The Year That Was

JANUARY
- visited Wilanow Palace with family and sis-in-law Cheryll
- Arek and Tamara's baptism and 1st Communion
- Che and I became godparents to Tamara
- organized a post-Christmas party at Cristina's place
- visited Lena's place

FEBRUARY
- visited Phil during Kid's winter break
- had our passport renewed, now its machine-readable
- spend some time at our new place at Avida Land New Manila
- kids had donut-making session at Krispy Kreme
- had a reunion with HS and Citibank friends
- spent a weekend with relatives at Tagaytay/Enchanted Kingdom
- russ had chicken pox so we had to extend our stay for another week

MARCH
- travel back to Poland
- Holy Week recollection for the Fil Community given by the 3 Pinoy priests in Poland
- GMA people visited Poland
- Holy Week at Poland - Easter Party at Alex's Place

APRIL
- International Day of IASW at Hilton Hotel
- Got a treat from Cristina - Dans Le Noir at Novotel
- Tamara had her bday celebration at our place
- Trip to Italy, visited Rome and had mass at Colegio Pontifico Filipino and met with Fr. Rico Ayo

MAY
- Trip to Italy - Rome, Florence, Pisa, Padua, Venice, Verona and Milan
- ASW Spring Fair, attended a Bday Party at Warsaw Zoo
- Despedida Dinner for Cherry and Jong
- Corpus Christi Procession at Lowicz
- Russ Bday at IASW

JUNE- Denice's 1st Communion, lunch at Chinatown - Reduta
- Went to Krakow to attend a Children's Conference on Mission
- Gladstone Family Summer Picnic
- FNM Prayer Meeting at our Place
- Visit to Powsin Park
- Chad's Bday Celebration at Sheila

JULY
- Chad turns 3
- Visited Regional Fairs at Nowy Swiat
- Strolling at Pole Mokotowskie
- Frequent visit to the Park at Zoliborz

AUGUST- Che's Bday Celebration
- Weekend Trip to Sopot
- Day Trip to Lake Zegrze
- Frequent visit to the Park at Zoliborz and the Regional Fairs at Nowy Swiat
- Visit to Warsaw of CFC-FFL leaders
- Frequent visit to Konstancin - Tecznie Solankowa

SEPTEMBER
- School Starts
- Frequent visit to Konstancin - Tecznie Solankowa and Kolomyjna
- Tried to join EccoWalkathon
- Reese Bday Celebration - at her school and hosting Fr. Herbie's talk
- Tita Mellany's Surprise Bday Celeb at Alex's Place
- Wedding Anniversary Celebration - Mass and Dinner at a Japanese Restaurant, Weekend Stay ay Hyatt Warsaw
- Visit to Old Town - Royal Palace, Ice Cream Shop
- Ate Mary's Bday Celebration
- Watched a Circus here in Warsaw
- Chad and I visited the Library Roof Botanical Garden

OCTOBER
- Frequent visit to Konstancin - Tecznie Solankowa
- Filipino Mass - sponsor Kuya Nestor
- TGIF for bday of Kuya Nestor, Ronnie and me
- Novotel Visit with Czestochowa Nuns
- Deaconical Ordination of Rev. Eduardo
- Carved Halloween Pumpkins for Kids

NOVEMBER
- Filipino Mass - sponsor dondon, alex, tetet and conch
- Fr. Herbie's Talk at our place
- Choir Practices for Dec Mass

DECEMBER
- organized Pinoy Christmas Party at Warsaw
- Gladstone and Rocket Christmas Party
- applied for US visa
- TGIF for Monika's Bday, then went to novotel with Vickie
- had a wigilia during Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day celebration at Kuya Nestor's place
- Pinoy Choir invited at Fr. Hilario's parish