Polski Tuesday = Tired Julie

After working essentially 2 days in 1 yesterday..and having about the worst night of sleep ever...hmm..maybe I should have gone for a drink after all...I am sitting here, trying to work, but clearly I am distracted. (Wow..that had to have been a run on statement.) I have a large latte, but it doesn't seem to be helping. I plan to get out of here earlier tonight..and get some sleep, however you know what they say about the best laid plans :)

I don't even have my pictures loaded..so I'll find an old one - from my hotel.

Polski Sunday

I am writing this post from the office in Warsaw. It's been a long journey which so far...knock on wood, has not been traumatic. (oh aside from the perfume..but I'll get to that).

My trip started out on a high note..glad to see the people of San Antonio who travel and visitors now get to have the best coffee in America.

Sadly, however, this is about the only Dunkin Donuts in San Antonio..and its past security..guess I'll have to travel more.

So..I flew to Chicago and had an early dinner and did some shopping with Sarah..which I appreciated very much. I was all set to have a good look at the duty free at O'Hare, when I discovered that the duty free in Terminal 5 at O'Hare SUCKS!!!! I have never seen such a poor excuse for duty free shopping in my life!!!

I boarded my flight to Poland...had to sit in economy...and the woman who is seated next to me decides to spray perfume. Who does that??? not just one squirt but multiple! I thought I was going to choke to death. She also, I think, stole my pillow and my eye mask! I popped an Ambien (thanks Sarah) and slept the entire flight. The flight attendant woke me up twice to see if I wanted to eat (I'm sleeping...leave me alone!). Shortest flight to Europe ever!

I checked in at the Marriott.

Look..the TV has my name on it!!! And it really is quite a nice room. Look at all the pillows on my king size bed...it really is very comfortable..might try to pack it in my suitcase...heehee..

I unpacked and took a short walk. The Marks and Spencer's is right across from my hotel..

Then it was nap time.

So here it is..the first day at the office, so far so good. I will have to post the picture of the Vodka display I took at the hotel this morning.

Cheesy chocolate on a fork

I have had a fondue pot for at least 2 years...and if you know me you know how much I love to go out for fondue. Paul and I decided to try it at home. We had all these plans to have a nice fondue dinner over the weekend - we even got a bottle of wine. Well the weekend got the best of us and it never happened. Instead, we had fondue tonight..on a Monday!

We do have the nice pot..but we are lacking in nice bowls for the tipping items...

We had cheese..it was Swiss. Don't be too impressed..we got it at Costco...and we'll probably get it again.

Then we had chocolate (2 hours later). We have enough chocolate left for about 15 more people to join us. So..if you're not doing anything..stop on by! Oh..and bring a bottle of wine.

Green Beans

Ok..so last time I blogged..well, not last time, because last time I shared my enjoyment of the Japanese game show...but the time before that, I said that there had been an incident I called the Richard/Lanclos, almost Hoover match up...starring the color green... remember? So..on the 4th of July, we went over to Mike and Renee's and sitting there, was my dad and my uncle...

I thought only women did this. What made it even funnier..was that Paul had this on the day before..

Now that would have been funny, right! We would have made fun of Dad and Paul..and then when Charlie had entered the picture...whoa nelly! We would have peed our pants!

Ok..so while we were visiting...we also went to see Taylor play softball. They were playing in a tournament..and they, well..got spanked. The one good thing was that Tay got one of the only hits and on one of those got the only RBI of the whole thing for her team. Way to go T! And I got it on tape.

Let's see...what else happened? We did lots of riding with the top down

...(my dad thought I was taking a picture of Home Depot...I mean, honestly!) I did take a picture of the gas price...that's much more interesting..

That was really about it. We had a good time during our visit. Hopefully we'll get to go back in the fall.

I'll have a pickle with my guilt sandwich

I haven't blogged since the 4th of July...and I left you with such anticipation...I feel terrible.

Unless I get so wrapped up in watching my recording of "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" tonight, I'll blog.

Is anyone else watching that? I think its so funny. I SO wanted to ask my Japanese coworkers if they knew anything about it...but I decided they might think I was weird...

I hope everyone had a nice 4th of July.

Paul and I spent the day visiting with my family.

(Why does my husband always have to make a ridiculous face?) The weather was really great and the company was even better.

We got to spend some time with Lindsay and Gavin

We also got to see my new nephew..and hold him..he didn't cry..

Paul and Gavin went swimming..Lin went too.

Paul made a real splash that he shared with everyone...

There are many more pictures..and I'll post some more tomorrow..including the Richard/Lanclos, almost Hoover match up...starring the color green...stay tuned...

one more time

Here we go again..more posts about the dog.

Someone thinks she's getting left behind again.


We put off getting out a suitcase till this morning for this very reason.