken after him - without the garbage part.

So that's that. I also discovered religion. If I understand correctly, there are a number of people who believe that they should eat fish on Friday so that they can go to a warm and sunny, but excruciatingly boring place after they die. This place is called "heaven". There are also these other establishments where you can practice while you are still alive, those are called "churches" and "monasteries". We went to one of those, right next to Sofia. A beautiful place, actually. There is a river, and a forest, and a water fountain, and all kinds of other amenities. Most importantly, it's really quiet. People whisper in order not to upset this dude called "God" who may send them to this place called "Hell" where, according to dad, most people worth knowing live.

I also met the lady thanks to whom I exist (although most people in America think that I exist thanks to the "God" dude). Her name is Evelina, she works in the teleportation - or was it translation? - business, I always forget. She lives in a city called Plovdiv and she's really nice. Of course, for me "nice" are people who buy me icecream, so she qualified immediately.

So the story is that there were times when daddy and mommy didn't know each other, and there are the times when they do, and Evelina helped them get from the first times to the second. I do believe that nowadays they more than know each other, but I am a gentleman, hence discrete. Anyway - Kiki didn't know what to make of her initially, but then she decided that she wouldn't be here either without Evelina, so she warmed up, eventually.

So that was that - we traveled, we learned new things, and we met new people. And Kiki is becoming quite a princess!