Corona

Ray Caspio - August 21, 2010 - 10:17 am

HOW CUTE! What a cute little bottom, too!

Traci King - August 21, 2010 - 10:15 am

He looks so cute! Great pictures btw : )

Courtney Osness - August 21, 2010 - 10:14 am

He’s ADORABLE!!!! Like a little stuffed animal : )

Orozco Pablo - August 21, 2010 - 10:13 am

that dog.is so freakin cute….omg…. im in love…

Tom Moravee - August 21, 2010 - 10:12 am

VERY cute dog

Mo Mo - August 19, 2010 - 10:59 pm

He is so cute!! Sorry I didn’t call figured it out on my own!! LOL Thanks for being there, hope you are doing good!!

Monday, August 9, 2010

Lunch and Goodbye’s {Croatia}

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Today I say good bye to my Aunt and Cousins in Belisce. My Aunt Yeliza wanted to fill my stomach with a delicious home cooked meal prior to me jumping on a 5 hour bus ride going back to Zagreb.

Belisce, Croatia by Anthony Lujan

Time flew bye quickly and before you knew it, I had to say my goodbyes which I’m horrible at!

Aunt Blasta and I – thank you for everything! I enjoyed spending time with you.

Belisce, Croatia by Anthony Lujan

My Cousin Melita and I – Cousin, I wear your braclet and think of you often! I always have a great time with you.
AND I will never forget you!

Belisce, Croatia by Anthony Lujan

Lara and I – Lara, your sweet and have a fantastic laugh! Thanks for making me smile!

Belisce, Croatia by Anthony Lujan

Karla and I – Karla, you must keep in touch and keep working on your English as your pretty good!

Belisce, Croatia by Anthony Lujan

Aunt Vera and I - It was great spending time with you. Thank you for cooking for us.

Belisce, Croatia by Anthony Lujan

Aunt Yeliza and I – Oh my gosh so much to say. Thank you for opening your home to me.
I always feel welcomed when I’m with you. So thank you for every thing!

Belisce, Croatia by Anthony Lujan

Ante and I – Ante, thank you for driving us all around town. You gave me much insight to all the things around us.
Thank you for pulling the family together. I had a great time with you all. So thank you very much!

Belisce, Croatia by Anthony Lujan

Uncle Joshi and I – Uncle, thank you for driving down and spending lunch with me. It was fantastic to see you again.
I know my grandfather is in heaven smiling. Thank you!

Belisce, Croatia by Anthony Lujan

Thank you everyone! I had a great time with you all!
Next time I’ll have to stay much longer as this trip was extremely short!

Belisce, Croatia by Anthony Lujan

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Melita - August 12, 2010 - 6:14 am

I really like this photo of all of us. Maybe the life will bring us back together very soon! Thanks for the nice words you wrote about my family! You could send me this photos too!
Miss you and think of you!!

Friday, August 6, 2010

Ice Cream and my Grandfather’s Childhood Home {Croatia}

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Before we took off to see the house where my Grandfather lived, we stopped off at an ice cream shop in Belisce. This was the best ice cream I have even had!

Belisce, Croatia - Anthony Lujan Photography

The shop owner

Belisce, Croatia - Anthony Lujan Photography

My tasty, tasty ice cream! Carmel and chocolate mix.

Belisce, Croatia - Anthony Lujan Photography

About Belisce where my Grandparents and Mom were born and raised:

Belišće is a city in Croatia, located in the region of Slavonia, Osijek – Baranja county, at the altitude of 93 m. The population of the city is 7,197 (2001), 11,786 in the municipality, the majority who are Croatian. This industrial town upon the Drava river lies near the border with Hungary north from here.

Chief occupations are forestry, timber and wood processing, (sawmill, chemical and mechanical wood processing), corrugated fiberboard, metal industry, chemicals and synthetic material processing.

The influential Gutmann family made a significant impact on the Belišće region in the 19th and 20th century. Once vast Slavonian oak forests were mostly replaced with farmland, and a section of the working-class quarters of Salamon H. Gutmann from 1884 became part of the present-day Belišće.

Major recreational activities include angling, rowing kayak and canoe on the Drava, river and its backwaters and hunting in the broader surroundings.

My Aunt and Cousin took me to house where my grandfather was raised which is in the village of Popovac in Croatia. Even though no current family members reside in the house it was still some thing to see.

Belisce, Croatia - Anthony Lujan Photography

Nice wishing well

Belisce, Croatia - Anthony Lujan Photography

Beautiful hanging flowers

Belisce, Croatia - Anthony Lujan Photography

Side of the house

Belisce, Croatia - Anthony Lujan Photography

My grandfather would be so pleased to see all the rose bushes they have

Belisce, Croatia - Anthony Lujan Photography

Current resident

Belisce, Croatia - Anthony Lujan Photography

The neighbor lady has moved but her son still lives in the house.

Belisce, Croatia - Anthony Lujan Photography

Next door to them a shop remains standing. Even though the shop is closed, it looks as if it was frozen in time as the window display has never been changed.

Belisce, Croatia - Anthony Lujan Photography

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Melita - August 6, 2010 - 10:30 am

Nice to see these pictures! I know your grandparents would be very happy to see you in Croatia and share the feeling of peace we now have here in this region. I am really proud to have you as a cousin!!!!

Monday, August 2, 2010

Visit with Uncle Joshi – Grandfather’s Brother {Hungary}

Monday, June 14, 2010

One of my goals was to visit as many family members as possible while in Croatia. My Grandfather has a brother who is a priest in Hungary. It’s a short trip from Belisce. So my Aunt and Cousin said they will take me as they also would like to see him.

Monday afternoon we took off for Hungary. It wasn’t a bad drive. I was super hungry and couldn’t wait to eat. My Uncle had lunch waiting for us. After we said our hello’s we sat around the huge dinning room table and had a meal together.

After lunch my Uncle took us to his church. I was full of emotions. I kept on thinking of my grandparents. They never had the chance to see my Uncle’s church. My grandparents were very religious and always spoke about my Uncle. So being in his church filled my heart. Before walking out of the church I asked my Uncle to bless me. I so badly wanted his blessings. As he started we both cried.

It’s amazing how much family members look alike. My grandfather and his brothers have so many similar features. I was torn as seeing him filled my heart and on the other hand it made me miss my grandfather more. But my heart was completely happy as I know my grandparents were with me the entire time.

After visiting my Uncle, we went to the cemetery where my grandfather’s parents and his one sister were laid to rest.

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Monday, July 12, 2010

“Rusty” after bath time {Personal}

What a beautiful day here in Southern California! The sun was shinning bright and the birds were chirping. I think the temp was around the mid 80′s here in Corona, California. So I figured if it was still warm when I got home, I was going to give Rusty his first bath. If you remember Rusty is my Shih Tzu I got myself as a Father’s Day present.

So for the first time my Rusty had a bath. Surprisingly he did great! I thought he was going to jump and shake all about but he didn’t. I talked to him the entire time giving him kisses here and there.

I couldn’t multitask bathing and photographing him as water and camera doesn’t mix! So I took some photographs of him running around the house after his bath. He was happy as a clam! You’ll also see Rusty and Jessie together. Then I had to include my oldest kid, Java. Can’t leave out all my kids right!

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