that said, not everything was perfect. the tchaikovsky family wasn't there because their grandfather was in the hospital after a hear attack. also after calling her family to with them a happy new year, ronda found out that her grandfather was also in the hospital after a heart attack. obviously this was not a good new years to be a grandfather.
here's some pictures from the evening.
Documenting (occasionally) the ramblings and ravings of Edward Pilatowicz since May 2004
December 31, 2005
new years in big bear
December 24, 2005
xmas with the family
December 23, 2005
flying to the wrong airport
December 18, 2005
yummy cheese
dorking with wood
December 10, 2005
kegged the speckled speckled hen
December 9, 2005
happy to be home
December 5, 2005
back from warsaw
i had a great time and was staying at my grandmothers place. it was cold and lightly snowy most the time there. i flew out there on the wed before thanksgiving and i was working remotely from the sun microsystems offices in poland for the week after thanksgiving. my dad was out there with me at the same time and our social schedule was packed. most days consisted of waking up early, taking a tram to work around 8am, leaving the office around 5:30pm (when it was already pitch black outside), taking a tram home, and meeting up with family or friends to eat and drink into late hours of the night. by the end of this trip i was exhausted. but it was a great time and i really enjoyed staying in warsaw. (a city i've never really enjoyed hanging out in before.) here's some pictures from the trip.