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Time to Visit…Poznan Half Marathon

Time to Visit…Pozan Half Marathon Last weekend we were out and about again this time to Poznan, Poland for the hubby to run his first marathon(OK half) in Poland.  Poznan is about 2 hours away from us so it wasn’t that bad … Continue reading

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Time to Visit….Bratislava Marathon

Time to Visit….Bratislava Marathon I know I have not posted a lot this past week and half but I have a REALLY good excuse!  My husband was off running another half marathon, this time in Bratislava Slovakia! I love it when my husband … Continue reading

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It is GREAT to be 8!

It is GREAT to be 8! Last Saturday was a REALLY special day for us! Little Ella got baptised as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-Day Saints!! In our church we baptise children when it is their 8th … Continue reading

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Time to Tango!

Time to Tango! Last weekend my husband and I expanded our horizons a bit and did something that has been on our bucket list to do together for a while, we took a TANGO lesson! Crazy huh?  After being married … Continue reading

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Behind the Scenes on House Hunters International TV Show!

Behind the Scenes on House Hunters International TV Show! We finally saw our House Hunters International TV show the other weekend!  It was CRAZY to watch ourselves on television.  I saw it originally when it aired in the USA back in September … Continue reading

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The Battle of the Rachael’s (or is it Rachel’s?)

It is hard to believe but volleyball season is almost finished here in Poland!  The regular season finished 2 weeks ago and last week started the Polish Cup and in a few  weeks the ORLEN league championship tournament will start. First off, I never … Continue reading

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Want to See Where I Live?

Want to See Where I Live? Just want to quick say to all my Polish readers, tomorrow(if you are reading this on Saturday) or today(if you reading this on Sunday) at 13:30 on the Travel Channel will be our House … Continue reading

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Fireworks in Poland!

Well last night, New Year’s Eve was a kids dream in, FIREWORKS in Poland!!  Now in the US we only do fireworks on the 4th of July so it was fun to do it in winter coats but trying to … Continue reading

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Happy New Years (Sylwester)!

Happy New Years or in Polish Sylwester! It is hard to believe but today is the last day of 2012 already.  Are you like me wondering where did the time go?  The year just flew by with us all the … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas from Poland!

Merry Christmas from Poland! I hope your Christmas was holly and jolly!  We had a great day with food, friends and family.    First up was a local television station, TVP came to our house in the morning to film … Continue reading

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Who is Ready for a Christmas Party?

One of the great things about this time of year is all the Christmas parties!  Tonight we did our church Christmas party.   One of the neat things about being here is learning all the different Polish customs that come … Continue reading

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Doing Something Bigger Than You and Me, Volunteering for Szlachetna Paczka!

Last Friday and Saturday afternoon will be 2 days that I will not forget anytime soon!  A few weeks ago I received an email from a blog reader, Andrzej, telling me about a charity here in Poland called Szlanchetna Paczka.  Well he … Continue reading

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Yet Another Great Volleyball Game!

Yesterday, marked the being of our crazy week!!  But we kicked it off in style by going to our newest family member Rachael’s volleyball game.  KS Palac team was playing against the top team in Poland so it either was … Continue reading

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A Visit to…Oberammergau, Germany

I know I have not posted a lot the past week, so my apologies   But I have a GOOD excuse, we were on in Oberammergau, Germany for a work conference for my husband.  The kids and I tagged along with him … Continue reading

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It’s Thanksgiving!!

I know for most American’s it is Thanksgiving Day which means eat until your are too stuffed to move, be with family and friends you love, watch the Macy’s Parade and football on the television.  Unfortunately not for us!  This one … Continue reading

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1 Year Ago Today My World Changed Yet Again!

It is hard to believe but one year ago today, we packed our car and our van and drove to move from The Netherlands to Bydgoszcz, Poland!  Yep, I have officially have been in Poland for 365 days!  CRAZY!!! Never in my … Continue reading

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Yet Another Polish Volleyball Game But a Good One!

Friday night was the 2nd home game for the season for KS Palac, the Bydgoszcz women’s volleyball team.  And of course we had to go to cheer on fellow American Rachael Adams!  3 weeks ago when they had their last … Continue reading

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Halloween Polish Style

Well we survived our first Halloween in Poland.  I threw a Halloween party here at our house for just a few people.  OK, in the end it being about 28 people with 16 of them kids so it was a … Continue reading

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Time to Cook…Banana Bread (Chleb Bananowy)

One of the foods I bake a lot over here when I have to bring something to a meeting or to someone’s house is banana bread.  Banana bread I am finding out is something that is truly unique to American cooking.   … Continue reading

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A Visit to…Malbork Castle, Poland

One of our most recent day-trips was to Malbrok Castle.  This is just down the road from us a nice 2 hour drive. Now if you read one report it will say that Malbrok is the world’s largest castle because they looked … Continue reading

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