Grab a drink and a comfy chair...

...because this is gonna be a long one.

Let the beating commence.

It's been over a month since I blogged.

I have no excuses.

My "B", friends. My "B"

Instead of trying to fill in all the exciting details, I thought I would do a rundown and highlight the events of the past month that have kept me from this oh so precious website, and kept you, dear readers, from reading about my (mis)adventures.

I left off in Massachusetts with the family reunion...

The cousins ganged up and designed what we lovingly dubbed the "Polympics" for the 7 siblings and their spouses. Games were geared towards Polish life, athleticism, knowledge and hilarity.

Naturally, we began with an opening ceremony, complete with a flaming torch. Since none of knew the Polish anthem, we cousins sang the only song we all know in Polish.

Happy Birthday.

That's right. May you live 100 years, and all that jazz. We belted it out as Trip (being the tallest) ran the torch in one hand, beer in the other hand and opened the games in a blaze that ran up his arm before lighting the crepe paper torch pit. Awesome.

Games were as follows:

Polish Easter Egg Hunt. Couples were challenged to find the hidden bottles and cans in the front yard.

Apple eating contest. Couples stood facing each other arm length apart. Bite and pass until the entire apple is consumed.

American/Polish trivia. 7 questions from each country.

Sewing Challenge. Draw out patterns of items that can be fashioned from an 8x8 piece of fabric.

Map drawing. the team with the most detailed map of Poland wins.

It was hilarious and exciting and a ton of fun. Everyone had a great time and Zbig and Susan took home the Gold!

After we left Massachusetts a couple days later, the boys and I spent 3 days camping at Kings Dominion.

The next weekend was Alex's 19th birthday, and we spent the weekend again at KD camping.

The next week, my friend Josh came to visit for a few days.

The next week, I started my new job as a nanny for 22 month old Abigail (Abby).

The next week (last week) I went to a wedding for Orlando friends, Amanda and Chris in Philly.

This week, Josh (who went with me to the wedding) came back to NB to hang out for a few days.

He went home yesterday and I spent today cleaning, doing laundry and organizing my room, which is a colossal pit of despair.

In case you're keeping up, you may be wondering why Curren didn't go with me to the wedding. Well, we broke up. It was a very adult conversation (one which I initiated) with no name calling or hair pulling.

Tomorrow, we are all packing up and heading to VA for a surprise birthday party for Wendy's 50th. I'll take a few hours off of family festivities to go to my friend Christin's baby shower tomorrow afternoon, but other than that it'll be all family all the time.

So, that is my last month in a nutshell.

If you want more detail, email me :o)